Scherer Dominates at ULTRA 4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede

PRAIRIE CITY SVRA, CA APRIL 9^th, 2013: More than 2,000 fans attended the inaugural ULTRA4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede held at the Prairie City State Park near Sacramento, CA last weekend.  Over the course of two days and multiple heats, 48 ULTRA4 cars waged battle on a brutal two mile course that left only 29 vehicles running by the final two races. Drivers pushed their cars to the limit in this first race of the 2013 ULTRA4 Trail Gear Western Regional series in pursuit of both a podium finish and a chance to qualify for the 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire.  Ultimately, two former Kings and the son of a King claimed the podium.  2009 King of The Hammers, Jason Scherer took the checkered flag followed closely by 2010 King, Loren Healy, and third place went to the youngest King of the Hammers competitor to date, 17 year old Wayland Campbell, the son of the only two-time King, Shannon Campbell.

Drivers had three chances to earn a spot in the 21 car finale.  On Friday, the top four drivers from four heats earned the first 16 spots for Saturday’s main event. The remaining 32 drivers each had two chances to claim one of the five remaining spots in the finals. Of the 5 drivers who qualified on Saturday two had major repairs to fix in the few hours between qualifying and the finals. Fifth place finisher Jason Blanton changed a ring and pinion while Grass Valley native, Kevin Yoder, started the final with only 3-wheel drive as he did not have enough time to replace a broken axle before the finals.

Once the green flag dropped, Scherer’s Rubicon Express 76 car made fast work of taking the lead followed closely by fellow Nitto Tire Team member Loren Healy in his 67 ATX car. Scherer and Healy ran 1^st and 2^nd most of the race as Wayland Campbell steadily moved his way up from an early 5^th place position into 3^rd place. 4^th and 5^th place finishers, Kevin Sacalas and Jason Blanton respectively, fought their way to the front from positions 18^th and 20^th to round out the top five in Saturday’s main event.  Six of the top 10 drivers earned qualifying spots in the 2014 Griffin King of The Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire as only four had already qualified. Below is a results list including those that qualified.

In addition to the ULTRA4 class, two Rubicon Express Modified cars raced side by side with the ULTRA4s while six Pro Comp Stock Cars competed in both a qualifying and a final race on the same course as the ULTRA4s.  Wayne Hartwig was declared the Modified winner. In the Pro Comp Stock Class, Richard Gauthier, Bret Scheiding and Kevin Adler took first, second and third respectively. .

The next race in the 2013 ULTRA4 Trail Gear Western Regional series will be taking place at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA May 24^th and 25^th, and the first race in the ULTRA4 4WD Hardware Eastern Regional Series will take place this weekend at the WIDIA Rausch Creek Qualifier in Pennsylvania. Live coverage will be available for both races at www.ultra4racing.com/live

 

MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede Results
ULTRA4
Finish	Driver Name	Car #	KOH Qual
1	Jason Scherer	76	Pre-Qual
2	Loren Healy	67	Pre-Qual
3	Wayland Campbell	3	Pre-Qual
4	Kevin Sacalas	4435	*
5	Jason Blanton	966	Pre-Qual
6	JT Stephens	4454	*
7	Brian Wood	510	*
8	Jake Hallenbeck	4775	*
9	Jeff Russell	4427	*
10	Alex Hardaway	4481	*
11	Jim Brown	104
12	Damen Nikolakakis	50
13	Ivan Van Ortwick	4466
14	Douglas Evans	4457
15	Mike Trebino	4449
16	Andy Brown	4455
17	Jake Yeoman	1977
18	Marcos Gomez	4486
19	Shannon Campbell	5	Pre-Qual
20	Kevin Yoder	4434	Pre-Qual
21	Gary Ferravanti	4476
Rubicon Express Modified
1	Wayne Hartwig	4502
2	Matson Breaky	4576
Pro Comp Stock Class
1	Richard Gauthier	4643
2	Kevin Adler	4602
3	Bret Scheiding	4621
4	Bailey Cole	4654
5	Richard Williams	4664

 

 

 

SPONSORS

MetalCloak is the title sponsor for the ULTRA4 MetalCloak Nor Cal Stampede
Trail Gear is the ULTRA4 West Coast Series Sponsor

Nitto Tire is the ULTRA4 National Series Sponsor

Official Sponsors of ULTRA4 Racing also include:

4 Wheel Parts
ATX Wheels
Axial
Bestop

Blue Torch Fabworks

Corona Motorsports Rental
Dynomax Exhaust

GenRight Off Road

Griffin Radiator
Impact by Mastercraft Safety

Kawasaki

King Shocks

Lucas Oil
Miller Welding

Nitto Tire

Procomp
PSC
Posion Spyder
Rubicon Express
Smittybilt
Spidertrax
Trail Gear
Warn

WIDIA

ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING MOTORSPORTs IN THE US – ULTRA4 RACING  ULTRA4 racing began in 2007 with a dozen friends competing for bragging rights.  Six years later, more than 350 cars compete nationally and internationally in ULTRA4 races.  In 2013, races in the United States will be held in the following states: Utah, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Arkansas, California and Texas. Additionally, the 2^nd annual ULTRA4 sanctioned King of the Valleys race will be taking place this August in Wales, UK.

 

ABOUT ULTRA4 RACING

ULTRA4 is a vehicle type, class and series.  ULTRA4Racing was born from the popularity of the annual Griffin King of the Hammers Presented by Nitto Tire, considered to be the toughest one-day off-road race. The vehicles are unlimited four-wheel drive, capable of competing in multiple racing disciplines – extreme rock crawling, high-speed desert racing and short course.  In six years, the sport has grown significantly from the inaugural King of the Hammers to an eight race national series including a National Championship. ULTRA4 Racing is managed by Hammerking Productions located in Lake Arrowhead, CA.  To learn more, log on to www.ultra4racing.com.

Media Contact:

Shannon Welch – Shannon@ultra4racing.com – 949.295.2676

Communications Director