Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

Action, suspense, nail-biting to the very end… last weekend’s Ultra4 MetalCloak Stampede packed in more thrilling plot twists than a Tom Clancy novel. It was a racer’s race, marked now as the largest of the entire Ultra4 season outside of King of the Hammers. While the race itself spanned two days, you didn’t have to wait to the end for the excitement to begin. No, this story grabbed you at page one. Read more…

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Next up in the 2014 Ultra4 tour is the MetalCloak Stampede, kicking off this Friday and Saturday in Rancho Cordova, CA. There are, get this, over 95 drivers confirmed to take the field. Yes, NINETY FIVE, making the MetalCloak Stampede the single largest Ultra4 race outside of King of the Hammers. This tight (now wickedly tight) short course style field combines lap based endurance racing with strategically placed rock gardens to be raced, crawled, and jumped over. It has that nice balance Ultra4 balance of race and rocks, and when you couple that with thousands of cheering fans, it becomes a bit more clear why this race is becoming the next big thing. Read more…

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This year’s Nor Cal MetalCloak Stampede got moved, new date set for 6/6 & 6/7. With over 70 racers committed to this year’s West Coast series, you’ll want to make sure that calendar of your’s get’s updated.

Of course, for the more tech geek inclined, feel free to subscribe to our Ultra4 Race Schedule ICS file. We keep this one updated, with 12 races including 4 international events this year, it’s the only way we can stay on top of things.

Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0