King of the Hammers 2021

An Ultra4 may be the most unstoppable type of race car...or truck...or whatever you want to call it. Capable of hitting triple-digit speeds, while also comfortable of climbing up four-foot rock faces on the side of a mountain, these incredible machines can just about do it all. As a result, it should be no surprise that even the COVID-19 pandemic couldn't stop the world's toughest one-day offroad race, the OPTIMA Batteries King of the Hammers, presented by Lasernut.

Run every year in and around Johnson Valley, California, this brutal race pits man and machine against some of the very harshest desert conditions possible and 2021 was no exception. Great precaution was taken to ensure a safe experience for everyone involved, including mandatory negative COVID-19 tests, mandated masks and temperature checks for admittance to Hammertown and with 90,000 acres of BLM land to spread out on, this event naturally lends itself to anyone interested in social distancing.

See a massive gallery of images below, as well as the final finishing order as of February 22, 2021

See the list of every winner of the OPTIMA King of the Hammers, presented by Lasernut here.