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Soon enough, the Mighty will show their worth, and the meek lay wasted in a trail of broken dreams.
Soon enough, the late nights and endless weeks of hard work will be forgotten for the glory of the dust, the smell of race fuel, and the sound of victory.
Soon enough, the fever of anticipation will make way to the fight for survival.
Soon enough, the second crusade will begin in the dawning of the new day.
Soon enough, the masses will gather to crown a King. Who will carry the weight of the scepter?
The thought alone of the travel that will take place to attend this event is sometimes overwhelming. To think that for almost a week the leaders of an industry will assemble in the middle of one of the greatest collections of trails known, a place as remote as beautiful. It gives me great pleasure. The friendships that have transpired, and those yet to be made, the journey from idea to fruition, and the commitment of a a collection of people the world may never know, yet have no wish to be named.
King of the Hammers can never happen without an assembly of commitment. Neither Dave or I could ever do justice to the amount of help we receive in putting this together. From the simple to the complex, there are tiers of people working together to make this event happen. To see the cars being built, the commerce, the innovation, and the participation of the industry gives hope to the future of our sport.
I hope you will join us on line or better yet on the lake bed, to witness 92 drivers from all walks of the off-road nation blast into the unknown, and hopefully into history. The course this year will prove a daunting task for many. We have spent many hours researching the Johnson Valley OHV area for a combination of terrain and texture that will test machine and man. All forms of desert terrain less mud are represented. Not only will you need to traverse the worst of desert racing's pounding whoops, and the worst of rock crawlings holy grail "the Hammers" but you will be faced with sand hills, technical medium speed trail sections, high speed washes, and ultimately wide open lake beds..... Yes, Plural lake beds. There are sections of race course that will test your will to continue, and more then a few jumps that would make Mickey Thompson proud. There are G-outs that will squeeze your energy, and cross grain that will pound your machine. We have worked hard to make King of the hammers an extremely tough race..... Not just whoops and Rocks. Don't under estimate this race.
If you build it they will come. In 2008 we took our vision to the web via Pirate 4x4.com and the masses tuned in. This year we will again race on Friday, so you may watch at work. Pirate will need to make their own announcement regarding coverage, but I am impressed to say the least. In addition we will offer live tracking of the race via rallytrack.
We hope to announce this week a few new partnerships that will help propel this race into the souls of an even greater fan base. For 2009 we have added the LCQ, and a contingency row that is shaping up to generate opportunities for both drivers and vendors who are participating. We are thankful for the new partnerships we have made in a very difficult economy, yet encouraged by the growth when some said it could be impossible.
Please support those who support this race, without them we might still be running under the moon light, or chasing the OG thirteen through the desert.
Only one will walk away with the crown..... Who will be the victor? Just to finish will be a sign of excellence!
Lets hear your pick to win King of the hammers 2009 and why?
See you in 20 days.
Soon enough, the late nights and endless weeks of hard work will be forgotten for the glory of the dust, the smell of race fuel, and the sound of victory.
Soon enough, the fever of anticipation will make way to the fight for survival.
Soon enough, the second crusade will begin in the dawning of the new day.
Soon enough, the masses will gather to crown a King. Who will carry the weight of the scepter?
The thought alone of the travel that will take place to attend this event is sometimes overwhelming. To think that for almost a week the leaders of an industry will assemble in the middle of one of the greatest collections of trails known, a place as remote as beautiful. It gives me great pleasure. The friendships that have transpired, and those yet to be made, the journey from idea to fruition, and the commitment of a a collection of people the world may never know, yet have no wish to be named.
King of the Hammers can never happen without an assembly of commitment. Neither Dave or I could ever do justice to the amount of help we receive in putting this together. From the simple to the complex, there are tiers of people working together to make this event happen. To see the cars being built, the commerce, the innovation, and the participation of the industry gives hope to the future of our sport.
I hope you will join us on line or better yet on the lake bed, to witness 92 drivers from all walks of the off-road nation blast into the unknown, and hopefully into history. The course this year will prove a daunting task for many. We have spent many hours researching the Johnson Valley OHV area for a combination of terrain and texture that will test machine and man. All forms of desert terrain less mud are represented. Not only will you need to traverse the worst of desert racing's pounding whoops, and the worst of rock crawlings holy grail "the Hammers" but you will be faced with sand hills, technical medium speed trail sections, high speed washes, and ultimately wide open lake beds..... Yes, Plural lake beds. There are sections of race course that will test your will to continue, and more then a few jumps that would make Mickey Thompson proud. There are G-outs that will squeeze your energy, and cross grain that will pound your machine. We have worked hard to make King of the hammers an extremely tough race..... Not just whoops and Rocks. Don't under estimate this race.
If you build it they will come. In 2008 we took our vision to the web via Pirate 4x4.com and the masses tuned in. This year we will again race on Friday, so you may watch at work. Pirate will need to make their own announcement regarding coverage, but I am impressed to say the least. In addition we will offer live tracking of the race via rallytrack.
We hope to announce this week a few new partnerships that will help propel this race into the souls of an even greater fan base. For 2009 we have added the LCQ, and a contingency row that is shaping up to generate opportunities for both drivers and vendors who are participating. We are thankful for the new partnerships we have made in a very difficult economy, yet encouraged by the growth when some said it could be impossible.
Please support those who support this race, without them we might still be running under the moon light, or chasing the OG thirteen through the desert.
Only one will walk away with the crown..... Who will be the victor? Just to finish will be a sign of excellence!
Lets hear your pick to win King of the hammers 2009 and why?
See you in 20 days.
