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UFO Motorsport’s “El Diablo 2.0” Ultra 4

Matt Martelli — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:49:47 +0000

There have been a lot of amazing off-road race vehicles built over the past 50+ years but the true test of a vehicle is winning races. Sadly some vehicles never get matched with driver capable of driving the platform to it’s potential. That is not the case for the UFO Motorsport’s “El Diablo 2.0” Ultra 4. Designed and built by UFO Motorsport’s Joe Thompson this vehicle has won King of the Hamers...

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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 3: Josh Martelli, Eric Hardin, Adam Householder, and Ciaran Naran.

Matt Martelli — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:13:35 +0000

In this episode of Off-Road Racer Jim Beaver and George Hammel join me to cover the first quarter of 2023 off-road racing including The new Unlimited Off-Road Racing League (Parker 400, Mint 400, California 300), The triple crown points update, King of the Hammers, The Mint 400, and the San Felipe 250. We are joined by my brother and Mint 400 COO Josh Martelli, Mint 400 winner Eric Hardin...

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Raul Gomez Completes King Shocks’ Domination of 2022 King of the Hammers with Race of Kings Win

Chris Leone — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:07:31 +0000

No brand knows how to conquer King of the Hammers, the world’s toughest single-day off-road race, like King Shocks does. After a sweep of last year’s podium in Ultra4’s biggest event, King Shocks once again returned to the top of the podium at the grueling race, with driver Raul Gomez conquering the event for the first time and taking home $67,000 for the victory, plus a $25,000 cash award from...

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Gomez Scores Long-Awaited First King of the Hammers Victory; Fresh Takes Every Man Challenge

Chris Leone — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:15:43 +0000

Images via Ernesto Araiza After years of solid performances but never quite cracking the top step of the podium, Gomez Brothers Racing finally has its long-awaited first Ultra4 King of the Hammers victory. When the dust settled on Saturday’s premier race, it was Raul Gomez, last year’s third place finisher, who conquered three laps and 227 miles of the most grueling desert and rock terrain...

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King Shocks Teams Sweep King of the Hammers Desert Invitational Unlimited Classes

Chris Leone — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:18:51 +0000

When you’re looking to conquer Johnson Valley on King of the Hammers week, it helps to ride with a King of your own. In Sunday’s Desert Invitational for unlimited vehicles, King Shocks swept all three divisions—T1 for unlimited trucks, T2 for unlimited suspension trucks with spec motors, and B1 for unlimited buggies—with an overall victory for Kyle Jergensen headlining the day. Jergensen’s victory...

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Jergensen, Warren, Wilkey Take Victories in King of the Hammers Desert Invitational Weekend

Chris Leone — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:29:36 +0000

Although it’s just a few years old, the Toyo Tires Desert Invitational has rapidly become one of the most anticipated events of not only King of the Hammers week each year, but also the entire desert racing calendar. Thanks to both an ever-expanding list of eligible classes and sizable race purses, the event continues to establish itself as a crown jewel of the annual desert racing calendar...

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King of the Hammers Desert Invitational: Race Preview

Chris Leone — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:14:22 +0000

Images via King of the Hammers Hammertown is officially open, and racers are getting ready to make the most of it at the 2022 edition of King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, California. The action kicks off this weekend with two full days of racing in the Toyo Tires Desert Invitational, one of the newest races at the festival of all things off-road and rock crawling, and its largest list of...

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Tread Lightly! receives Off-Road Motorsport Hall of Fame Land Use Donation

Kilian Hamlin — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:58:08 +0000

CENTERVILLE, UT. (Feb 10 2021)— Tread Lightly!, a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting responsible motorized recreation through education and stewardship programs, received the 2020 Land Use donation from the Off-Road Motorsport Hall of Fame (ORMHOF), an organization established to recognize and honor those individuals and organizations whose lifelong contributions to off-road motorsports...

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Randy Slawson Wins 2021 Optima Batteries King of the Hammers

Chris Leone — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:49:06 +0000

Last year, Randy Slawson’s bid to score another King of the Hammers win fell heartbreakingly short when a mechanical failure on the final lap contributed to one of 12 lead changes on the day. This year, Slawson would make up for that lost opportunity, scoring his first victory since 2015 from 29th on the starting grid, completing three laps of the grueling race in just over seven hours.

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Chayse Caprara Wins 2021 4WP Every Man Challenge at King of the Hammers

Chris Leone — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:00:25 +0000

The beauty of the 4WP Every Man Challenge at King of the Hammers is that, each year, there’s potential for someone to come out of nowhere and surprise the field. In the 2021 edition of the race, Chayse Caprara did exactly that. After moving up from the UTV class and qualifying fourth in a new Bomber 4800 car, Caprara beat a field of previous race winners and off-road racing’s biggest stars...

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Short Course Racing Continues on the West Coast with the Launch of the Great American Short Course Series Powered by OPTIMA Batteries

Kilian Hamlin — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:52:45 +0000

Oak Hills, CA (Feb. 4, 2021) – Today, veteran short course race series director Lee Perfect and race promoter Dave Cole of Hammerking Productions announced the exciting formation of a new series, Great American Short Course (GAS) powered by OPTIMA Batteries. The unexpected events of 2020 led to the unfortunate shutdown of the LOORRS short course series on the West Coast, leaving families with no...

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Kyle Chaney Tops 2021 Can-Am UTV King of the Hammers

Chris Leone — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:59:14 +0000

A year after taking a podium finish in spite of being run over by his own vehicle while out on course, Kyle Chaney completed the ultimate redemption arc on Thursday when he won the 2021 Can-Am UTV King of the Hammers. Just five days after topping the UTV division in the B2 vs. B3 Grudge Match as part of the Toyo Tires Desert Invitational, Chaney conquered two laps of the brutal Johnson Valley...

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