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Hey everyone, in this exciting episode Jason and Chris begin a major debriefing of everything that went on at King of the Hammers 2022. Lots of great stories about the unbelievably packed week with activities scheduled non-stop. Hear it all here in great detail. Be sure to grab an extra drink and get comfortable because it is a long one. Included with this episode is some extra special bonus conte...

Hey everyone, in this exciting episode Jason and Chris begin a major debriefing of everything that went on at King of the Hammers 2022. Lots of great stories about the unbelievably packed week with activities scheduled non-stop. Hear it all here in great detail. Be sure to grab an extra drink and get comfortable because it is a long one. Cheers! Call us and leave a voice mail @ (408) 800-5169 Dirt...

Comprehensive King of the Hammers coverage continues for you, our faithful listeners, with some pre and post race talk with members of the Wicks racing family. Jason and Chris were invited into the Wicks race pit in Hammertown Heights just hours before the big race on Saturday morning. They talk about their pre-race rituals and routines that they all go through. It’s a very candid talk and we felt...

Jason and Chris are on the lakebed getting the information directly from drivers and team members. In this episode they catch up with Derek Miller, the driver of a highly modified Toyota Sequoia. This year he has transplanted a turbocharged junkyard Chevy engine under the hood to give it more oomph! Hear all about the improvements and how the sound of the engine driving through the pits creates a...

Jason and Chris get the impromptu opportunity to sit down with 3 time King, Shannon Campbell. Shannon is the patriarch of an entire racing family and organization that goes all the way back to the original King of the Hammers races. This is a quick look into how he lives and races, but also a glimpse at the level of pride he has in his children as they follow in his footsteps. Listen in to this ve...

Jason and Chris are ramping up the excitement as it gets closer and closer to King of the Hammers! Departure day is right around the corner and we continue to visit with some of our favorite KOH participants to see how their prep is going. Boston Kyle, the visionary behind building the first all electric KOH race truck joins us for an update on his ride. EVE is going to be better than ever with a...

Jason and Chris have been called upon to help spread the word that volunteers are desperately needed for King of the Hammers. Volunteer Coordinator extraordinaire Cynthia and and extraordinary volunteer named Clint, join us on the show to help spread the word that help is needed. They explain all the ways it is rewarding and how easy it is to sign up. Hopefully, we can reach a few of our faithful...

Chris and Jason make an epic return trip to the Bomber hanger to meet up with 3 time King, Randy Slawson, to get an update before King of the Hammers 2022. Also joining us is the one and only Amber Turner, the driver of car 468, the Suzuki Samurai that can! We enjoy a little bit of adult libations while talking about the cars that Randy and Amber have built and some race strategy. And, as usual, t...

Chris and Jason spend some time catching up with Arturo Soria, the driver of A-OK Racing’s cars. That’s right, you heard right…Cars! They have 2 now, the old mopar powered spec car 4898 and the new to them, 4498 4400 class car. He explains what is going on with the team and why they are converting the 4400 car to a 4800 car. Hope you all enjoy this as much as we enjoyed talking with Art. Cheers an...

Old Elk Goodness! In this episode, Jason is off the wagon, so he and Chris uncork the bottle of Old Elk Infinity Blend. Tasting and commenting ensue of it and another bottle that was opened. Discussion about the dangers of snow wheeling and following your GPS. Hint: Your GPS could be wrong and there are no backroads in the mountains during major snow storms. Mormon Emigrant Trail (MET) is closed!...

Merry Christmas! Chris and Jason are taking some much needed time off, so the super producer dug into the archives and decided to re-air one of our most popular episodes. We will be back next week with fresh content so enjoy! We’re back for the new year from our short break and are ready to entertain and educate you some more. In this exciting episode we talk about King of the Hammers. The annual...

Jason and Chris get together to record the final episode of the season! We talk about the legal fight that is ongoing down in Pismo on Oceano Dunes SVRA. We also discuss the recent heavy snowfall in the sierra and the sudden surge in rescues on the snowy roads up and around the Rubicon. They give some important safety tips that could very well save your lives. Newbies pay attention!!! We want to w...

Jason and Chris get together in home studio L to BS about this and that. Nothing too crazy, just driving through snow, rain, sleet and heavy winds for Jason and Chris gives an update on the process of renewing his Jeep’s registration. Things are slowing down for the holidays as we will be spending time with our respective families and hope that all of our listeners will be able to do the same. Ste...

Happy Holidays! Chris and Jason meet up with a fan favorite guest in the home studio for a nice chat. Justin Hall takes time out of his busy schedule to recap his great racing season. He covered the country with NorCal Races, Crandon and then wrapped it up with the Nationals in Oklahoma. Hear it all here! Also, some discussion was had about Mollusk Phobia??? Even Lorenzo was put to task to figure...

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving with family and friends! Chris and Jason go off about campsite trash and bash whomever left it behind. Jason is beginning research into new batteries for his camper and Chris goes off on car dealers ripping people off! It is a short episode but jam packed so hang on and enjoy! Cheers! Call us and leave a voice mail @ (408) 800-5169 Cal4Wheel Dirtbag Cloth...

WWW goes remote around the campfire for some cold mountain camping therapy. A report on the return trip to the Highway 4 Adopt-A-Trail area for some redemption on the fallen trees. A few hearty souls braved the cool late fall sierra nevada weather to finish clearing the trees off of the Mattley Trails off of 7N09. The operation was a success and allowed for some good old fashioned wheeling on the...

The holidays are getting near faithful podcast listeners! To keep with the theme of the upcoming holiday season and shopping season, we got 3 of the best off-road podcasts together in one studio to record our annual holiday gift guide. It is a 3-part extravaganza starting with SnailTrail4x4 taking the lead with the first part, Wheeling Wine and Whiskey pick up the middle episode and Cruisin 2 Camp...

Jason and Chris spend the evening talking with one of the most highly regarded right seats (co-driver) in Ultra4 Racing. He has right seated with Tony Pelligrino and the late great Jessi Combs. He tells stories from behind the scenes at King of the Hammers when he was the chief tech inspector for all the cars that wanted to race. If you wanted on to the race track you and your car needed to get pa...

Buckle up listeners, we’ve got more Trail Hero coverage coming at you with this episode of Wheeling Wine and Whiskey! Jason sits down with newbies to the Trail Hero experience to hear first hand about all the things there are to do. Samurai James, Lady Samurai and Georgia Boy tell us all about their first time…LOL!!! Stay tuned though, because after the virgins talk, we have another special guest...

In this episode, Jason gets to do possibly his last rock crawling trip of the year on the famed Rubicon trail in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. During the trip it rained and snowed, which changed the difficulty of the trail a bit. The recap was done from Jason’s Lance camper and joining him was Tyler and Jimmy from Snail Trail 4×4. Also joining them was the Assistant from their show. Hear all about...

Jason is back from Trail Hero 2021 and is chock full of stories about the trip. He gives a day by day breakdown of what he and the crew that he wheeled with were up to. Hint: They did a lot of wheeling! Jason and Chris also make their predictions for the Ultra4 Nationals Race in Oklahoma. The racing will all be over by the time you hear this episode, so hopefully we were somewhat close in our pick...

In this episode, Jason and Amber meet up with Kevin and Katelynn, the phenom W.E. Rock team. Kevin, Katelynn’s father, is the spotter of this team while 14 year old Katelynn handles the driving duties while on the trail. Lots of you probably saw them for the first time when Katelynn, during a competition, rolled off of a 30 foot cliff. I believe the video of the incident went viral on Instagram! F...

Jason is at Trail Hero and is having the time of his life. He is making new connections everyday and in this episode he, and stand-in co-host Amber Turner, catch up with the Instagrammer and Youtuber Hollie Fowler. She is the driver and owner of the giant Jeep JKU named Mischief Maker. The deep dive into everything that is Hollie starts with how she got into wheeling, what she did before wheeling...

Jason and Chris go on a road trip to meet up with Kevin ‘Ultra4Jones’ Jones and Carlos of Tac1Fab. The purpose of this meetup up is to see the new Ultra4 4800 class chassis that Carlos built for Kevin. The boys not only see the chassis, but get to sit in it and drool on it. Once the viewing was over, everyone sat down to hear all about how the collaboration between Kevin and Carlos was conceived a...

Jason and Chris meet up at one of the home studios after spending much of the summer recording in different remote locations. Totally worth it and they are now refreshed and ready for the push into the fall wheeling season. Is there going to be a fall wheeling season? Listen as they give a quick update on the fires burning in the Sierra Nevada mountains and what is open, closed and/or destroyed. A...