For around 10 days each year, motorsport fans descend on Johnson Valley in such numbers that this little corner of the California desert gains its own zip code. Its residents set up camp in roughshod campers and tents, build enclaves with names like Lasertown or Hammertown, and traverse the sand behind the wheel of their … Read more
Photo: Jalopnik / Elizabeth Blackstock The last time I climbed in a UTV, I was a mere child, and the boxy machine failed to leave much of an impression on me. Now, 15 years down the road, these vehicles are absurd pieces of equipment that can crest over 300 horsepower right from the showroom floor … Read more
King of the Hammers is touted as the toughest off-road race on Earth, a multi-week event in the Southern California desert that’s open to anyone with a car or motorcycle and a healthy amount of chutzpah. From sections that include high speed stretches of open desert to ultra-technical rock crawling, sometimes racers even have to … Read more
