JOHNSON VALLEY, Calif. — SPEED SPORT, America’s trusted motorsports authority since 1934, will be adding its award winning LIVE From coverage to Ultra4 Racing’s biggest event – dubbed the “toughest one-day off-road race on the planet” – the King of the Hammers.
Beginning Sunday, Jan. 30, SPEED SPORT/Dirt Sports World editor and on-air reporter Dave Arnold will be filing live reports throughout the day during all preliminary rounds of the King of the Hammers.
Wednesday, SPEED SPORT’s own Ralph Sheheen will host a live stage show, beginning at 8 p.m. PT, in front of the massive King of the Hammers crowd at the Hammer Town Stage. The production, a joint effort of HammerKing Productions, Pipeline Digital Media and SPEED SPORT, will feature highlights from the day’s action, live interviews and analysis with the top qualifiers and news makers, and more than likely some great bench racing!
LIVE From coverage will continue throughout the day Thursday, Friday and Saturday by Dave and Ralph, with breaking stories, features and behind-the-scenes looks that will supplement and enhance the already robust King of the Hammers live stream.
The LIVE Stage Show will return at 8 p.m. PT Thursday and Friday nights for more analysis, interviews and insight hosted by Ralph Sheheen.
SPEED SPORT’s broadcast coverage begins Wednesday with a live pre-show beginning at 7 p.m. PT. Click here to watch.
SPEED SPORT’s LIVE From King of the Hammers coverage will be available for free on the following sites:
- SPEED SPORT Facebook and YouTube channels
- King of the Hammers Facebook and YouTube channels
- SPEEDSPORT.TV
- SPEEDSPORT.com
The LIVE Stage Show will air as part of the King of the Hammers live streaming show — available at https://www.ultra4racing.com/ultra4-racing-live.
About SPEED SPORT
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About King of the Hammers
King of The Hammers takes place each year in February, on public lands in Johnson Valley, CA.
The race has evolved from 12 teams racing for bragging rights and a case of beer, to more than 300 teams competing before more than 35,000 fans in person and nearly 500,000 watching online. Due to the incredible success of King of the Hammers, Hammerking has created an ULTRA4 Racing Series with seven races held throughout the country.
Each of these races is a qualifier for the King of The Hammers race each year. In addition to these races, Hammerking has established a racing class known as the ULTRA4 class. The defining characteristic of this class is that all cars must be capable of 4-wheel drive. Beyond that, the class is unlimited. These cars come in all shapes and sizes and are capable of speeds over 100+ MPH and still contain gear ratios as low as 100 to 1 for technical rock crawling.
To give these cars and their drivers a chance to showcase their unique capabilities, Hammerking has formed the ULTRA4 Racing series. The series challenges drivers to compete in a wide variety of terrain from endurance desert racing to competition-style rock crawls to short course racing. Hammerking currently produces seven races in the series.
Currently ULTRA4 has 8 races in the US, 4 races in Europe, 1 race in Australia, and an exhibition in China. These races take place on both public lands and in private property around the world.
For more information, visit ultra4racing.com.