Championship-Race: Yes, AMA West Extreme Off-Road Regional Championship
Sign up held on https://kingofthehammers.com. Must have AMA membership
https://americanmotorcyclist.com and have registered your racing number with
https://www.ushardenduro.com for the year. Registration usually open 60 days prior to
event.
For the season 2023, all riders racing the US Hard Enduro Series classes. This class expansion gives
riders of different abilities the opportunity to compete with their peers! Classes are Pro, Pro
Women, Women, A, B, C, 45+ and Youth Lites. AMA will be on-site to verify membership. Be
sure to follow the links and register your race number on the USHE MotoTally site, which is a
requirement to race. An AMA membership is also required to race.
GPS
The King of the Motos course is GPS based. This course takes out the guesswork when using the
GPS. Dangerous or possibly confusing sections will be marked accordingly. The racer MUST
know how to use their GPS!!! It is another racing skill to master to be successful at KoM. GPS is
necessary here in Johnson Valley due to the expanse of area being utilized! Find the full details
in the GPS Section.
Trackers
For 2023 the SRT King of the Motos competitors will be required to rent and carry a Yellowbrick
Tracker. They will fit in most packs, and are essential to the safety of the competitor. These
trackers allow the Race Ops team to have eyes on the competitor at all times and are required
for all King of the Hammers races. There is an emergency button on the tracker that can utilized
in the event of a medical or mechanical issue. Cost will be $65 at the time of tracker
assignment.
Event Registration/Classes
Competitors Start Here! – King of the Hammers
All racers will have the same course to compete on with the same opportunities to win the
overall. See Race Format.
What to do after?
Many races you attend are over, but not King of the Motos! If you are done racing for the day
go watch the guys still on the track on the jumbotron in Hammertown or in one of the
spectator sections. Then being part of King of the Hammers we Motos racers are promised an
after-party you won’t forget! Stick around and enjoy the festivities for the rest of the week!
Scoring
The winner of KOM will be the competitor that completes all the laps of the race the fastest.
Race 1 will set race line-up for Race 2, Race 2 doing the same for Race 3. The winner of Race 3
will be the winner of SRT King of the Motos.
Technical Notes
Motorcycle rules and regulations
All motorcycles will be race-ready machines without any technical unsafe issues. Spark
arrestors are required. Race numbers are based on the AMA United States Hard Enduro series.
Register your number here— https://www.moto-tally.com/USHE/SeriesRegistration.aspx
The course will be difficult, ascending in difficulty as the weekend proceeds. Checkpoints will be
clearly marked on the course and on the GPS. No passing in the checkpoints! Racers will be
scanned in the checkpoints, it is the competitor’s responsibility to hit all the checkpoints and get
scanned! The GPS track log will be the deciding factor in any course dispute! Make sure you
know how to use your GPS and log your track!
Part of the AMA US Hard Enduro Championship.
High Desert Terrain. Sand, Loose and imbedded rocks, grippy and slippy rocks, steep, big
mountains.
Multi-motion format. GPS. Must complete each race to proceed to the next. 3 races, 3 courses
getting progressively more difficult.
Disclaimer: Always do your own research if planning on attending this race, as the info we provided could be wrong or out-dated.