A Balance of Flex and Throttle — 2013 Ultra4s at Superlift
August 23rd2013
Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0
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August 22nd2013
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Loren Healy wins in Hot Springs; solid axles are cool again.
August 22nd2013
Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0
Ultra4s wrapped up the 4WD Hardware Eastern Regional Series this weekend with the Ultra4s at Superlift competition. Set in the backwoods of Hot Springs, AK, the near 24 mile 4 lap course proved once again east coast terrain can be as challenging as any. Rocks, boulders, and trees provided a tight landscape for Ultra4 drivers, with rock speed and endurance playing the vital role for victory. In the end, it was Loren Healy who took top honors with an over 4 minute lead. Most exciting about this win was Loren’s vehicle choice. Rather than race his desert style IFS buggy, he opted to buy back his older solid axle Ultra4 Spider 9 powered machine. This proved pretty ingenious, as Loren’s guess about the solid axle advantage was right on. Congrats to Loren, glad to see he still knows how to drive solid axle and thanks for making solid axles cool again!
In typical fashion, we have a few photos to share from the race. They’ll include not only the main Ultra4 race, but the Ultra4 vs Rock Bouncer showdown the evening of. That in and of itself was worth the journey out, and for those that haven’t heard it was Shannon Campbell who took top honors that evening. It was a good time by all, and as it came down to the final rigs battling it out for the fastest time, it wasn’t about Ultra4 vs Rock Bouncer. Rather, all the crowd cared about was seeing if anyone could beat the fastest time. It was a great way to end the day, and we’re looking forward to next year’s race already.
With that said, we’ll get on posting some photos. Below are the final race times, courtesy of Ultra4Racing.com.
| Start Order | Car # | Driver Name | elapsed time | KOH Qual |
| 1 | 67 | Loren Healy | 02:13:16.6 | |
| 2 | 26 | Clay Gilstrap | 02:17:55.2 | |
| 3 | 4420 | Derek West | 02:20:42.3 | |
| 4 | 4433 | Adam Carter | 02:43:16.0 | yes-1 |
| 5 | 4403 | Ben Dinkins | 02:54:42.0 | |
| 6 | 890 | Jonathan Terhune | 02:56:48.2 | |
| 7 | 5 | Shannon Campbell | 03:04:54.7 | |
| 8 | 4440 | Travis Cook | 03:13:34.6 | |
| 9 | 4580 | Jordan Townsend | 03:20:36.8 | |
| 10 | 914 | Joe Lawson | 03:38:20.0 | yes-2 |
| 11 | 42 | Aaron Peters | 04:05:36.0 | yes-3 |
| 12 | 6 | Shelby Gilstrap | 04:16:07.7 | yes-4 |
| 13 | 4414 | Jason Shipman | 04:16:11.9 | |
| 14 | 49 | Matt Burkett | 04:17:34.0 | |
| 15 | 4418 | Mike Colville | 04:25:16.1 | |
| 16 | 366 | John Sweet | 04:26:27.7 | yes-5 |
| 17 | 7 | Adam Macke | 04:45:12.8 | yes-6 |
| 18 | 4407 | Randy Rodd | 04:56:15.4 | yes-7 |
| 19 | 4421 | Erik Miller | DNF | |
| 20 | 192 | Kenny Blume | DNF | |
| 21 | 4492 | Michael Bergman | DNF | |
| 22 | 108 | Cody Consford | DNF | |
| 23 | 69 | Toby Harrell | DNF | |
| 24 | 21 | Kyle Bruso | DNF | |
| 25 | 512 | Jeremy Dickenson | DNF | |
| 26 | 486 | Carl Langerhans | DNF |
High res photo set from the 2013 King of the Valleys is now available.
August 20th2013
Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0
High res photos from the 2013 King of the Valleys, now available on Flickr. Head over to http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHC5erX to download and share. We have more photos to share from our trip to Wales, but it’s time to switch gears to the latest Ultra4 race, Ultra4s at Superlift. Stayed tuned for our photos and race recap from that event.