The Real Story Behind King of the Hammers
We've all heard the legend of how King of the Hammers was started when a couple of friends decided to race for bragging rights and a case of beer. Knowing there had to be more to the story, I started poking around for the "real" story when asked to write about KOH history.
![nick-nelson-koh](https://www.drivingline.com/s3/drivingline.prd/media/articleimages/2014/01/nick-nelson-koh.jpg?quality=70&mode=pad©metadata=true&w=800)
![hammertown-koh](https://www.drivingline.com/s3/drivingline.prd/media/articleimages/2014/01/hammertown-koh.jpg?quality=70&mode=pad©metadata=true&w=800)