The Combat Center’s base color guard presented the colors during the final day of the 2014 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7. Competitors in the event started the race side-by-side, wi More
Stock photo: A monster truck racing down a hill / A buggy driving down a dirt road in the desert.
Stock photo: A jeep is climbing a rock wall / A jeep is going down a rocky hill.
Stock photo: Two vehicles racing on rocks in the desert / A couple of cars that are in the dirt.
An ultimate 4400 racer practices near Front Door during the King of the Hammers weeklong race event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018. King of the Hammers is the largest offroad event in North America, pr More
Combat Center Range Safety Officers Gary Santiago, left, and Steve Lomax discuss what's happening with the Can-Am KOH UTV Race with Sgt. Aaron Thiel of the Provost Marshal's Office, Feb. 7, 2018, outside the Ki More
Competitors participate in the official 11th annual King of the Hammers race in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 09, 2018. King of the Hammers is the biggest offroading racing event in North America, prefaced by a More
LtCol Gordon Topper from MCAGCC Twentynine Palms prepares for a flyover in Hammertown for the opening ceremonies of the 2020 King of the Hammers Race. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1006
The Combat Center’s base color guard presents the colors to open up the final race of the 2014 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7. The vehicles driven in the event are known as Ultra 4 More
An ultimate 4400 racer runs up Front Door, a challenging trail, during King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018. King of the Hammers is the largest offroad racing event in North America, pref More
Competitors participate in the official 11th annual King of the Hammers race in the Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 09, 2018. King of the Hammers is the biggest offroading racing event in North America, prefaced b More
The color guard from MCAGCC Twentynine Palms supports the opening ceremonies at the 2020 King of the Hammers race. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1012
The Combat Center’s base color guard stands at attention moments before racers take their marks during the final face of the 2014 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7. During the final ra More
A Legends vehicle owned by Gene Mooneyham of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., sits just outside Hammertown in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018. King of the Hammers is the largest off-road racing and rock-crawling e More
Attendee spectates the official 11th annual King of the Hammers race in their vehicle in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 09, 2018. King of the Hammers is the biggest offroading racing event in North America, prefa More
The first Marine Corps flyover in Hammertown takes place during the opening ceremonies for the 2020 King of the Hammers race. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1031
Various Ultra 4 vehicles make their way to the starting line for the last race of the 2014 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7. The King of the Hammers event, which is an annual competit More
Riders and attendees test their vehicles on a trail during King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018. King of the Hammers is the largest off-road racing and rock-crawling event in North Americ More
Spectators watch the departure of the Marine Corps flyover at the opening ceremony for the 2020 King of the Hammers race. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1035
Garison Callaway (1914) of St. George, Utah, left, and Marcos Johnson (86) of Locust, Calif., tear into the track at the start of the Can-Am KOH UTV Race, Feb. 7, 2018, in Johnson Valley, Calif. The UTV race i More
Various Ultra 4 vehicle drivers make their way to the starting line for the last race of the 2014 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7. The Ultra 4 vehicles can reach speeds higher than 1 More
Brigadier General Roger Turner signals the start for drivers at the 2020 King of the Hammers race. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1047
Participants take off from the starting line during the last race of the 2014 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7. Prior to the final race, Marines from the Combat Center kicked off the More
Katrina Symons, left, field manager, Bureau of Land Management Barstow, Calif., field office, and Kristina Becker, deputy director, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Government and External Affairs, monitor More
Brigadier General Roger Turner opens the 2020 King of the Hammers race for the first heat of drivers. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1049
An Ultra 4 vehicle makes a pit stop during the final race of the 2014 King of the Hammers event in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7. During the final race, Loren Healy, the 2010 event winner, reclaimed his title More
King of the Hammers co-founder Dave Cole, foreground, and members of the media watch Can-Am KOH UTV Race progress on a monitor in the race event’s operations trailer with Katrina Symons, field manager, Bureau o More
Brigadier General Roger Turner signals the start for drivers at the 2020 King of the Hammers race. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1063
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Land Manager Jonell Kosa, center, and Julie McLean, communications and logistics specialist, provide a King of the Hammers attendee with educational outreach products at th More
Vehicles participate in the start of the 2020 King of the Hammers Race. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Alicia K. Snell) 200207-M-PK440-1070
Katrina Symons, left, field manager, Bureau of Land Management Barstow, Calif., field office, discusses a race report with HammerKing Productions volunteer Dawn Rowe, Feb. 7, 2018. Rowe, who got involved with K More
King of the Hammers attendees watch live-streamed action on the Jumbotron in Hammertown, Feb. 7, 2018. King of the Hammers, held every February in Johnson Valley, is the largest off-road racing and rock-crawlin More
Palani Paahana, left, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Range Sustainment Branch, talks about ordnance used in military training on the base with a visitor to the Combat Center’s static display outreach boo More
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Land Manager Jonell Kosa talks to visitors at the Government and External Affairs booth in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 7, 2018, about educational and outreach products ava More
Jeremy Palmer of Beaumont, Calif., goes up on two wheels as he races up Front Door outside Hammertown in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018. King of the Hammers is the largest off-road racing and rock-crawlin More
A rock-crawler tries to make his way up Back Door in Johnson Valley, Calif., Feb. 5, 2018. The challenging climb filled with rocks and deep craters is one of many that King of the Hammers attendees take on duri More
Spectators perch on a rock outcropping to watch a King of the Hammers attendees crawl up Back Door, Feb. 5, 2018. The challenging climb filled with rocks and deep craters is one of many that participants take o More
Can-Am KOH UTV Race drivers line up to take their turn at the track, Feb. 7, 2018. The UTV race is one of five held during King of the Hammers, the largest off-road racing and rock-crawling event in North Ameri More
King of the Hammers is considered the toughest one-day off road race in the world. It is the largest off-road race event in North America in terms of both competitors and spectators. It combines desert racing a More