Raceline Wheels Remains King of the Hammers Official Wheel

JOHNSON VALLEY, CA, NOVEMBER 11, 2009: Raceline Wheels continues its 4 year reign as 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers Official Wheel. “Raceline Wheels and Greg Mulkeys participation in years pasts events and again this year has had helped us grow the event to the level at which it stands today,” said Jeff Knoll of Hammerking Productions.

Raceline Wheels is the racing division of Allied Wheels that is managed by a very familiar face, Greg Mulkey. Mulkey has over 30 years building and designing competition wheels to stand up to the toughest race that consistently brings back championships. Raceline has been a part of King of the Hammers since its inception four years ago. At last years race, 32 out of 92 racers knew the value in Raceline and competed with zero failures. “Raceline builds wheels meant to race,” said Mulkey.

Mulkey looks forward to this race every year. “We go out there for the consumer exposure and all out hard core racing. With King of the Hammers being the most demanding of all races combining desert and rocks it is a perfect proving ground for Raceline technologies,” said Mulkey.

Allied Wheels builds a complete line of aftermarket steel or aluminum, cast or forged wheels for street vehicles. They also produce trailer wheels and tires in addition to their large off road line up that includes ATV sizes and bead lock options.

Mulkey closes it with, “Look forward to seeing you at King of the Hammers, and if your not there…its your loss!”

For More Information on Raceline Wheels go to: www.racelinewheels.com

Hammerking Productions, Inc. created the “King of the Hammers” off-road race in 2007 (www.kingofthehammers.com) and released its first full-length film in 2008. The 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers will be held on Friday February 12th, 2010 where over 15,000 drivers and fans from around the globe will descend on the desert of Johnson Valley for over a week of off-road related activities. The 2009 running of the King of the Hammers was featured on Spike TV and in the film “Second Crusade.” In 2009, Hammerking expanded race action to include three additional regional qualifiers for the 2010 race. More information can be found at www.kingofthehammers.com.

Everlast Welders joins Bigelow Motorsports’ circle of sponsors for remainder of 2009 and next year’s 2010 King of the Hammers race season

For Immediate Release:

October 15, 2009 Emmitsburg, MD: Doug Bigelow, the owner and driver of the number 5E rocksports race vehicle, released that they have formed a relationship for 2009-2010 with the welding company, Everlast Welders out of South San Francisco, CA. Everlast Welders is well known for its versatile combination plasma/tig welding units as well as a full line-up of generators, plasma cutters, welders, consumables and safety equipment. “We are very excited about this relationship and supporting the Everlast brand. Our team has come together with Everlast and we have found out that we are a perfect fit for each other. Whether on the rocks, in the desert, short course racing back East or high speed racing through the Appalachian Mountains our team is ready for any challenge thrown at us. We know when the time comes, our Everlast welder will be right there with us and ready for the challenge to get us back into the race as well,” noted Doug Bigelow.

Everlast is a name that is known worldwide for its welding, plasma cutting and power generating equipment. During the past decade, the Everlast Power Equipment Company has gained the respect of skilled veterans of the welding industry, throughout the United States. The company is based on the tried and true concepts of quality, durability, innovation, and infrastructure and customer service. Everlast has worked aggressively to establish a brand that is clearly different from the competition and further backs up the belief that their product is the best value in the industry by offering a 30 day, money-back guarantee and a standard 5-year warranty.

Bigelow Motorsports has been racing professionally for the past six years and is based out of Emmitsburg, Maryland. Most recently Bigelow Motorsports won the NJXOR short course racing championship and the Rausch Creek Endurance Race in September. Doug Bigelow has qualified for the February 12th King of the Hammers race in Johnson Valley, CA via the KOH Rausch Creek Qualifier and is fully committed to running the newly formed ULTRA 4 class of racing in 2010.

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Rob MacCachren and “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin have confirmed they will be competing in the 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers off-road race Feb. 12, 2009 in Johnson Valley, Calif.

Rob MacCachren and “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin have confirmed they will be competing in the 2010 Griffin King of the Hammers off-road race Feb. 12, 2009 in Johnson Valley, Calif.

MacCachren is a leading racer that successfully crosses over multiple disciplines of racing and comes out on the podium. “I’m excited about the opportunity to race the 2010 King of the Hammers race. I’ve followed the competition over the past couple years and I’m stoked about this chance to race,” said MacCachren.

For 28 years, MacCachren has been racing in the open desert. MacCachren has accumulated 5 SCORE Baja 1000 victories and another 5 SCORE Baja 500 wins. He was heralded as the premier driver after winning the longest distance (1296 miles point-to-point) SCORE Baja 1000 ever held in 2007. The multi-disciplined championship racer has accumulated over 150 victories and numerous championships between closed short course and open desert racing. In 2008, he was named DirtSports Magazine Driver of the Year. “I don’t see the challenge in this race as the desert section, but more the technical rockcrawling sections that I have limited experience in. However, we are going to be practicing over the next few months with some of BFGoodrich’s pro rockcrawling racers. These guys will really help in accelerating the learning curve,” said MacCachren.

MacCachren will be piloting the Blue Torch car that was built by blending a combination of rock crawling and desert racing technology. They feel that the motor and transmission combination is a winning setup. “We are excited to have someone like Rob take this car to its full potential and push it to its limits,” said Jason Carner of Blue Torch FabWorks.

Going Ballistic
Baldwin will be driving the #97 Ultra 4 car co-piloted by owner and racer Dave Schneider.

“Rock crawling never interested me previously because it was so slow. Racing to me is about going fast and challenging yourself. I have been fascinated by this new type of racing, once I saw King of the Hammers I was pretty impressed with what these vehicles can do. I think a lot of desert racers are interested in trying this new form of off-road racing,” stated Baldwin.

Baldwin comes to the starting line with SCORE, Best in the Desert and Short Course wins under his belt, but zero experience in the rock crawling world. Baldwin is no stranger to extreme conditions though. “Dave and I are very excited to have a high profile Trophy Truck champion that excels in the desert come out and attempt to tackle the Hammer Trails in a race pace,” said Jeff Knoll of Hammerking Productions. There will be 100 competitors that will race for the finish, and the win in what is said to be the toughest one day off road race on the planet. “It’s going to be awesome to see racers that typically battle in Trophy Trucks come out and battle it out in Ultra4 cars,” adds Jeff Knoll.

Baldwin will be driving the #97 Ultra 4, Co-piloted by owner and racer Dave Schneider. Schneider has been competing in rock crawling for over 8 years and has multiple class wins in SCORE and Best in the Desert. The #97 Ultra 4 chassis was built by S&N Fab from Arlington, Wash., and finished at Shaffer’s Off-Road in Carson City, Nev. The vehicle features a Chevy LS motor, a 3-speed auto transmission and an Atlas II transfer case. The car has 15 inches travel in the front and 20 inches in the rear.

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