The axle-busting rock-crushing 14-hour off-road endurance event known as the kicks off at 8:00AM PST and will be raging across Johnson Valley, California until 10 PM tonight. Watch the whole thing right here for free!

I'm here at the event and will be running around the valley with Nitto Tire and some event organizers in a Ford Raptor and s to get some great photos and show you guys what kind of insanity goes down behind the scenes.

This weekend we're evaluating a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel by blazing out to Johnson Valley

But for now, keep this window open all day and you're guaranteed to catch some absolutely insane off-road action. You might even find out why folks call this the . Just don't forget to minimize when your boss walks by.

The 2014 King Of The Hammers race had 159 entrants, and 126 DNFs. When you watch this video, you’ll

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