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Greg Adler, President & CEO of 4 Wheel Parts, started his racing career in Baja California driving limited buggies in the SCORE series before transitioning to short-course off road racing

The #10 Team 4 Wheel Parts truck launched side by side through the air and made contact with another truck resulting in a brake issue for Greg Adler who settled for 6th place

Greg Adler, President & CEO of 4 Wheel Parts, started his racing career in Baja California, Mexico driving limited buggies in the SCORE series. After several years of valuable experience, he jumped into the full-size truck category driving powerful 800-horsepower Class 8 trucks. The Class 8 machines fit Greg well, and made for a smooth transition into the intense world of short-course off-road racing. Greg entered his first short-course race at Crandon International Raceway in 2004 in a Sportsman truck borrowed from veteran racer Evan Evans. That one race was all it took and Greg became hooked.

More than 10 years later K&N Filters sponsored driver Greg Adler is still short-course off-road racing and has worked his way up to the Pro-4 ranks in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORS). Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2015 LOORS season took place at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park in Lake Elsinore, California. Temperatures were in the 90’s, but that didn’t stop racers or spectators from flocking to the dry basin near the shores of Southern California’s largest natural freshwater lake. It was a double header weekend for the Lucas Oil Series with round five taking place on Saturday followed by round six the next day.

K&N sponsored Team 4 Wheel Parts found redemption in LOORS round 6 with a hard fought third place trophy and renewed momentum as they make their climb through the Pro4 standings

Greg Adler put together a strong qualifying effort in his K&N air filters equipped Pro-4 Ford F150 earning him a spot on the front row of the grid for Round 5. Following the drop of the green flag the Pro4 field charged into turn one and in the ensuing chaos Adler was shuffled back into the pack of 900HP machines. Once settled into his rhythm, Adler maintained sight of the leaders as he charged his way back into contention. Greg worked his way into fourth place and as he set his sights on a podium finish, Greg found himself battling with another competitor as they soared toward the track’s signature “ski jump.” The two trucks launched side by side through the air and in the process made contact. The contact resulted in a brake issue for Adler’s #10 Pro-4 truck forcing Adler to adjust his pace and settle for a 6th place result.

“We knew we had a lot of work to do after the fifth round,” commented Adler. Adding, “after the contact, we lost the brakes and you don’t have any idea how much you need them until you don’t have them. We had an issue with the transmission so we changed that out overnight as well but we knew that going into Sunday morning we were going to have the truck sorted out.”

Although Greg Adler was challenged for his spot through the final laps of round 6 at Lake Elsinore, he held his ground and brought it home for his best finish of the 2015 season so far

Once again having qualified well, Greg Adler started from a second row position on the grid putting him toward the front of one of the most competitive Pro4 fields in recent memory. Holding his ground through the start, Greg pushed his way into third on the track as he worked to catch the leaders. With just a small handful of laps to go late in the race, a yellow flag brought the pack back together for a sprint to the finish. Although he was challenged for his spot through the final laps, Adler held his ground and brought the truck home for his best finish of the 2015 season so far. K&N sponsored Team 4 Wheel Parts found redemption with a hard fought third place trophy and renewed momentum as they make their climb through the Pro4 standings.

“Today was great for the team,” said Adler from the podium. “These guys work so hard to give me a fast truck, now we’re standing up here for not only them, but for everyone who supports us from the crew, to our sponsors and our fans.” For Adler, his strongest showing of the season was a reflection of the combined efforts of the veteran team. “This is the result of hard work from an experienced group of guys who do whatever it takes to get it done,” he said. “We accomplished our goal of qualifying strong and we ran consistent laps all weekend. We were holding strong through the race and the last restart made things interesting, but we were able to put the power down and hold them off. The payoff was a solid finish to the weekend and some momentum going into Utah.”

The 18-round Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series will head to the picturesque Tooele Valley, just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah for Rounds 7 & 8 at Miller Motorsports Park on June 20-21. The 2015 Lucas Oil Off Road calendar includes one more visit to Lake Elsinore this season in addition to California’s Glen Helen Raceway, stops in Reno & Las Vegas, Nevada and for the first time ever, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

Greg Adler Motorsports is supported by:

4 Wheel Parts · Pro Comp Tires · ODYSSEY Battery · MagnaFlow Exhaust · AMP Research / AVS · Lund · Red Kap · Daystar Products · G2 Axle & Gear · Bushwacker · Makita Industrial Power Tools · Mastercraft Safety · Fox Racing Shox · K&N Filters · Fiberwerx · GoPro

LOORRS Round five on Saturday began with RJ starting the Pro-Lite truck class race on the front row and quickly jumping into the lead taking the win in the K&N equipped #37 Pro-Lite

RJ Anderson led from the green flag to the checkers and got the first win of the season for the K&N filters equipped #37 Loanmart/South Point Pro-Lite but it wouldn’t be the last that weekend

As a follow up to the wet and frustrating Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS) rounds 3 and 4 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, K&N sponsored RJ Anderson and the whole RJ Anderson Racing team was excited to be heading back to their home turf for LOORRS rounds 5 and 6 at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park where the team had some success earlier in the 2015 season.

Round five was held on Saturday and RJ began the Pro-Lite truck class race on the front row. RJ Anderson quickly jumped out into the lead with a couple of challenges from Brandon Arthur and Brad Deberti. Anderson was lucky to have avoided the carnage behind him taking the win in spectacular fashion leading from the green flag to the checkers. This was the first win of the season for the K&N filters equipped #37 Loanmart/South Point Pro-Lite but it wouldn’t be the last that weekend.

After the first lap of Pro-2 racing RJ Anderson came through in third, but with only two laps to go the #37 Pro 2 suffered an axle failure forcing RJ to pull off the track in LOORRS Round 5

In the Round 6 Pro-Lite main RJ Anderson jumped out into the lead in his K&N equipped #37 Loanmart/South Point truck to complete a sweep of the weekend’s Pro-Lite racing

The LOORRS round 5 Pro 2 truck class main event was scheduled to close out Anderson’s day and spirits were high following his Pro-Lite win. After the first lap of racing RJ came through in third position, but with two laps to go the #37 Pro 2 suffered an axle failure forcing RJ to pull off the track. RJ and the RJ Anderson Racing team returned to the pits to prep for Round 6.

The following day Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series round 6 got started at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park with slightly better weather conditions than the day before. In the Pro-Lite main event RJ Anderson jumped out to an early lead in his K&N filters equipped #37 Loanmart/South Point Pro-Lite truck and maintained that lead for every lap of the race to complete a sweep of the weekend’s Pro-Lite racing.

After fixing the Pro-2 truck’s axle that had broken the day before, RJ and the team felt confident they would be able to show the same speed again on Sunday. The morning of the race someone noticed a leak that turned out to be a serious engine problem and the whole team sprang into action. With RJ starting on the pole the stakes were high and the crew pushed hard, pulling off a complete engine swap in little more than two hours’ time to get RJ to the line.

With RJ Anderson starting on the Pro-2 pole in LOORRS round 6 the crew pushed hard to pull off a complete engine swap in little more than two hours’ time to get RJ to starting the line

On the final lap of LOORRS Pro-2 round 6 RJ was caught by a hard-charging Bryce Menzies in a drag race to the line decided by a photo finish and RJ Anderson would settle for third

Once on the track in his K&N air filters sponsored Pro-2 truck RJ did not disappoint. Almost immediately RJ jumped out front and held first place for the entire first lap ahead of Brian Deegan and Bryce Menzies. RJ held off the horde of drivers behind him until lap 9 when Brian Deegan managed to get by moving Anderson into second place. On the final lap RJ was caught by a hard-charging Bryce Menzies in a drag race to the finish line. The finish was decided by a photo finish and unfortunately RJ Anderson would have to settle for third.

The whole K&N backed team was thrilled with the weekend’s results as RJ showed he has the speed to dominate in an increasingly competitive Pro-Lite class as well as running up front in both Pro 2 races. RJ would like to thank all of the friends, family and teammates who came out to support the RJ37 team. RJ Anderson and the team would also like to express their gratitude toward gracious sponsors, such as K&N Air Filters, that make this all happen. The Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series rolls into Tooele, Utah over Father’s Day weekend June 20-21 and the RJ37 team will be there ready to back up their results.

Superstock practice sessions held on Friday at Road America began with beautiful weather while conditions of the afternoon session became less than ideal in Elkhart, Wisconsin

Once again on Saturday morning practice and Superpole sessions at Road America were held in wet conditions with temperatures 40 degrees lower than Friday and winds became a factor

The RoadRace Factory team concept was developed with the intent of providing a "next step" program to support top young guns coming up through the ranks. First started in 2011 the RoadRace Factory Redbull AMA Pro Road Racing team entered the inaugural MotoAmerica Road Racing 2015 season ready to do battle. The K&N equipped RoadRace Factory Redbull Team rider Jake Gagne made the step up to the larger displacement Yamaha R1 for the new 1000cc Superstock Class with hopes of becoming the first 1000cc Superstock Champion. 2014 Sportbike Rookie of the Year, Tomas Puerta returned to the K&N equipped RoadRace Factory Redbull team as the lead SuperSport rider.

Last year at Road America Jake Gagne pulled off a double victory in the 600 class and completely dominated from start to finish. As it turns out, 2015 would be no different for Jake Gagne at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The first two Superstock practice sessions were held on Friday this year for Road America, with the first session held under beautiful conditions while the afternoon session became less than ideal. In the afternoon wet weather rolled in and the track became soaked with rain. Once again on Saturday morning the practice and Superpole sessions were held in wet conditions. Temperatures plummeted 40 degrees from Friday and the winds became a factor on the long exposed sections of track. However, Jake's time in the previous three sessions meant he would be in the fast group competing for Pole Position. In the 15 minutes Jake was given to grab the best possible starting position he and his crew scored a P1 in his class and a P4 overall. Jake would start both races at Road America in the middle of the second row on Sunday.

In both MotoAmerica races in Elkhart, Wisconsin Jake Gagne got phenomenal starts with Gagne initially keeping pace with the faster factory superbikes but lost sight of them before long

Jake Gagne repeated race one's class win and secured another double victory at Road America putting Gagne 30 points ahead in the MotoAmerica Road Racing Superstock championship

On Sunday morning, the K&N equipped RoadRace Factory Redbull Team arrived at the track to find blue skies and sunshine. The temperature remained low, not expected to get over 50 degrees, but at least the rain had passed. Jake and the team switched back to their dry track setup and utilized all the available track time during their 20 minute morning warm-up to dial in the K&N equipped Yamaha R1. Whatever the team did worked as Jake went out and set a pace almost two seconds faster than his nearest rival. In the first of two races on Sunday Jake Gagne got a phenomenal start. Initially Gagne kept pace with the factory superbikes, but by the 1/3 race point he was losing sight of the lead group. Jake would continue to ride lap after lap as if he was being chased by hungry wolves. However, the faster factory supported Superbikes kept pulling away and eventually developed a major gap over Jake Gagne. At the checkers Jake crossed the line in first place for the Superstock class and in fourth overall.

On Sunday morning, the K&N equipped RoadRace Factory Redbull Team arrived at the track to find blue skies and sunshine. The temperature remained low, not expected to get over 50 degrees, but at least the rain had passed. Jake and the team switched back to their dry track setup and utilized all the available track time during their 20 minute morning warm-up to dial in the K&N equipped Yamaha R1. Whatever the team did worked as Jake went out and set a pace almost two seconds faster than his nearest rival. In the first of two races on Sunday Jake Gagne got a phenomenal start. Initially Gagne kept pace with the factory superbikes, but by the 1/3 race point he was losing sight of the lead group. Jake would continue to ride lap after lap as if he was being chased by hungry wolves. However, the faster factory supported Superbikes kept pulling away and eventually developed a major gap over Jake Gagne. At the checkers Jake crossed the line in first place for the Superstock class and in fourth overall.

Danny Walker, RoadRace Factory Redbull Team Manager, said of Gagne’s results “He pulled off the double here and it was awesome to see him on the podium with his dad. We still have room to grow with this program and I truly believe we haven't seen the full potential of this combination of Jake and the R1. Road America is so fast that we knew we'd be down on speed versus the bigger bikes, but Barber is a great place where speed advantages are minimized and I expect that we'll see a Superstock in the top three overall." Jake and the K&N supported RoadRace Factory Redbull Team are now focusing on the next round of MotoAmerica Road Racing at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama in a few weeks.

Tim Slade drives the #47 Supercheap Auto Holden Commodore carrying prominent K&N branding and equipped with K&N filters for superior airflow and superior performance

V8 Supercars is a touring car racing series in Australia originally focused on the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore with more recent entries from Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo

The leading Australian automotive retailer, Supercheap Auto has signed a new agreement with a world leading filter brand, K&N Air Filters. This new partnership will bring an extended line of quality K&N products being stocked in Supercheap Auto’s 300 stores across the Australian continent. The joint venture between Supercheap Auto and K&N Filters also includes K&N’s support of Supercheap Auto’s Australian V8 Supercars team and its driver, Tim Slade. Tim Slade drives the #47 Holden Commodore carrying prominent K&N branding and equipped with K&N filters for superior airflow and superior performance.

Australian V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations. The vehicles used in the series are loosely based on road-going, four-door saloon cars originally focused on the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore with more recent entries from Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo. Similar to NASCAR in North America, V8 Supercars series regulations control many aspects of the car to ensure equality between the manufacturers. The regulations were also designed to lower the costs of building and repairing a car. Australian V8 Supercars events take place all across the Australian states and includes one international race in Auckland, New Zealand for 2015.

Australian V8 Supercars events take place all across the Australian states and includes one international race in Auckland, New Zealand for the 2015 season

The Australian V8 Supercars Championship continues with the SKYCITY Darwin SuperSprint, June 19-21 at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin in Northern Territory, Australia

K&N Engineering Inc. Sports Marketing Manager, Tony Yorkman said its new deal with Supercheap Auto provided an ideal scenario for K&N to increase sales and brand awareness in the important Australian automotive market. “Motorsports are in K&N Filters’ DNA, so it is only natural for us to partner with Supercheap Auto because it’s made of people who share our passion for racing and the company invests in motorsport marketing,” Yorkman said. “K&N is involved in almost every form of racing around the world, and the technology developed for motorsports is applied in our range of performance filters for road cars, trucks and motorcycles. We’re excited to team up with Supercheap Auto, and Supercheap Auto Racing in V8 Supercars, and we are looking forward to seeing the results of K&N Filters’ performance on and off track.”

Supercheap Auto Promotions Manager, Dane Patterson said the company and its V8 Supercars program would play a key role in K&N’s growth in Australia. “The partnership with our V8 Supercars team also sends an instant message to consumers that Supercheap Auto is the place to buy K&N products,” Patterson said. Tim Slade, driver of the #47 Supercheap Auto Holden Commodore, said he is excited to see the automotive powerhouse brand on his car. “K&N Filters is an iconic brand and well known around the world as a premium, quality brand, so I’m proud to carry its logo on my Supercheap Auto Commodore,” Slade said.

The Australian V8 Supercars Championship continues with the SKYCITY Darwin SuperSprint, June 19-21 at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin in Northern Territory, Australia. Use the K&N dealer search to find an authorized K&N dealer, like Supercheap Auto in Australia, in almost any part of the world.

K&N Engineering, Inc. is the world's leader in reusable air filters. K&N washable cabin air filters, High flow reusable air filters, High performance air intake systems and premium oil filters are available at most retailers and directly from K&N. K&N is heavily involved in nearly every form of motorsports such as off-road and powersports, drag racing, stock cars and road racing. For more information about K&N Filters, please visit www.knfilters.com.