King Shocks will be the official shock of King of the Hammers and the Ultra4 racing series in 2012. “King has great products and fantastic support,” said Dave Cole of Hammerking productions, “We are very pleased that King Shocks will be back as official shock of Ultra4. Part of our success is due to a great, core group of sponsors like King that put 100% into supporting our racers.” (more…)
November 2011, California: Privateer Ultra4 team Race Prep Racing completed their rookie season with a solid finish at Glen Helen Motorsports Park last month. Richie Carter, driver, made 24 laps in the unpredictable endurance race that proved to be too difficult to finish for more than half the field. This Race Prep Racing result puts the team in 11th place overall for the season, of the 182 teams racing Ultra4.
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Lake Elsinore, Calif. —The “I can do that” attitude is responsible for a lot of innovation. It’s also spawned the infamous Darwin Awards for misguided insanity.
Jeff Miller, owner of Mad Dog Offroad Products, found himself saying, “I can do that” after attending the King of the Hammers (KOH) competition in California’s Johnson Valley. Miller had been over the Hammer trails in his custom 2008 FJ Cruiser, which was built by hardcore Toyota specialist All-Pro Off Road. (Miller’s off-road baptism was the 2008 All-Pro FJ Cruiser Challenge, where he was amazed by what FJs could do with the proper modifications.)
November 17, 2011– Johnson Valley, CA: Today, Ultra4 Racing announced a new partnership with Branik Motorsports to create an exciting new opportunity for east coast Ultra4 drivers in 2012. “The Branik Beast of The East” will award multi-race vehicle transportation to the top three Griffin King of the Hammers competitors hailing from east of the Mississippi River. (more…)
LAS VEGAS, Tues., Nov. 1, 2011 – DynoMax Performance Exhaust will host the 2011 Ultra4 Champion Shannon Campbell for several autograph sessions in the DynoMax Performance Exhaust/Thrush Exhaust/Rancho Suspension booth in the Central Hall (Booth no. 25130) throughout the 2011 SEMA Show. He’ll be signing DynoMax and Team Campbell posters in the booth from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. daily. (more…)
Ultra4 series Champion and former “King of the Hammers” Loren Healy made the switch to King Shocks just in time for qualifying at the Ultra4 series season ender at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, Ca. Healy bolted new King, “Pure Race” coil-overs and bypass shocks onto his rig and with only a few minor adjustments went out and qualified fifth in a field of 42 rigs that included two other KOH Kings and a long list of hard chargers hell bent on seizing the last victory of the 2011 season. (more…)