LONG BEACH, CA FEBRUARY 25, 2013: Holy Moly Racing and George Kane may not be common names among those at the King of the Hammers, but their intent and enthusiasm put them at the 2012 Smittybilt Every Man Challenge race and this year in the 2013 King of the Hammers. With Bond Gilmer, President of Rebel Offroad, by his side as co-driver this team had one goal in mind: Finish. “Our strategy was to make the car last the entire race. As we headed into the desert we were flying over the whoops, our King Shocks were performing excellent and we started passing other cars,” said Kane. “It wasn’t even 10 minutes into the race and there was a car broken down on the side of the track. Bond kept reminding me ‘make the car last, look someone is already broken down!’ As we continued we came across another broken car, then another and another, there were broken cars everywhere! It was like a pick-a-part lot for Ultra4 cars out there,” laughed George. (more…)
Category: Events/Competitions
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Holy Moly Racing George Kane Pushes Limits at 2013 King of the Hammers
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Lucas Murphy 40 Miles of Fury at 2013 King of the Hammers
NORTH EASTON, MA FEBRUARY 27, 2013: Lucas Murphy designed a brand new car for the 2013 Griffin King of the Hammers. 2012 may have seemed like a quiet year for Murphy’s Law Motorsports, but they placed 3rd at the Ultra4 Rausche Creek Qualifying for KOH, built a new car, and built a toterhome and trailer setup. On the Johnson Valley lakebed this month, they qualified early on Tuesday keeping the car together and sat in the top 10 for most of the day finally settling at the 52nd starting position for Friday’s race. They only made it 40 miles in the King of the Hammers before they limped back to main pit with a transmission failure. “To win, you have to have a perfect day with a proven car. Our short 40 miles was awesome, and really we could have kept going forward, but we didn’t want to jeopardize anyone else’s race. It was pretty uneventful,” said car owner and driver of record Lucas Murphy. (more…) -
Dirt Riot Enters Texas for First Central Series Endurance 4×4 Race This Weekend
Racing Saturday March 2nd Starting at 9am in Bryan, TX at Brazos Valley Off-Road Ranch
PLACERVILLE, CA FEBRUARY 27, 2013: The Dirt Riot Central Series drew professional racers, local 4×4 club members and UTV racers to form a 2012 series that was heavily contested in all classes last year. Levi Shirley, a 20 year old from Kansas, would end the season with the Pro 4400 Central Series Championship and the National Title, a prestigious title awarded to the driver with the most points across all 4 US series. This weekend the 2013 Dirt Riot Central Series opener will be at Brazos Valley Off-Road Ranch on Saturday March 2nd, with racing starting at 9am. “The trail system at Brazos Valley Off-Road Ranch is amazing crisscrossing 300 acres of an old gravel pit system. Our course will only be about 4 miles of their trail system that would take 2-3 days to run,” said Rich Klein, President and founder of W.E. Rock Events. “Bryan, Texas is a new location for us as an event, so we look forward to exploring the town more and encouraging spectators to come watch this national series.” (more…) -
Arizona Desert Racing Association Runs Parker 150
Poker Run Friday March 1st, Racing Saturday March 2nd
GILBERT, AZ FEBRUARY 25, 2013: The Arizona Desert Racing Association will start it’s second season with the ADS Suspension Parker 150 desert race on March 1st and 2nd. Friday’s Poker Run will be between 4pm and 5:30pm, organized as a way to pre-run the racecourse with everyone welcome to participate. Saturday Racing will be broken into two races, one in the morning starting at 9:30am and the second starting at 1:30pm. “This will be a fun, yet challenging race course for drivers. We welcome all levels of drivers and have positioned our series for new racers to get their feet wet in the morning classes and the big boys to come out and make some dust in the afternoon class, all at a reasonable and affordable entry fees that include payouts,” said Tim Jones, President of the Arizona Desert Racing Association. (more…)
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W.E. Rock – What it Takes?
While attending any event, it’s easy to think, “I could have coordinated this so much better!” We have all been to some motor sports event, and wondered; “Why did the event planner organize the event this way?” However, have you ever really stopped and thought about what actually goes on behind the scenes of a race or event? This summer 2012, I did just that. I was given the honor of being able to travel all over the U.S. with the organizers and hosts of the W.E. Rock, aka World Extreme Rock Crawling events.With the recent excitement towards the Ultra-4 racing, and advancements of the sport, W.E. Rock decided to add a new event to their season. Dirt Riots are their newest venture and get the drivers not only thinking about how to manage the course, but how to do it in the fastest time as well. It is not a race to the finish line, but an endurance race, and the one who manages to make it through as many laps as possible in 3 hours, wins this new style of racing. (more…)
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Raceline Wheels at Every Turn of 2013 King of the Hammers
Greg Mulkey Takes Green Flag in First Ever Race
GARDEN GROVE, CA FEBRUARY 20, 2013: There is no questioning that Raceline Wheels was a very active part of the 2013 Griffin King of the Hammers presented by Nitto Tires. In Hammertown, the 80ft booth was filled with vehicles proudly displaying Raceline Wheels and hosted the Thursday night Volunteer and Driver taco dinner. Out on the racecourse, Greg Mulkey and Bart Dixon raced a brand new 2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport in the Smittybuilt Every Man Challenge and at the finish line Raceline presented $1,000 to Stock Class Raceline Wheels finisher Matt Peterson, one of the three contingency checks available to winners. “It was a busy, busy week!” said Greg Mulkey, Off-Road Division Manager for Raceline / Allied Wheels. “I look forward to this week all year long, getting to see the racers from the East that we don’t get to see enough, and really this week is all about supporting and giving back to those that support Raceline Wheels all year long.” (more…)
