King of the Hammers 2010

[Scuba]

So it was my first time attending the race, Headed up thursday night with patrick and got to camp at 2. was crashed out shortly after..

Woke up way early to watch the start, didnt get any pics

Shortly after that we headed over to "chocolate thunder" to watch the race. The spot we were at was mile 110ish of the course so we had a while to wait

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John and Mel (AZ TTORA crew)
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Me cooking breakfast
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The first racer we saw
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Some of the SoCal TTORA crew
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Ouch
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Wouldnt have minded the view from up there
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Then the last racer we saw was the Marlin Crawler buggy, Had a bit of trouble here
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Until there was someone behind him and the heat was on..
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Um, that's all I got.
After that I took Pat into town to get parts because he broke his TRE and pitman arm ? I think. His tires were duck footed and he couldnt steer, thats all I know.
After we got back we spent an hour or so fixing it, By that time I had a headache and wanted to sleep in my own bed so we got some event swag and took off

Lol Taco Plug
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[wifesaysimadumbass]

Damn Steve you sure do get out alot.... i think the rest of us might be a little jealous.... Damn single guys with no kids!!!!

[Scuba]

Damn Steve you sure do get out alot.... i think the rest of us might be a little jealous.... Damn single guys with no kids!!!!

I try to get out as much as possible, keeps me level ya know.

But uhh, the single part might be changing. That won't hinder my wheeling though, I promise

[puulboy]

A few pics from my crappy camera

BellyDoc has done something many wish they could do. Not only did he race the Hammers, but finished it too. The DNF numbers were at about 70% . First race, barely any practice and he made it to the finish line.
Here he is after just coming down from the "Back Door" waterfall. He blazed right through it coming down off a really big step. He was in the top 12 at this point

He was flying when I snapped this one.


That is an incredibly awesome race.

If you look closely, above the guys head in the middle, you will see our campsite. This was the view from above the "Backdoor" canyon.


Just showing some flex coming out of the "Backdoor"


This was a spot near the finish, right by our campsite. We saw the first 6 to 12 racers come through floating over the tops of the bumps on the tracks. One guy was doing between 65 and 85 mph . It sounded awesome


As the light escapes the day, we were still watching competitors fly by.


The crew, right after the finish



Campsite posing


This is just too difficult to talk about


Since we rarely play in the mud in AZ...

[Obi..]

^ Huh? Pet??

[puulboy]

Actually, there was no fatality. We marked our campsite and thought it would be an interesting mark for others to ponder, if they ran across it. Luckily we had an uneventful trip, in that respect.
thanks
Don

[Whitey]

HA!

[X-Tool Pimp]

Had another great time at KOH..... Although I didnt get to see much of the race we had a blast working the pits for #20 Brett Porter :beer:
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Downtown Hammer town
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Rats in the canyon
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We even had a emergency pit for the Desert Valley Towing Rig #10 Hobie Smith
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