King OF THE Hammers

Aussies tackle the toughest race on the planet, in a milestone year.

WORDS AND PHOTOS CHRIS COLLARD

KOH DEMANDS SUPREMACY IN TECHNICAL TERRAIN AND A MASTERY OF DESERT RACING DURING the early hours, the dust from a week of tyre-to-tyre competition had settled and all was calm on the Southern California desert. As the sun crested the eastern horizon, racers and support crews made last-minute preparations – checking fluids and GPS systems – and mentally prepared for the day ahead. It is a scene that has played out every February for the past decade and in a few hours teams would slip on race suits, secure their harnesses and begin one of the most punishing off-road events on the planet – the 2017 Nitto Tire King of the Hammers (KOH). Waiting in a queue of more than 100 rock buggies were Aussies Ben Napier and Pete Antunac, ready to…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2017

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