Can my rental survive Alabama’s toughest street race?

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Chris Hays shares his story of setting the record for the Alabama Hammer!
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[@haterbilt9428]

As an Enterprise employee I would like to say, just because you see a bunch of cars on our lots doesn't mean all of them are rentable. I'm looking at close 25 right now that are sitting here needing a recall done. We also have a few that we are waiting on an outside detailer to come clean. There's some that the tag has expired and we are waiting on it to arrive. We have some that have damage. Then there are ones that need routine maintenance. So every car you see isn't necessarily rentable.

[@lucasokeefe7935]

N'OH. We want our cheapish rental shitbox cars nowwwww

[@NEALMOHANFUCKSKIDS]

Well if u worked for a decent place they don't keep broke cars on the lot where people can see.

[@salt-emoji]

Nothin like watching vin wiki on the clock 😎

[@FeralRC]

I work at a body shop and Enterprise is top notch for our customers. Other national rental companies not so much. They will wait days to pick up their returned rentals from us to the point we charge them lot fees. Ridiculous!

[@attackb5349]

Don’t you know all car enthusiasts are also rental car logistics experts??? 😅

[@CannonballCC]

The Alabama Hammer will always be my "must make" event. Such a great group of people

[@mechanuts7191]

Man drives Jeep Wrangler and complains that a rental looks like a box,LOL

[@JTsCustom]

Seriously? Jeep owners shouldn't be able to complain about some other vehicle being a box.

[@melinazettlemoyer5151]

Great story! So fun to have a couple of cameos as well. Greatly looking forward to this year's Hammer!

[@adamsdrives]

This is such a fun event! Every year new people come out and enjoy the sites of our beautiful state. And to top it all off, it generates donations for a local autism & children’s therapy center. And like all great events, the real prize at the end is the story and the friendships you make. That, and an MC Hammer doll 🤣

[@jakinoutcreekst]

How do I find the event

[@olikat8]

Did the Southern Classic this year, doing another TDS in October- which is an inaugural event. Maybe next year I'll do the Alabama Hammer in the venerable Valiant

[@importedjohn400]

Lived around birmingham my whole life, never heard of the alabama hammer. going to have to check it out

[@lances4803]

Same, and can find nothing on line about it. I guess it pays to keep it low key.

[@ingresswizard9044]

Same I live in Mobile and never heard of it and I have lived here all my life from early 70’s

[@jasonjavelin]

Being from North Alabama you pretty much do most of the Alabama Hammer but backwards to get to the beach. Grew up doing once a year or every few years hahaha nice to see it’s a real event!

[@TheCannonball79]

A good time is not necessary to have a good time.

[@RogerAlan]

Hey Chris, we should compare notes. I’m pretty sure we ran different waypoints in AH3 compared to AH4. No big deal though, we can settle this in a few weeks 🙂

[@TwinkBuster]

Hey! Can you help me? I want to join the race. I've been wanting to join the Alabama Hammer for so long and I have no idea who to contact to join! Please help!

[@ChaceAmbrose]

Just be glad you were first to launch…we encountered 18 accidents on the Hammer last year and only made up time by taking highways! Great story though and hope to see you on this years!

[@TwinkBuster]

Hey! Can you help me? I want to join the race. I've been wanting to join the Alabama Hammer for so long and I have no idea who to contact to join

[@ChaceAmbrose]

@@TwinkBuster nice try law enforcement! seriously though its somewhat more open than some of the cannonball things but you have to have a proven track record of professional events and someone to vouch for you. the reason we all somewhat gatekeep these things is the same reason Brock Yates stopped the initial Cannonball. We HAVE to maintain the safety record, and that's not going to happen if you allow rando's in that you are not sure of their skill level or their familiarity with their machine so I apologize and am not trying to be a dick, but no, I cant.

[@TwinkBuster]

@@ChaceAmbrose That's fair. I managed to get in contact but I won't say how lol.

[@dannydillon997]

What a great story teller 🙏

[@CarswithNash]

This man needs to discover Turo. Why rent a Kia when you can get an AMG or Porsche cheaper?

[@leert2698]

I don’t care what I happen to be driving on the interstate, at some point while I’m rolling along, I will move over to let a Nissan verza go scooting by. Out of nowhere, I look in my mirror and somebody will have one of those little cars wound tighter than a corkscrew and passing a line of cars. Haha

[@TwoDollarGararge]

The power of a shitbox

[@DamoLyn]

Gotta love a VinWiki story.

[@Yourmomlikesbuttstuff]

This is why I hate working at a show with a enterprise fleet contract 😭

[@littlejefe494]

Fun fact most new cars have something similar to a Blackbox on an airplane that stores your driving style and sells it to insurance companies making your coverage cost more.

[@melinazettlemoyer5151]

Curious which Hammer rout you did being that each year is different with different stops and different miles. It's hard to say fastest time when each year is a separate challenge. Your time was awesome however, and I commend your amazing skills and efforts.

[@ingresswizard9044]

I live in Mobile and never heard of this event

[@Timberwolf35546]

I want to know how to find event info for the next Alabama Hammer.. I have searched and searched and the closest I get is a drag racing team or a big buck hunting competition.

[@kriptiksoulja]

Same I want to participate lmao lived in Tuscaloosa my entire life never heard of this

[@ChrisPBacon198]

U Haul VS Home Depot Racing 😂

[@BeenThereOverItNow]

How do you look 87 and 50 at the same time?

[@imuruncledaddy8753]

I live in mobile and want to do the hammer.if you need spotters I can help

[@bellluna9017]

Sup Ed.

[@joshuagibson2520]

2:17 who is that gal on the right?

[@mountainmandale1587]

Rock and roll, brother!

[@evo9_slut849]

Cool story bro. Waste of 11 mins lmfao Hopefully I can save at least 1 of you.

[@salt-emoji]

This comment sucks. After seeing your other comments, you should keep your opinion to yourself.

[@evo9_slut849]

Being a realist isn’t usually enjoyable to the soft minded. This story was boring affffff. Have a bright and shiny rainbow filled day😜🖕🏼

[@bwofficial1776]

@@evo9_slut849 There is no requirement in life to have a hard mind.

[@NEALMOHANFUCKSKIDS]

Use to do that all the time pay 60 or 70 bucks go to hurts and rent a crappy jag. For 69.99 a day and bristole drag way wasn't but like 2 miles up the road so we do it all the time.. the best drag racing is with sum1 else's caf