King of the Hammers

This race is held in February on Means Dry Lake at Johnson Valley, California, United States.

[5] For the nine-day race week, the Means Dry Lake bed turns into a temporary settlement nicknamed Hammertown.

[6] The King of the Hammers was founded by Jeff Knoll[7] and Dave Cole in 2007, who organized it in a bar via outlining it on a napkin.

Opposition from Johnson Valley politicians prevented a total takeover from occurring, and the two parties instead brokered an agreement under the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that allowed the Marines to receive a large portion of the land, resulting in course adjustments.

However, a petition on the White House website asserted the deal was still unnecessary, arguing that it was fiscally irresponsible and a future burden on taxpayers, especially as the nearby Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms is the largest Marine base in the world.

1676 and the "Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act", passed or how many revisions the bill had prior to its success.

[14] Three of the nine entries that Nitto sponsored in 2014 were previous winners: Jason Scherer (2009), Loren Healy (2010), and Erik Miller (2012).