This year's King of the Motos race promises to test riders' mental, physical, and mechanical fortitude. This whole new format will give every racer from Amateur to Pro a fun, challenging day of racing. Racing will start early in the morning and continue throughout the day, promising to give spectators many viewing oportunities and times. Spectators can get maps and the schedule in Hammertown at a location to be announced closer to the event.
The race format for 2020 will be as follows:
1st: Prologue (Qualifying) will take place first, with riders starting in registration order.
2nd: Bronze Race (Race #2) will take place after the Prologue and racers will start in the order in which they qualify. If a racer doesn't qualify during the Prologue, those racers will start in the back of the pack. This will be the first of 3 main race rounds.
3rd: Silver Race (Race #3) will take place immediately following the Bronze Race for those who finish within time. This will be the second of 3 main race rounds.
4th: Gold Race (Race #4) will take place immediately following the Silver Race for those who finish within time. This will be the third and final main race round.
Spectator Tickets and Camper Passes
This year, pre-ordered spectator tickets are $25. This goes up to $30 at the gate.
Tickets for kids 11 to 18 years old are $20, and tickets for kids 10 and under are free at the gate!
Military discounts are available at the gate – do not purchase tickets online if you wish to get a military discount.
Spectator Tickets can be purchase HERE! One ticket per spectator is good for the entire King of the Hammers 2020 Race Week!
If you pre-purchased spectator tickets last year, check your email (the one you used to register for those tickets) for a special offer for your 2020 tickets!
**New for 2020: If you pre-order your tickets this year, you are locked in at the $25 price for LIFE!!! So get your tickets early and lock in your event ticket price for future years of King of the Hammers!
Camper Passes - This applies to ANY camping vehicle with living quarters, (ie; RV, Trailer, Cab-Over, Toter-Home) entering Johnson Valley during KOH Week. Each camping vehicle will require a camping pass, which is $20 in advance or at the gate.
You can purchase your Camper Passes HERE!
This pass is good for the duration of KOH and is required of ALL attendees of KOH (spectators, pit crew, teams, etc.) with a camping vehicle.
Camping is primitive and first-come, first served for spectators outside of Hammertown. Registered teams will still be assigned addresses in Hammertown.
This is a separate pass from the car/truck/pit bike parking passes required of teams that drive vehicles inside of Hammertown.
2020 WARN VIP Experience
Upgraded for 2020 is the streamlined WARN VIP Experience that now includes VIP viewing areas just for VIP Gold at specific high-profile areas of the racecourse, as well as food prepared by Drew Deckman, a 5-star Michelin chef.
The 2020 WARN VIP experience is now officially open for pre-sales.
There will be 100 VIP Gold level packages and 100 VIP Red packages available.
Once the packages are sold out, there will not be any more available. VIP Experience packages are sold on a first come first serve basis. Catering passes are sold separately, however finger food and Hors d'oeuvres will be served in the WARN VIP tent during operating hours.
All packages are good for the entire week. If there are motor sounds, the WARN VIP Experience is open (typically 7 am – 7 PM)
To check out the WARN VIP Experience Options and Purchase Tickets, click HERE!
Additional Spectator Info....
We would like to make sure you have a safe enjoyable time while attending one of our racing events. Please take a moment to check out information on attending. From track-side safety to lodging, to campground information, it can all be found here.
Per the Bureau of Land Management, no drones are allowed to be flown throughout KOH week as we have Helicopters for rescue and filming.
Be sure to bring cash! Internet and Cell service are spotty. If you want to breeze through the front gate, the fastest way to do so is with cash.
Hammertown, is the central meeting place during King of The Hammers week. It is located on Mean's Dry Lake in Johnson Valley, CA. The address for most GPS Units is: Boone Rd Landers, CA 92285. You can also type "King of the Hammers" into Google Maps and it will direct you there!
Please review the Spectator Rules, especially if this will be your first time visiting and wheeling at King of The Hammers.
Click here for our FAQ for Spectators
Questions About Co-driver, Pit Crew? Click here
Spectating: Hammertown promises to be bigger and better than ever in 2019. There will be two live jumbotrons, vendors open during the day and plenty of food vendors. There are also port-a-potties in Hammertown.
Johnson Valley OHV area is open to everyone. The race course and within 150 feet of the race course is closed to the public on race days. The spectator areas are set up to give spectators a chance to see the race at a safe distance from the action. Many of these spectator areas are the same as in prior years where people have enjoyed watching the race.
OHV Vehicles: All trail rigs, bikes, quads, UTVs, etc. need some form of permit. Street-legal vehicles need proper plates and registration. California OHVs need a green sticker. Out-of-state motorized vehicles will need to get an out-of-state green sticker. These will be for sale at the information booth in Hammertown. They can also be purchased in advance online by clicking here: Passes are good for the calendar year so you will want to wait until after January 1st to purchase. We will also have these stickers available at the front gate.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL individuals in UTVs/Side by Sides are required to wear helmets per California law.
Water and Dump Service: There will be a vendor on site in Hammertown where teams can go to schedule and pay for water and dump services throughout the week.
Where does my spectator fee go?
$190000 - blm permit (based upon estimated number of spectators)
$40000 - port a potties
$20000 - medical personnel (based on number of spectators)
$22000 - jumbotron for spectators who don’t have vehicles to go to canyons
$30000 - security
$10000 – dust control caused by number of vehicles in Johnson Valley
$20000 fencing for spectator safety
Camping: The cost to camp in Johnson Valley during KOH is $20 per Camping Vehicle (RV, Toter-home, Trailer, Cab-Over) It is dry camping, but there will be water trucks and dump trucks roaming the area that will service your vehicles for a fee. Most of Mean's Dry Lake Bed will be filled by Hammertown. The race teams, vendors, and Hammer King HQ will all be on Mean's Dry Lake. Johnson Valley is an open OHV area, so other than Hammer Town, campers are able to camp essentially wherever they would like to as long as it's not within 150' of the race course.
Local Grocery and Gas Stations:
The two closest towns to The Hammers are Lucerne Valley and Yucca Valley.
Yucca Valley has many major stores, including auto parts stores, Home Depot, Wal Mart, etc. Here is a link to stores in the Yucca Valley area.
If you're looking for hotel accomodations we recommend the Best Western in Joshua Tree.
56525 Twentynine Palms Highway
Yucca Valley, California 92284
Here is a list of items that can be found in Lucerne Valley.
