California is calling! King of the Hammers 2026 is about to start.
If you think Dakar is the only challenge at the beginning of the year, you haven't heard of King of the Hammers (KOH) . On January 22, 2026, California's Mojave Desert will become the off-road capital of the world. It's where "Hammertown" is being built—a town that thrives on gasoline and dust.
Johnson Valley Hell – Why You Need to Watch King of the Hammers 2026
If you think Dakar is the only challenge at the beginning of the year, you haven't heard of King of the Hammers (KOH) . On January 22, 2026, California's Mojave Desert will become the off-road capital of the world. It's where "Hammertown" is being built—a town that thrives on gasoline and dust.
Why is this event unlike any other? This isn't your average rally. It's a combination of desert racing and extreme rock crawling. For UTVs, it's the ultimate test of the endurance of axle shafts, control arms, and... the nerves of drivers.
What awaits us in the 2026 edition?
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Can-Am UTV Hammers Championship: This is where we'll see the best factory Can-Am and Polaris teams compete. The battle to see whose suspension will survive the "Hammers" (the famous rocky sections) is a thrilling spectacle to watch.
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Race of Kings: The main race where Ultra4 class monsters (4x4s with V8 engines) try to cover the same routes as UTVs, only faster and louder.
Where to watch? Live broadcasts from KOH are among the best-produced in the world of motorsport (drone cameras, cockpits). It's worth staying up all night to see stock-looking Maverick X3s or RZR Pro Rs climb vertical walls that humans would struggle to climb on foot.
Construction of HAMMER TOWN
Get your popcorn ready, we're launching at the end of January!
