[{"id":4528,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2022\/02\/06\/all-hail-to-the-new-king-raul-gomez-wins-king-of-the-hammers\/","title":"All Hail to the New King: Raul Gomez Wins King of the Hammers","content":"There is a new king in town. After years of trying and finishing within striking distance of the top spot on the podium, Raul Gomez finally earned his crown, winning the 2022 King of the Hammers race.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nGomez finished ahead of Jason Scherer who was originally in the lead by the second lap. A mistake in the rock section of Outer Limits cost Scherer valuable time. Bryan Crofts was the top qualifier starting next to Scherer. Gomez started fifth. Gomez was in a brand new car for 2022.\r\n\r\n\u201cMy crew killed it. We put this car in the lake bed on Tuesday. We got about an hour with it, yet here we are,\" said Gomez.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nIn the fourteen-year history of King of the Hammers, Gomez becomes the eighth driver to join the super-elite \u201cKing\u201d club.","excerpt":"

There is a new king in town. After years of trying and finishing within striking distance of the top spot …<\/p>","date":"February 6, 2022 04:17","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047611,"title":"Rock Crawling","slug":"rock-crawling"}],"tags":[{"id":25048036,"title":"4400","slug":"4400"},{"id":25048040,"title":"hammertown","slug":"hammertown"},{"id":25048026,"title":"jason scherer","slug":"jason-scherer"},{"id":25047658,"title":"johnson valley","slug":"johnson-valley"},{"id":25047654,"title":"King of the Hammers","slug":"king-of-the-hammers"},{"id":25047665,"title":"koh","slug":"koh"},{"id":25048722,"title":"lakebed","slug":"lakebed"},{"id":25048039,"title":"raul gomez","slug":"raul-gomez"},{"id":25047648,"title":"ultra4","slug":"ultra4"}]},{"id":4449,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2022\/01\/30\/blake-wilkey-dominates-baja-jerky-class-11-showdown-at-hammers\/","title":"Blake Wilkey Dominates Baja Jerky Class 11 Showdown at Hammers","content":"Class 11 bugs returned to the lakebed in Johnson Valley for the second year in a row. The Baja Jerky Class 11 Showdown was held under the lights as part of the action-packed week of King of the Hammers.\r\n\r\n\"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"\r\n\r\nA total of twenty-six Volkswagen powered class 11 cars took to the starting line amid a packed crowd of spectators. Blake Wilkey qualified third behind lead Donny Donovan. Wilkey wasted zero time sprinting to the front of the pack. Just a couple laps in, a yellow flag was thrown after a rollover on-course.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe bugs were restacked, given the green and Wilkey took it all the way to the finish, challenged by only one car during the 20-lap event. Wilkey and his co-driver stood high atop the podium claiming his second Class 11 showdown win at King of the Hammers. Wilkey is the reigning champion from 2021.\r\n\r\n\"\"","excerpt":"

Class 11 bugs returned to the lakebed in Johnson Valley for the second year in a row. The Baja Jerky …<\/p>","date":"January 30, 2022 07:37","categories":[{"id":25047610,"title":"Desert Racing","slug":"desert-racing"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25048723,"title":"Baja Jerky class 11 showdown","slug":"baja-jerky-class-11-showdown"},{"id":25048016,"title":"blake wilkey","slug":"blake-wilkey"},{"id":25048012,"title":"class 11","slug":"class-11"},{"id":25047668,"title":"hammers","slug":"hammers"},{"id":25048040,"title":"hammertown","slug":"hammertown"},{"id":25047658,"title":"johnson valley","slug":"johnson-valley"},{"id":25047654,"title":"King of the Hammers","slug":"king-of-the-hammers"},{"id":25048721,"title":"koh2022","slug":"koh2022"},{"id":25048722,"title":"lakebed","slug":"lakebed"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/lakebed/feed/json -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/lakebed", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/lakebed/feed/json", "language": "en-US", "title": "lakebed Archives - DirtSportsWorld", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1", "items": [ { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=4528", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2022/02/06/all-hail-to-the-new-king-raul-gomez-wins-king-of-the-hammers/", "title": "All Hail to the New King: Raul Gomez Wins King of the Hammers", "content_html": "

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Class 11 bugs returned to the lakebed in Johnson Valley for the second year in a row. The Baja Jerky …

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