Check out MORE footage as Shannon Campbell was crowned the 2009 King of the Hammers
Monster Energy/ Fox Racing Shox/ Campbell Enterprises Shannon Campbell Takes the Overall King of the Hammers Win here in Lucerne Valley
2:48PM Fox Shox Update
- Derek Trent in the #22 out of the race
with a broken link
- Dirtnewz staffers had time to catch
up to CTM Jack who told us that the toughest trail was
going down Outer Limits. He said that he's never had the
chance to go down Outer Limits and it was a blast to do
something different today, but it was definately tough.
2:32PM Fox Shox Update
- #181 of JR driving the Pirate4x4 sponsored
rig finally crosses the finish line!!
2:20PM Fox Shox Update
- #612 Drew Goldie on fire and needs
a trailer to retreive his rig
- Nicole Johnson #814 finally made it
to the finishline after missing Check 6 and having to
rerun the entire course from Check 6 to Check 8
- CTM Jack finishes only a few seconds
behind Nicole Johnson
1:39PM Fox Shox Update
- 11th to cross the finishline in the
#1 Poly Performance, Sway Away, Alloy USA rig is Drew
Buroughs
1:15PM Fox Shox Update
- Eric Anderson crosses the finishline
10th physically!
- Jack Graff just making his way to Pit
3
- #20 Brett Porter crossed the finish
line just before Jochim, Porter finished 5th physically
but it's going to be close between Schweisow and Porter
on time
1:05PM Fox Shox Update
- Eric Anderson just reported thru Check
13 and making his way to the finish
- Jack Adams makes his way to the finish
12:45PM Fox Shox Update
- Richard Gauthier #52 Yellow Cherokee
across the finishline 6th physically
- Dean Bulloch across the line only seconds
after #52
-Pistol Pete just reported that he had
to make a throttle return spring out of his catheter hose.
"I sacrificed one for the team, now I got a wet shoe,"
commented Pistol Pete.
12:40PM Fox Shox Update
- #001 Rock Runner Racing/ Fox Racing
Shox Joachim Schweisow 5th to cross the finish line
12:20PM Fox Shox Update
- Doug Bigelow just crossed the finishline
- physically 4th place. Doug made the trek out here to
Lucerne Valley all the way from Maryland.
12:14PM Fox Shox Update
- JT is broken between Check 6 &
7
12:02PM Fox Shox Update
- JR is just getting fixed and is almost
ready to hit the trail again
- Five rigs have been thru check point
12, and three rigs have been thru Check 13 and all three
have made it to the finishline
11:49AM Fox Shox Update
- "Pistol Pete" Sohren reported
blown motor around RM 26, just got pulled in by "Harbor
Freight" his Schampa prerunner
- Rick Mooneyham third to cross the finishline
with nobody else in sight
11:34AM Fox Shox Update
- Shannon Campbell takes the overall
win here at the 2008 King of the Hammers!! Casey Currie
and Nick Campbell in the #14 Campbell Ent, BullyDog, Currie
Motorsports is the second to cross the finishline!! Campbell
Motorsports takes first and second!!
11:15AM Fox Shox Update
- Lil Rich reporting that Tracy Jordan
is on his way back to main pit's...looks like he is out
of the race
- #35 thru Check 13. Campbell is the
first thru with nobody in sight
-#29 Josh Murray fixing broken motor
mounts
-#10 thru Check 6
11:04AM Fox Shox Update
- #22 Derek Trent broken ring and pinion,
calling for his
10:59AM Fox Shox Update
- Shannon Campbell started second to
last physically and is the first car thru Check 12!!!
Campbell passed 43 vehicles so far!!! Campbell is GETTING
IT!!
- #23 Carey Steiner & #814 Nicole
Johnson thru Check point 7
10:46AM Fox Shox Update
- Lil Rich just got back from the pile
up at Jack Hammer, by the time he got it cleared up there
was a 10 car pile up. Richard Gauthier still broke.
- Nicole Johnson is the one who started
the pile up because she couldn't get up Jack Hammer. She
finally made it and everyone started to make their way
thru.
Roger Lovell and Cameron Steele having
problems on the course
10:46AM Fox Shox Update
- #123 Larry Trim stopped on course
- Four rigs thru Claw, nobody has made
it thru Check 12 yet
- Brad Lovell out of the race as he limps
back to his main pit past start/ finish
10:41AM Fox Shox Update
- #133 reported out of the race
- #181 JR broke half way down Outer Limits
and needs a welder and a link mount
10:29AM Fox Shox Update
- #181 JR who is leading the race, is
now lost and off course heading back to Check 3!!!! Will
Shannon Campbell make the same mistake?
- Just confirmed Nicole Johnson will
have to rerun the entire course from Check Point 6
10:20AM Fox Shox Update
- The carnage is killer out here at the
hammers!! There are broken rigs anywhere.
10:12AM Fox Shox Update
- #26 Bart Dixon who started second broke
both front lower link mounts at 3.9.
- Randy Slauson running around the pits,
he lost power steering and is looking for parts. He had
the physical lead but lost power steering so he's now
just looking to finish the race.
- RP films Johnny reported puking in
the helicopter, the helicopter is landing now to drop
him off
10:04AM Fox Shox Update
- #181 JR is 20 minutes physically in
front of Shannon Campbell. JR started 7th while Campbell
started 43rd, on time JR has a 2 minute lead on Campbell.
10:00AM Fox Shox Update
- #841 Nicole Johnson skipped Check 6
and now has to go back from Check 8
9:56AM Fox Shox Update
- Randy Slauson off the pace. Slauson
has not yet made it to Check 8 while JR has just made
it thru Check 9.
- Shannon Campbell is haulin the mail,
on corrected time he is currently leading overall
9:48AM Fox Shox Update
- Larry Trim reported lost and going
backwards on the course
- Pirate 4x4's Lance Clifford just returned
from Sledgehammer Slide and reported that Randy Slauson
was about 3 minutes ahead of JR.
- He then moved to Claw and reported
that Slauson and JR were bumper to bumper with Dean Bulloch
about 5 minutes behind the leaders.
- Shannon Campbell who started in the
back of the pack has made his way into 4th physically,
which puts hims 7 minutes behind the leaders. It's going
to be a close call between Randy Slauson, Pirate4x4's
JR and Shannon Campbell!!
9:30AM Fox Shox Update
-RJ Brown just walked thru the pits and
reported that he has no forward gears
- JR Brown and Randy Slauson are battling
bumper to bumper trying to get thru Check 7. These two
raced together in the prerun King of the Hammers last
year and won. Now they are battling back and forth. Randy
had to go back to Riverside late last night to rebuild
his motor and his team reported that it was still nocking
this morning.
9:12AM Fox Shox Update
-Jody Everding just pulled into the start/finish
with a blown motor and is out of the race
- Brad Lovell broke at RM 2 with radiator
issues
- Tracy Jordan got lost and is currently
at Check 12 as the leaders are just coming into Check
6
- Pistol Pete at Check 2 having wiring
issues, just called in to us directly and told us he has
a few burnt wires. Something caught on fire resulting
in wiring issues.
Doug Bigelow making the big climb at RM
2.5
7:15AM Fox Shox Update
- Casey Currie is one of the few desert racers that is
putting his foot into rockcrawling today. He is teaming
with Campbell Motorsports' Nick Campbell for todays race.
6:41AM Fox Shox Update
-The bonfire is still burning hot and the crowd is hanging
out there as the sky's start to drop some rain into the
Lucerne Valley. All vehicles were supposed to stage at
6:30AM but only a few early risers are ready to rock and
roll.
Lucerne Valley, CA (February
21, 2008) - The first annual King of the Hammers
event is off the hook here in the Lucerne Valley. Professional
desert racers Cameron Steele, Casey Currie and many others
to top rock crawlers Shannon Campbell, Tracy Jordan, Dean
Bulloch, and Jochim Schweisow all made their way out here
to be a part of the first ever rock meets desert race.
Monster's Shannon Campbell will start
42 of the 45 racers entered in tomorrows race. Pirate4x4's
pick of the weekend is JR who won last years pre run event
out here in the Hammers. Stay tuned all day long as we
bring you the latest news from the rocks, trails, and
desert out here at the Hammers.
Lucerne Valley, CA (February 21, 2008) –Be
sure to tune in at 4:00 PM for the LIVE Pirate4x4/ Dirtnewz
Radio show. We will be bringing you the latest action
including the drivers meeting, driver interviews and the
latest news from the 2008 King of the Hammers. Desertbull,
Pirate4x4's Lance and Camo along with the top rockcrawlers
and desert racers here to overcome the dirt, dust, and
rocks of the first annual King of the Hammers.
Gilbert, AZ (February 14, 2008) –Campbell Enterprises, Team Monster Energy Heads to Johnson Valley for the one of a kind King of the Hammers race February 22, 2008. Shannon Campbell and Nick Campbell will be competing with fifty of the most aggressive and skilled drivers in the off road industry. Campbell Enterprises will have two buggies in this years KOH race, Shannon will be driving the new LS2 single seat buggy and Nick will be co-driving with Casey Currie in the LS1 2-seat Pro Mod buggy.
Johnson Valley, CA – Pistol Pete Sohren confirmed with DIRTnewz that he willing be competing in the upcoming newest Rock-Sport event, King of the Hammers.
Slated to be held on February 22, 2008, Sohren will enter a field of over 50 competitors from both the desert racing and professional rockcrawling disciplines, in an event that will shock the off road motor sports as one of the most exciting venues seen in the industry in many years.
Johnson Valley, California (February 7, 2008) – Johnson Valley OHV Area will be home to the first of its kind, a Rock-Sports marathon event entitled, “King of the Hammers,” held in the Southern California rock canyons that some argue gave birth to the rock crawling industry over ten years ago. The event will not only be held within the well known Hammers at Johnson Valley, but will span into a large area of the California desert adjacent to the rock garden.
