ADELAIDE, South Australia (March 3, 2016) – Rounds 1 through 3 of the fourth season of SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Presented by TRAXXAS will begin Friday when 12 identically prepared Stadium Super Trucks hit the track in picturesque Victoria Park for their much anticipated return to Adelaide, South Australia, the exact location where 2015 SST Champion Sheldon Creed, and 10 other SST pilots stole the attention of motorsports enthusiasts all over Australia. (more…)
Category: Events/Competitions
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Hammerking Acquires Valley Off Road Racing Association
Hammerking Productions Inc., the organization behind King of The Hammers and ULTRA4 Racing is partnering with Nor Cal Rock Rock Racing in the purchase of Valley Off Road Racing Association (VORRA). VORRA was established in 1975 and has organized such iconic desert races as the Fallon 250 and the Yerington 300. Wes Harbor, John Goodby and Dave Cole, promoters and CEOs for VORRA, Nor Cal Rock Racing and Hammerking respectively, solidified their agreement earlier this week.
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W.E. Rock Starts 16th Season This Weekend in Arizona
Professional Rock Crawling Saturday and Sunday February 27th and 28th starting at 10am
CONGRESS, AZ FEBRUARY 22, 2016: The 2016 competitive rock crawling season is going to be full of surprises and epic battles. There are a number of new Pro Unlimited teams, teams moving to Unlimited from other classes, and seasoned Unlimited teams with new buggies that will be expanding the field. There might even be a surprise team coming back from retirement, if the rumors are true. Even the Pro Mod class should see resurgence this year. Our sportsman class encourages drivers from the local area, Arizona being one of the bigger classes. Spectators are guaranteed to be in awe at what these drivers are able to do on the side of extremely technical climbs and big drop offs at the Western Series first round of competition sponsored by Fly-N-Hi Total Performance Centers and Jones Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram. (more…)
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Rod Hall Returns to The 2016 Polaris RZR Mint 400 presented by BFGoodrich Tires as Grand Marshal
The Mint 400 announced today that off-road racing legend Rod Hall has been named the Grand Marshal of the 2016 Polaris RZR Mint 400 presented by BFGoodrich Tires. Hall has had a remarkably long and successful career in off-road racing and is still racing at 79 years of age. Known for being a pioneer of off-road racing, Hall’s 160+ major event wins makes him one of the most successful off-road racers of all time. (more…) -
WARN Graces All Podiums During Ultra4 2016 Nitto King of the Hammers Week
Clackamas, OR (2/10/16) — Warn Industries is proud to have multiple podium finishers running a WARN winch during the Nitto King of the Hammers races. Nine out of the top ten King of the Hammers finishers on Friday night had a WARN winch at the helm, including winner Erik Miller, second Jason Scherer and third Raul Gomez. At Thursday’s Every Man Challenge Race, Legends class and Overall winner Brad Lovell led with the field with a WARN. Jessi Combs the Mod Class winner, third overall, and Jordan Pellegrino second in Mod Class, fourth overall, rounded off the top of the field equipped with WARN. At Wednesday’s Polaris RZR KOH UTV race winner Blake Van de Loo used his WARN winch to aid in his first place finish. (more…) -
Erik Miller Claims Second Nitto King of the Hammers Title
February 8, 2016 (Johnson Valley, CA) – Erik Miller used an old fashion approach to win the 2016 Nitto King of the Hammers. He drove the same straight axle car he has raced the last four years. He came back with the same co-driver–Rob Ruggiero–he’s teamed up with since 2009, and he talked about “racing conservatively” in pre-race interviews.
Seven hours, 30 minutes, and fifty-five seconds after he left the start line on Friday, Miller proved that his formula was exactly what he needed to claim his second Nitto King of the Hammer’s title.
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