{"id":19444,"date":"2019-02-11T06:29:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utvguide.net\/?p=19444"},"modified":"2019-02-11T06:45:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:45:24","slug":"2019-king-of-the-hammers-utv-race-recap-from-michael-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utvguide.net\/2019-king-of-the-hammers-utv-race-recap-from-michael-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 King of the Hammers UTV Race Recap from Michael Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Michael Lee<\/p>\n

The prep for my journey to the Hammers for 2019 began as soon as my race was over in 2018. We timed out just shy of 110 miles last year after being lost for 2 hours due to GPS failures, and fighting part failures along the entire race day. At the end of that race day in 2018, most would have walked away extremely upset after all the problems, but for me it was the best thing that could happened. I learned so much that first year racing King of the Hammers and quickly understood the ins and outs of the race and knew all the needed adjustments to have a successful 2019 journey to the Hammers!<\/p>\n

Once completed with the entirety of the 2018 Ultra 4 race season, I purchased a 2018 Polaris RZR XP Turbo and before the first test drive took place, me and my co driver, Chris Armstrong went to work and began the build of the new RZR. Chris and I both have had quite a bit of UTV endurance racing experience, and both had very similar ideas on the best way to build the right car to be the most competitive at KOH, and back on the east coast. The simple answer to that was light, fast, and durable. And that was the exact build we went forward with.<\/p>\n

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Once built, I did a shakedown with the freshly built RZR at the Pro UTV Race 2 Riches 3 and came out with a finish, and a lot of confidence in the machine. I brought the RZR back home and got busy putting the final touches on the RZR to get it ready for King of the Hammers. I was lucky enough to make a pre run trip to Johnson Valley right after Christmas 2018 and spent 3 quality days testing the RZR and running the trails all throughout Johnson Valley.<\/p>\n

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@utvguide catching some action as I made my way up Chocolate Thunder in my @Polarisrzr in Johnson Valley! Getting ready for the hardest 1 day race in North America! #koh2019 #kohprep #prerunning #utvgudie<\/a><\/p>\n

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