Wayes Takes First ULTRA4 Win at MetalCloak Stampede
PRAIRIE CITY SVRA, CA – June 12th, 2014: Thousands of fans weathered the triple digit heat last weekend at the MetalCloak Stampede to watch one of the most exciting ULTRA4 races to date. The main event saw two former and the current King of The Hammers each take a turn at leading throughout the 45 minute race. That is until the final lap, when Tom Wayes worked his way from a rear start to claim the checkered flag, and his first ULTRA4 win.
Wayes had the fastest qualifying lap on Friday morning, however after suffering mechanical issues, he was unable to race in Friday afternoon’s prelim races. The top 3 drivers from prelims moved directly to the main event on Saturday afternoon. Nitto Tire driver Loren Healy won the fastest prelim heat which put him on the pole for the main event with Shannon Campbell starting beside him.
Campbell and Healy, both two-time Kings, wasted no time establishing their dominance when
the green flag dropped. Campbell took the early lead with Healy close on his heels and 2009 King and Nitto Tire driver, Jason Scherer chasing them down for 3rd. The 3 Kings held the top 3 spots for the first half of the race. A full course yellow mid-race brought all the drivers back together and Campbell looked to take the lead again. Unfortunately Campbell bicycled in a tight turn and hit a k-rail while returning to the course, causing a mechanical failure. Healy then took the lead with Scherer close behind. Scherer overtook Healy until the last lap when Scherer succumbed to mechanical issues. All the while, Wayes was working his way up from the back of the pack. In the final lap, it was Healy and Wayes battling for the checkered flag with both drivers setting blisteringly fast lap times. In the final two laps, Wayes posted the two fastest lap times of the entire weekend propelling him into the lead to take his first ULTRA4 checkered flag.
In addition to the 4400 class, Saturday’s racing also featured the 4500 Rubicon Express Modified Class, the 4600 Pro Comp Stock Class, the Legends Class and UTVs. Jordan Townsend, a recent East Coast transplant, dominated the 4500 race with Gerald Lee racing for John Currie taking 2nd and Jimmy Jack claiming 3rd. In the 4600 stock race, Ben Varozza claimed the top spot followed by Bret Scheiding and Bailey Cole. Jessi Combs followed up her win in the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge race with another win in the 4800 legends class after doing battle with Jim Brown in both the prelims and the main event, with Dave Schneider taking 3rd. In the UTV sportsman class, Phil Cagliero dominated with Mel Wade IV claiming 2nd and Brian Hogue in 3rd.
The next ULTRA4 event will be the 2nd race in the 4WD Hardware Eastern Regional Series which will feature the ULTRA4s at Badlands in Attica, IN on June 26th and 27th. The next Trail-Gear Western regional event will be the 4th annual Glen Helen Grand Prix in San Bernardino July 11th and 12th.
Results listed below:
First Last Car # # of Laps
TOM WAYES
LOREN HEALY
JAKE HALLENBECK
NICK NELSON *1
RICK MOONEYHAM
BRENDEN THOMPSON *2
JEFF RUSSELL *3
JASON BLANTON *4
WAYLAND CAMPBELL
JON CAGLIERO *5
JT STEPHENS
JASON SCHERER *6
ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
JP GOMEZ *7
KEVIN YODER *8
DARREN HENKE *9
SHANNON CAMPBELL
MIKE BOU *10
ALEX HARDAWAY
SCOTT FOLEY
DAVE BOVICH
JAKE YEOMAN
LEVI SHIRLEY
GARY FERRAVANTI JR
PAUL HORSCHEL
First Last Car # # of Laps
JORDAN TOWNSEND
JOHN CURRIE
JIMMY JACK
KEITH ULINGER
MORGAN DERODEFF
MIKE BEDWELL
DOUG FALONI
JUSTIN HALL
SHAWN RANTS
First Last Car # # of Laps
BEN VAROZZA
BRET SCHEIDING
BAILEY COLE
MEL WADE III
SEAN MCNAMARA
KEVIN ADLER
JESSI COMBS
JIM BROWN
DAVE SCHNEIDER
RICHARD FENTON
ROSS GLAVE
MAKINZIE ALAVAZO
PHILLIP CAGLIERO
MELVIN EUGENE WADE IV
BRIAN HOGUE
ABOUT ULTRA4 RACING
ULTRA4 is a vehicle type, class and series. ULTRA4 Racing was born from the popularity of the annual Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire, considered to be the toughest one-day off-road race. The vehicles are unlimited four-wheel drive, capable of competing in multiple racing disciplines – extreme rock crawling, high-speed desert racing and short course. In seven years, the sport has grown significantly from the inaugural King of the Hammers to an eight race national series, and a four race International series. ULTRA4 Racing is managed by Hammerking Productions located in Temecula, CA. To learn more, log on to www.ultra4racing.com.
ULTRA4 SPONSORS
4 Wheel Parts
ATX Wheels
Axial
Bestop
Blue Torch Fabworks
Corona Motorhome Rentals
Dynomax Exhaust
GenRight Off Road
Griffin Radiator
Impact by Mastercraft Safety
Kawasaki
King Shocks
MavCoat
Miller Welders
Odyssey Battery
Nitto Tire
Procomp
PSC
Poison Spyder
Rubicon Express
Smittybilt
Spidertrax
Trail Gear
Warn
WIDIA
ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING MOTORSPORTS IN THE US - ULTRA4 RACING ULTRA4 racing began in 2007 with a dozen friends competing for bragging rights. Seven years later, more than 400 cars compete nationally and internationally in ULTRA4 races. In 2014, races in the United States will be held in the following states: Utah, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, California and Nevada. Additionally, 4 European races will be held in Scotland, Wales, Italy and Portugal.
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PRAIRIE CITY SVRA, CA – June 12th, 2014: Thousands of fans weathered the triple digit heat last weekend at the MetalCloak Stampede to watch one of the most exciting ULTRA4 races to date. The main event saw two former and the current King of The Hammers each take a turn at leading throughout the 45 minute race. That is until the final lap, when Tom Wayes worked his way from a rear start to claim the checkered flag, and his first ULTRA4 win.
Wayes had the fastest qualifying lap on Friday morning, however after suffering mechanical issues, he was unable to race in Friday afternoon’s prelim races. The top 3 drivers from prelims moved directly to the main event on Saturday afternoon. Nitto Tire driver Loren Healy won the fastest prelim heat which put him on the pole for the main event with Shannon Campbell starting beside him.
Campbell and Healy, both two-time Kings, wasted no time establishing their dominance when
the green flag dropped. Campbell took the early lead with Healy close on his heels and 2009 King and Nitto Tire driver, Jason Scherer chasing them down for 3rd. The 3 Kings held the top 3 spots for the first half of the race. A full course yellow mid-race brought all the drivers back together and Campbell looked to take the lead again. Unfortunately Campbell bicycled in a tight turn and hit a k-rail while returning to the course, causing a mechanical failure. Healy then took the lead with Scherer close behind. Scherer overtook Healy until the last lap when Scherer succumbed to mechanical issues. All the while, Wayes was working his way up from the back of the pack. In the final lap, it was Healy and Wayes battling for the checkered flag with both drivers setting blisteringly fast lap times. In the final two laps, Wayes posted the two fastest lap times of the entire weekend propelling him into the lead to take his first ULTRA4 checkered flag.
In addition to the 4400 class, Saturday’s racing also featured the 4500 Rubicon Express Modified Class, the 4600 Pro Comp Stock Class, the Legends Class and UTVs. Jordan Townsend, a recent East Coast transplant, dominated the 4500 race with Gerald Lee racing for John Currie taking 2nd and Jimmy Jack claiming 3rd. In the 4600 stock race, Ben Varozza claimed the top spot followed by Bret Scheiding and Bailey Cole. Jessi Combs followed up her win in the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge race with another win in the 4800 legends class after doing battle with Jim Brown in both the prelims and the main event, with Dave Schneider taking 3rd. In the UTV sportsman class, Phil Cagliero dominated with Mel Wade IV claiming 2nd and Brian Hogue in 3rd.
The next ULTRA4 event will be the 2nd race in the 4WD Hardware Eastern Regional Series which will feature the ULTRA4s at Badlands in Attica, IN on June 26th and 27th. The next Trail-Gear Western regional event will be the 4th annual Glen Helen Grand Prix in San Bernardino July 11th and 12th.
Results listed below:
ULTRA4 – 4400 Class
* = KOH 2015 Qualified
* = KOH 2015 Qualified
POS
First Last Car # # of Laps
1
TOM WAYES
321
16
2
LOREN HEALY
67
16
3
JAKE HALLENBECK
4775
16
4
NICK NELSON *1
4404
16
5
RICK MOONEYHAM
554
16
6
BRENDEN THOMPSON *2
5150
16
7
JEFF RUSSELL *3
4427
16
8
JASON BLANTON *4
966
16
9
WAYLAND CAMPBELL
3
16
10
JON CAGLIERO *5
27
16
11
JT STEPHENS
4454
16
12
JASON SCHERER *6
76
16
13
ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
4493
15
14
JP GOMEZ *7
4482
15
15
KEVIN YODER *8
4434
15
16
DARREN HENKE *9
4441
11
17
SHANNON CAMPBELL
5
10
18
MIKE BOU *10
54
8
19
ALEX HARDAWAY
4481
7
20
SCOTT FOLEY
75
7
21
DAVE BOVICH
4450
7
22
JAKE YEOMAN
1977
7
23
LEVI SHIRLEY
81
7
24
GARY FERRAVANTI JR
64
5
25
PAUL HORSCHEL
19
2
Rubicon Express Modified Class – 4500
POS
First Last Car # # of Laps
1
JORDAN TOWNSEND
4580
10
2
JOHN CURRIE
88
10
3
JIMMY JACK
63
10
4
KEITH ULINGER
4554
9
5
MORGAN DERODEFF
4518
7
6
MIKE BEDWELL
4540
6
7
DOUG FALONI
713
6
8
JUSTIN HALL
13
4
9
SHAWN RANTS
4531
2
Pro Comp Stock Class – 4600
POS
First Last Car # # of Laps
1
BEN VAROZZA
4612
9
2
BRET SCHEIDING
4621
9
3
BAILEY COLE
4654
8
4
MEL WADE III
4651
7
5
SEAN MCNAMARA
4696
5
6
KEVIN ADLER
4602
1
Legends Class – 4800
POS
First
Last
Car #
# of Laps
1
JESSI COMBS
11
4703
2
JIM BROWN
11
104
3
DAVE SCHNEIDER
10
4471
4
RICHARD FENTON
8
4852
5
ROSS GLAVE
6
4802
6
MAKINZIE ALAVAZO
5
4829
UTV Sportsman Class
POS
First
Last
Car #
# of Laps
1
PHILLIP CAGLIERO
10
21
2
MELVIN EUGENE WADE IV
8
1951
3
BRIAN HOGUE
8
1915
ABOUT ULTRA4 RACING
ULTRA4 is a vehicle type, class and series. ULTRA4 Racing was born from the popularity of the annual Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire, considered to be the toughest one-day off-road race. The vehicles are unlimited four-wheel drive, capable of competing in multiple racing disciplines – extreme rock crawling, high-speed desert racing and short course. In seven years, the sport has grown significantly from the inaugural King of the Hammers to an eight race national series, and a four race International series. ULTRA4 Racing is managed by Hammerking Productions located in Temecula, CA. To learn more, log on to www.ultra4racing.com.
ULTRA4 SPONSORS
4 Wheel Parts
ATX Wheels
Axial
Bestop
Blue Torch Fabworks
Corona Motorhome Rentals
Dynomax Exhaust
GenRight Off Road
Griffin Radiator
Impact by Mastercraft Safety
Kawasaki
King Shocks
MavCoat
Miller Welders
Odyssey Battery
Nitto Tire
Procomp
PSC
Poison Spyder
Rubicon Express
Smittybilt
Spidertrax
Trail Gear
Warn
WIDIA
ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING MOTORSPORTS IN THE US - ULTRA4 RACING ULTRA4 racing began in 2007 with a dozen friends competing for bragging rights. Seven years later, more than 400 cars compete nationally and internationally in ULTRA4 races. In 2014, races in the United States will be held in the following states: Utah, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, California and Nevada. Additionally, 4 European races will be held in Scotland, Wales, Italy and Portugal.
The post Race Recap Video & Report – MetalCloak Stampede appeared first on RockCrawler 4x4 and Offroad Magazine.
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