{"id":36437,"date":"2024-02-08T07:28:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T06:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=36437"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:54:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T14:54:30","slug":"yokohama-shod-vehicles-impress-at-king-of-the-hammers-off-road-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/yokohama-shod-vehicles-impress-at-king-of-the-hammers-off-road-race\/36437","title":{"rendered":"Yokohama\u2013shod vehicles impress at King of the Hammers off-road race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yokohama Rubber reports that vehicles equipped with its Geolandar off-road tyres for SUVs and pickup trucks finished first in three classes at this year\u2019s King of the Hammers off-road race recently held in California, USA.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The King of the Hammers, which is the season opener for the year-long Ultra4 National Series racing tour, combines desert racing and rock crawling, and is considered one of the toughest off-road races in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-36438 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Duane-Garetson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Duane-Garetson.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Duane-Garetson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Duane-Garetson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Duane-Garetson-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Duane-Garetson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Duane-Garetson-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At this year\u2019s King of the Hammers, Yokohama Rubber supplied its Geolandar tyres to more than 25 participating vehicles. The tyres supplied included Geolandar M\/T G003 mud terrain tyres and race-versions of the same, as well Geolandar SD off-road racing tyres sold in overseas markets.<\/p>\n<p>According to Yokohama, Geolandar M\/T G003 tyres deliver superior performance on the full range of off-road surfaces over an exceptionally long lifespan. Geolandar SD tyres have also been praised for their superb durability and performance in off-road races.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, vehicles equipped with Geolandar tyres finished first in the King of the Hammers\u2019 4900 Can-Am UTV race and captured series championships in the Best In The Desert\u2019s Trick Truck class and the Ultra4 Racing\u2019s 4900 UTV Pro Mod class.<\/p>\n<p>Geolandar-shod vehicles also dominated at the 2023 Asia Cross Country Rally, winning the overall championship for a second straight year while capturing the top three spots on the podium with first, second, and third place finishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yokohama Rubber reports that vehicles equipped with its Geolandar off-road tyres for SUVs and pickup trucks finished first in three classes at this year\u2019s King of the Hammers off-road race recently held in California, USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":36438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,396],"tags":[805],"class_list":["post-36437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-yokohama","tag-yokohama"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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