Busted Knuckle Films will be on hand filming the official DVD for the King of the Hammers Qualifier taking place in the Black Mountains of Kentucky. The Race will happen Saturday August the 14th. The top 3 finishers will earn a starting position in the Griffin King Of the Hammers race, set for February 2011 in Johnson Valley, California. The DVD will be just $19.99 and can be ordered from our online store. It will be shot in full (HD) High Definition and should be close to an hour in length.
This race is unlike any other. The rigs are unlike any others. Not only are these vehicles built to crawl some of the nastiest obstacles the East has to offer; they are also built to go 80 miles per hour through the desert. This is off road endurance racing at its best. The competitors will have to navigate their way through over 40 miles of the most grueling terrain around. This race will definitely prepare the top 3 qualifiers for the World Series of Off-Road Racing known as King of the Hammers in 2011. The dream of racing in this big of a race draws competitors from all over the country. One racer from Florida has already been to multiple KOH qualifiers and has stated that he will be at the last chance qualifier on the lake bed in California if he doesn’t qualify before that. That is determination right there. That speaks volumes about our ever growing sport and the people that love it.
“I don’t know if the west coasters will give this place its due, but I believe this is going to be the hardest race of the season. I’d put it up on par with KOH if they were going to do the same distances. The rock crawling sections aren’t nearly as long, but the obstacles themselves are equal in difficulty.”
The location of the qualifier is just outside of Harlan, Kentucky at The Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area. Since opening in 2005, Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area has became a top off-road destination in the United States. Over 200 miles of trails on more than 7,000 acres accommodates ATV, 4×4 and dirtbike enthusiasts alike. Trails are rated by difficulty and signed for easy navigation.
Once you get the setup there is one issue you might have and that is syncing the two cameras together for editing purposes. There is no way to turn both cameras on at the exact same time. Lucky for you we have a FREE solution. Once the cameras are turned on and are filming, you can gently tap the outside of the camera cases at the same time. This creates a spike in the audio track that you can later use to line up the two video tracks.