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  • JT Taylor Breaks Hill Climb Records in Preparation for Pikes Peak

    Sam Berri and Roger Lovell to Compete in First Pikes Peak Alongside Brad Lovell

    RENO, NV    JUNE 16, 2011   JT Taylor has recently broken two track records in the Torchmate / Tube Shark Buggy, and will look to put another aggressive time in the books at the world renowned Pikes Peak Race June 26, 2011.  JT Taylor will be driving the new Torchmate TTB car which allowed Sam Berri to compete in his first ever hill climb in the Torchmate / TubeShark Buggy.  The Torchmate team will also include Brad Lovell and Roger Lovell, each entering a AMSOIL / Torchmate rig. (more…)

  • King of The Hammers Creates New Race for Stock Vehicles

    June 3, 2011- Johnson Valley, CA :  Just when you thought King of the Hammers couldn’t get any more epic:  Dave Cole of HammerKing Productions officially announces there will be a new race at the 2012 King of The Hammers.  This race is being called The Every Man Challenge at King of The Hammers and for the first time ever, will allow off-road enthusiasts a chance to race their stock and modified stock vehicles in the toughest one day off-road race on the planet.   For those that have been watching King of The Hammers, wondering how their own off-road vehicle compares to the Ultra4 cars competing in this race; this is a chance to find out. (more…)

  • JT Taylor Beats Standing Record by 10 Seconds at CHCA Temple Canyon Hill Climb

    RENO, NV    MAY 31, 2011   After a win in the NORRA 4a Class with Marty Fiolka, Doug Nagy, and Jim and Lisa Greenway, JT Taylor headed north to Colorado to compete and win the CHCA Temple Canyon Hill Climb.   JT Taylor finished first in the Ultra4 Class and beat his pre-existing record by 10 seconds in the blue Torchmate / Tube Shark Buggy.  “We beat the record by 10 seconds because the conditions were perfect, the course was perfect and it truly couldn’t have been better,” said JT Taylor after a very successful weekend.

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  • Doug Bigelow Qualifies for the 2012 King of the Hammers Race

    Emmitsburg, MD – May 27, 2011 – Bigelow Motorsports owner and driver Doug Bigelow qualified for the 2012 King of the Hammers race at the annual Rausch Creek King of the Hammers Qualifier with a 7th place finish on May 21st. Driving his Yukon Gear and Axle sponsored Ultra 4 racer he battled not only some of the greatest drivers in rock sports, including Shannon Campbell the 2011 King of the Hammers champion, but the nasty East Coast elements that dropped 6 inches of rain on the event the night before. “We knew the race was going to battle of attrition and the finishing rate showed it. Anytime you get less than half of the field finishing an event its tough. This race was 75 miles of tough East Coast rocks and woods that was made even harder with all of the rain and mud. Rausch Creek and HammerKing have put on another great event and we are very excited to be going back to the big King of the Hammers race for the 5th consecutive year!” noted Doug Bigelow. (more…)

  • East Coast Ultra4 Race Challenges Drivers

    May 24, 2011-Pine Grove, PA: The unlimited 4 wheel-drive class known as Ultra4s made their way to Pine Grove, Pennsylvania last week for the 3rd stop in the 2011 Ultra4 Series. “This aint no desert race” was the tagline used to promote the 4WD Hardware Rausch Creek Qualifier presented by ATX Wheels, and they were not kidding.  From torrential downpours, to a tree-laden course filled with slippery mud slopes, the Ultra4 drivers were constantly reminded that they weren’t in the desert anymore.  The course spared no one, including this year’s King of the Hammers, Shannon Campbell.  By the end of the day, only a third of the drivers successfully completed all 5 laps. (more…)

  • Torchmate Racing Rusty Bray First at Rausch Creek Qualifier

    RENO, NV     MAY 23, 2011   Torchmate Racing Rusty Bray finished first in last weekends Rausch Creek Qualifier for the 2012 King of the Hammers, securing a win in the Ultra4 series and a spot in the 2012 Griffin King of the Hammers.  “The track just kept getting more and more brutal and we started loosing parts and oil pressure,” remembers Rusty Bray.  “As we got closer and saw the leaders Levi (Shirley) and Lucas (Murphy) I asked my co-driver Mike “Fish” Hulfish if he wanted to go for the finish or for the win…and he said for the win!”  The second place finisher was just over 4 minutes behind.

    Rusty Bray Video at Rausch Creek Qualifier:

    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajAvmhOdg74 (more…)