Johnson Valley, CA is the keeper of the biggest & baddest hardcore rock trails in the country and on February 26th & 27th, King of the Hammers – The Ultimate Desert Race, came back for round two. 130 rock buggies came in from all over the world to give their best shot at not only completing the 90 mile course, but to do it against all odds and do it the fastest.
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After the rough Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) on Feb. 26th, 92 rigs were left to cross the starting line on Friday morning, the 27th. The Desert Race Start, kicked off the race a pair of rigs at a time, leaving the starting line side by side in a full throttle drag race accross Means Dry Lake every 30 seconds. The racers battled it out at high speeds crossing Melville Dry Lake with some competitors reaching speeds of up to 114MPH!! Along the way various teams battled the most unexpected problems with thier vehicles, many of them losing spare parts, tools and even food on the course. After the first high speed desert section, the course lead the remaining competitors through some light rock sections and back accross the desert, through the main pit and on to the serious rock trails. After hours of battling it out in the tight rocky canyons with rigs rolling over, breaking down and outright running over one another, the last desert section brought Jason Sherer back to the main pit to be the Winner of the 2009 King of the Hammers. Of the 92 starting vehicles only about 35 of them finished the race. Of course the cameras were rolling for great coveage of this ultimate desert event, and when the 2009 King of the Hammers DVD is released, you will be able to get it here at Rugged Rocks. More King of the Hammers pictures can be seen here: King of the Hammers 2009 Pictures Photography By: Big Dave Photography |
Some great pic. Looks like an awesome time.
Please keep us posted when the DVD is released!