2010 King Of The Hammers

[Jack]

Ok... Looks like the weather is going to allow me to monitor this. What is going on? Stu run yet? I hear talk of 4" of snow in the Johnson Valley area. That would be funny.

[jpowers]

Yeah, weather looks um.. unpleasant

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=johnson%20valley,%20CA&wuSelect=WEATHER

[dan58]

We rolled in tonight about 6. Man, what an amazing place.

[atjeep]

All the updates from the local boys are here:
http://www.marylandcreepers.com/mcforums/showthread.php?t=2803&page=5

[Happy Bear]

Stu and AJ are starting 26th

[Jack]

Is there an audio-only feed?

[frosty]

Not that I am aware of.

[BBoarder]

the audio/video coverage is suckin it up

[breakinshit]

Anyone know what happened to Doug? Looks like he is back to spot 84 or so. Still have not seen AJ through the first CP.

[frosty]

I think its pretty good for using a satellite in the middle of the desert. I think an audio only feed would be nice but I think you'd be in the same boat with it being choppy. Although an audio only feed should require less bandwidth so in theory it would be better.

[frosty]

Anyone know what happened to Doug? Looks like he is back to spot 84 or so.

Nothing in the chat section about him that I could find update wise.

[Mike]

from live feed

10:28


[Comment From MONEY JEEP MONEY JEEP: ]
DOUG BIGELOW IS IN THE PIT WITH RADIATOR TROUBLES

[Typhoon]

Looks like Stu and AJ just went through CP1

[RatLabGuy]

BigWoody (Greg Stone) is up to 12! Go Mud Devils!

[poopypants]

i guess its queen of the hammers now?? cant find shit for updates...
miller took 5th?

[frosty]

i guess its queen of the hammers now?? cant find shit for updates...
miller took 5th?

It would appear that way. I think the leader board is or was good for at least the top 10 and maybe all positions.

http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201002/phppvyUevDSCF0041.jpg

[BBoarder]

Congrats to Miller on his 5th place finish. Him and crew put in alot of wrench time and test and tune to have come so far in such a short time.

Stu; good job getting as far as you did. Getting there and LCQ were huge accomplishments in themselves.

[dan58]

Grason, John and I just got back to bwi. What an amazing trip.

[atjeep]

i guess its queen of the hammers now??
Not unless you know something about his personal life we don't know...Loren Healy is a guy.

[dan58]

What an incredible trip. I will be back next year, and I will have my truck. Words cannot possibly describe this place. I would estimate 25,000 people there for the race. Think of Big Dogs in the desert x100000000. Oh, and make all of the trucks the most capable vehicles you've ever laid eyes on.
The east coast guys made one hell of an impression. People couldn't believe we had so many EC fans out there. After seeing Doug, Lou, Charlie, Miller, and AJ go after it, I'm amazed that any truck can survive this kind of beating. They all did an amazing job.

I had the opportunity to go trail riding with the Savvy Offroad and Crawl Mag crew on Thursday. If some of you know mrblaine from pbb, I rode with him. His TJ is the mint green truggy thing. We ran Full of Hate.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1014.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1013.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_0995.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1032.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1029.jpg

Waterfall at the top. This wasn't a bad one.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1047.jpg

And for scale:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1048.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1054.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1066.jpg

Do you know who I am?!
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa319/dan58jeeptj/King%20of%20the%20Hammers%202010/IMG_1061.jpg

[Appalachian Offroad]

Highlights of my week

Getting Doug across the finishline, because thats what we came to do. It was a long day and we overcame a lot but we made it.

Hammering on the rental Rhino with BB everyday and night. Big whoops at 40 mph can get a little reckless. :D

Riding shotgun w/Clayton for some good Friday night fun on backdoor. :cool: I hope someone got some vid/pics of that.:eek:

Watching Clayton drive Upper Benders Alley. He came within inches of making the impossible waterfall, and walked the rest of it like it was his 10th time running it. This we have vid/pics of. :cheers:


MIke

[Happy Bear]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4357398090_e592202fe9.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4357628632_84591e0029.jpg

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[Happy Bear]

Nick Campbell drives over Cassie Currie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwfl-As5q-s

[Happy Bear]

Sledge Hammer Mayhem!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO5xQL7l0ac

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/miguelitojeep97/KOH2010/_DSC0417.jpg

[Kack]

Sledge was absolutely insane, rocks falling on people, people falling on people, I kept looking for a helmet. Even though I only helped at the masters pit, it felt great watching Doug cruise across the line. The other drivers I was helping weren't as lucky. Beating the rental Sequoia all day and night was a blast and I'll be there again next yr for sure

[poopypants]

Watching Clayton drive Upper Benders Alley. He came within inches of making the impossible waterfall, and walked the rest of it like it was his 10th time running it. This we have vid/pics of. :cheers:


he is definately one of the best drivers i have seen but that makes him boring to watch


Not unless you know something about his personal life we don't know...Loren Healy is a guy.

thats funny...i went to school with a girl named loren healy and everytime i saw it i just pictured her driving some buggy :lol:

[Happy Bear]

Ken Mercer's rig in a sad state of affairs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/Dukes69/DSCN1444.jpg

A spectator found the rig rolled, burning, with Ken still belted in, luckily he was able to get him out of the rig and save his life!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/Avanteone/KOH%202010/117.jpg

[RatLabGuy]

Yeah, a whole story there, aparently Joe saved the guys life at just the last moment, if he hadn't been there, Mercer would have been toast. Freaky.
Quick sinopsis here
http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82608

[dan58]

Mercer's rig is a fine example of why leaks suck. His tranny pan leaked into the belly pan, and the fluid dripped on to his headers while his was flipped over. He had a halon system, but it didn't work. He's lucky that he zip tied his leatherman within reach.

[dan58]

Good stuff.

http://mageephoto.wordpress.com/

http://heavymetalconcepts.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/2010-king-of-the-hammers-an-experience-in-writing/

[Appalachian Offroad]

The last 5 mins of Clayton trying the near impossible waterfall on upper benders alley. Apparently only 1 person ever has made this climb in its over 5 years of being a trail. This is a place you dont want to break or roll. For those who have seen this waterfall, these pics/videos do it no justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM_fTVUhogM


Pic of him almost up.

[Ripster]

Damn he was close to making it!

[MDMike]

Bosley is right, pics and video do absolutely no justice for this trail. We had a hard time walking up it last year, and I couldn't imagine trying to drive it.

[Happy Bear]

This video is from 09 but is of the winner, former king, Jason Scherer. It shows the pace, preparation, and attitude that it takes to win King of the Hammers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-bdXScrVY

[Happy Bear]

Nick Campbell flops in Neutral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRsxPNQMx1k