King Of the Hammers

Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

Tomorrow night (our time) there is a race being run at the Hammers in California. Its a mixture of rock crawling and desert racing.

Pirate4x4 is gonna be having a ton of coverage here http://www.pirate4x4.com/koh/

Some pics of the rigs that will be there Cool

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

antt wrote:

My money is on JR.

Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Location: Canberra Australia

That airgun is going to rip fair out of her hands when she fires it up.
Unless of course she's just posing with it - nah, look what she's wearing, it must be serious, doesn't everyone wear that when they're working on their rigs?

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:45 pm

RUFF wrote:

antt wrote:

My money is on JR.

Without knowing anything about the above rigs, that one definitely says "I'm farkin fask!" to look at.

Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

-Nemesis- wrote:

Without knowing anything about the above rigs, that one definitely says "I'm farkin fask!" to look at.

it helps when the guy driving it won the event last year Wink

and he also woulda poured over 100k into the thing over the years

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank, Qld

antt wrote:

-Nemesis- wrote:

Without knowing anything about the above rigs, that one definitely says "I'm farkin fask!" to look at.

it helps when the guy driving it won the event last year Wink

and he also woulda poured over 100k into the thing over the years

My money to is on JR, he is what my next build will be based on.

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:42 pm

bubs wrote:

antt wrote:

-Nemesis- wrote:

Without knowing anything about the above rigs, that one definitely says "I'm farkin fask!" to look at.

it helps when the guy driving it won the event last year Wink

and he also woulda poured over 100k into the thing over the years

My money to is on JR, he is what my next build will be based on.

are you building a man bubs? Very Happy

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:48 pm

What's his wheelbase? Very Happy

Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Location: Driving my GU in Melbourne

JRs "Bronco" is probably my favourite US vehicle, i just looks right, has all the right stuff and it helps that he can drive it as well

Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Location: Sunny Coast, QLD

-Nemesis- wrote:

Without knowing anything about the above rigs, that one definitely says "I'm farkin fask!" to look at.

x2

Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Location: Your Mummas House!

the scout looks schweeet

Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Location: Sunny Coast, QLD

bj on roids wrote:

the scout looks schweeet

ha I thought it was an EB... Embarassed

Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Location: Driving my GU in Melbourne

Dee wrote:

bj on roids wrote:

the scout looks schweeet

ha I thought it was an EB... Embarassed

it is

Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane

by my calculations, the race will be starting at 2am tomorrow morning QLD time

the running order is up now, JR in 7th

OFFICIAL STARTING ORDER...

1. Josh Murray
2. Bart Dixon
3. Randy Stauson
4. Chris Geiger
5. Brett Porter
6. Roger Lovell
7. John Reynolds
8. Eric Holder
9. Drew Goldie
10. JT Taylor
11. Dean Bulloch
12. Becca Webster
13. Ian Plaine
14. RJ Brown
15. Brad Lovell
16. Tom Wayes
17. Carey Steiner
18. Richard Gauthier
19. Kevin Yoder
20. Jeff Mello
21. Pete Sohren
22. Jody Everding
23. Casey Currie
24. Eric Anderson
25. Jack Adams
26. Rick Mooneyham
27. Larry Trim
28. Craig Thompson
29. Jeremey Toney
30. Cottin Rodd
31. Derek Trent
32. Drew Burroughs
33. Nicole Johnson
34. Tracy Jordan
35. Jack Graef
36. Larry Gipson
37. Scott Ellinger
38. Brandon Johnson
39. Weston Blackie
40. Joachim Schwieson
41. John James
42. Doug Bigelow
43. Shannon Campbell

Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Location: Driving my GU in Melbourne

some familiar names in the list

30. Cottin Rodd sounds like a NASCAR driver Very Happy

Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Location: Kings Park, NSW

Some big names there, should be HUGE!

Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Location: Western Sydney

I would love to see that televised, doubt it will make it here though.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

My Top 5 Pick

John Reynolds
Randy Stauson
Roger Lovell
Tom Wayes
JT Taylor

And Shannon Campbell and Tracey Jordan will finish in side the top 12.

Just like a lot of Racing its not the front guys that are going to be interesting to watch its the guys that are trailing the field. Some of the biggest names in Rock Crawling/racing are at the rear of the field.

I pitty anyone who cant get out of the way of these guys- Jordan, Graef, Blackie, Schwieson, Bigelow and Campbell These are going to be the guys to watch. Nothing is going to stop these guys from getting up front. Its going to be like there is an entire other race going on out there. These guys wont be racing for first place they will be racing for bragging rights.

Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne

I know SFA about these rigs too, but the one with the rear mounted V8 looks like fun and very loud too Very Happy

But wouldn't he be going backwards all the time.
How do they match the motor direction to the trans direction?

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

RUFF wrote:

My Top 5 Pick

John Reynolds
Randy Stauson
Roger Lovell
Tom Wayes
JT Taylor

And Shannon Campbell and Tracey Jordan will finish in side the top 12.

Just like a lot of Racing its not the front guys that are going to be interesting to watch its the guys that are trailing the field. Some of the biggest names in Rock Crawling/racing are at the rear of the field.

I pitty anyone who cant get out of the way of these guys- Jordan, Graef, Blackie, Schwieson, Bigelow and Campbell These are going to be the guys to watch. Nothing is going to stop these guys from getting up front. Its going to be like there is an entire other race going on out there. These guys wont be racing for first place they will be racing for bragging rights.

Yeah agree.

If Shannon Campbell had a better starting position then i would have placed money on him to get a major placing, but it would be very hard to get going from way back there.

I think Shannon Campbell has been slightly over looked by a lot of people, i meen he is a kick arse crawler and he has won more Rock Racing events than anyone and he has run 3 Baja 1000's. His rig is suppost to be good for 100 Miles an hour on the open so its really just a matter of whether he can navigate for himself while trying to maintain speed.

But yeah, i think JR (with so much local knowledge and good starting position)should do it easily.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

They just hit CP4 and JR is level pegging Randy Slauson.

127 8:41.14
181 8;41.36

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

JR is now 2 min in front of Randy armsup

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

Lance says-

Quote:

JUST GOT A PHONE CALL FROM PISTOL PETE.... Passed 4 trucks, and caught on fire!!! He has extinguished the fire, and is back in action. Yes, he called me on his cell phone! hahaha

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

Jordan just hot CP#12 Very Happy

I think he is lost #Rofl

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

JR is the first through CP#6

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

Renee wrote:

Jody Everding blew his motor and is out of the race. Tracy Jordan got lost on the course and is at checkpoint 12. Pistol Pete is having wiring issues from the fire at checkpoint 2, but is still working on it. Ian Plaine just had a power steering pump fail.

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

JR is through Check 8

Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

JR is the first through check 9.

And im leaving right now for Put Up or Shut Up armsup

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

GO SHANNON!!!

Is currently 4th in position (from 43rd)

And overall for Race win time is 10 MINUTES UP ON EVERYONE ELSE! Shocked

He must be hauling big time!
armsup

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

RUFF wrote:

And im leaving right now for Put Up or Shut Up armsup

I'm not yet! Laughing