Johnson Valley OHV, Calif. (February 6, 2013) — Billed as the “Ultimate Desert Race” the King of the Hammers pits man and machine against the fiercest conditions the California desert can throw at them. Casey Currie, piloting his #2 Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx, is ready for the challenge and is looking to bring home the crown at this year’s event.

In the past Currie has divided his time among many different racing disciplines at the King of the Hammers, but in 2013 he is focused solely on claiming the UTV title. After taking the lead and starting to pull away last year, a mechanical failure kept Currie from finishing the grueling event.

“I know we can be the fastest here,” said Currie. “And I’ve been thinking about this race for the last 12 months.  They throw a lot of things at us and my Kawasaki Teryx is built to handle them all, whether it is the tight rock crawling sections, or the flat-out, high speed trails. We’ve done our homework and now we are ready to push as hard as we can to get a win on Thursday.”

The King of Hammers marks Currie’s first race of the 2013 season, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been working since the close of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series.  Currie has spent most of January driving a wide variety of vehicles for a series of videos that will be released later this year.