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Throughout his racing career, Jonathan Allard has expressed gratitude for having the privilege of using K&N products through his continued partnership.
From across the States and all the way to New Zealand, Jonathan Allard has been raking in wins, picking up honors and earning titles while making his mark as a competitive racer for over 20 years. His proactive spirit has been rewarded with back-to-back wins throughout the past season. In the past two months throughout California, Jonathan Allard finished first at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, and Antioch Speedway in Antioch.
"In 2005 I was able to join the William Motorsports team, and that is when my success as a driver come to fruition.
Jonathan Allard's Sprint Car Rookie titles include Marysville Speedway, Golden State Challenge Series, Silver Dollar Speedway, and Short Track Nationals.
Since joining the team we have been able to accomplish many things that I dreamed about as a young racer," said Allard. "The Williams team and I are looking forward this year to heading out to Knoxville Nationals and running up front in the biggest sprint car race in the world."
Listed on his long resume of racing accomplishments, Jonathan Allard earned several Championship titles including Golden State Challenge, International Series 2010 and 2011, North Island Title 2010 and 2012, and New Zealand Title 2011. Jonathan Allard's Sprint Car Rookie titles include Marysville Speedway, Golden State Challenge Series, Silver Dollar Speedway, and Short Track Nationals.
"Learning the business of racing has been a rewarding but lengthy process," said Allard. "I look forward to continue growing in the sport and put in a few more great years."
Throughout his racing career, Jonathan Allard has expressed gratitude for having the privilege of using K&N products through his continued partnership. Jonathan Allard discussed the benefits of using K&N products such as K&N air box and K&N oil filters.
"The use of K&N products is one of the key reasons I have been able to achieve so much in my racing career. The reliability and performance is unmatched in the industry," said Allard. "The use of K&N products has many advantages for our team; we have little to no parts failure and that leads to championships."
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The candy pink exterior paint of Lina Rodriguez's 2004 Mazda RX-8 demands your attention no matter where it's at.
Going to car shows you will soon notice that it's primarily a boy's game. Very few ladies have been able to break the ice and be serious contenders. What does it take to be a female, get into the car game, really make a mark and make all the boys look? Lina Rodriguez obviously knows what it takes to break the necks of the competition at a car show.
This custom Mazda RX-8, owned by Lina Rodriguez, has won several "Best Paint" Awards.
Lina Rodriguez started out with a 2004 Mazda RX-8. She added a Veilside lip kit, lowered the car 4.5" and added 18" XXR wheels to set the perfect stance. Lina likes to get her hands dirty and does a lot of the work herself. When it comes to routine maintenance on her 2004 Mazda RX-8, she chooses to do it all herself. When it came time to choose the perfect air intake for her rotary motor, she chose K&N's Mazda RX-8 air intake 69-6030-1TFK, because as she puts it, "it looks sick, and makes good horsepower."
Lina Rodriguez equipped her 2004 Mazda RX-8 with a quick release NRG Steering wheel.
When I asked Lina what proved to be the most challenging part about customizing her Mazda RX-8, she said, "The Paint." Even though her family owns a Autobody shop, this was a difficult task because she wanted the perfect color to make a statement in the car show scene. The color of choice for Lina Rodriguez was Candy Pink. And from what we saw, this paint job was flawless. Even to a trained car show judge it could take hours to find a single flaw on this paint job and it has earned her several "Best Paint" Awards.
Lina Rodriguez's Mazda RX-8 sports Sparco Racing Seats and Harness, and a nice stereo system consisting of a couple Kicker 10" subwoofers and much more.
While most people would be stuck on the paint job, I took a little extra time to really check this car out. Lets face it, it's a girls show car, and as most men know that women think differently than men, but from the looks of this car, Lina Rodriguez pays close attention to detail. She had a quick release NRG Steering wheel, Sparco Racing Seats & Harness and a nice stereo system consisting of a couple Kicker 10" subwoofers.
Lina Rodriguez chose K&N's Mazda RX-8 air intake because, as she says, "it looks sick, and makes good horsepower".
Well... from what I saw, Lina Rodriguez and her modified 2004 Mazda RX-8 definitely gives the boys a run for their money. When it comes to taking home trophies at the car show we were at, Lina took home several including Best Paint, Best Mazda and 2nd Place import.
I later asked Lina Rodriguez why she chose a K&N Mazda RX-8 air intake system. "Besides the main goal, which is to obtain better performance and wanting quicker acceleration from the starting point, I truly like the amount of heads it turns once I floor it," she explained. "I feel that rotaries should be loud and the newer the car the quieter they seem to become. Adding the K&N intake to my car has been one of the best modifications I've done to my RX-8. You get a great amount of horsepower and it makes my driving more fun".
Lina Rodriguez mentioned her K&N Mazda RX-8 air intake gained her a great amount of horsepower and it makes her driving more fun.
Even to a trained car show judge, it could take hours to find a single flaw on this Candy Pink paint job and it has earned Lina Rodriguez many trophies.
Most people would be stuck on the paint job, but Lina Rodriguez took extra time with her Mazda RX-8 to really get it right because lets face it... It's a girls show car.
From the looks of this custom Mazda RX-8, it can be said that Lina Rodriguez pays attention to detail.
Lina Rodriguez's 2004 Mazda RX-8 gives the boys a run for their money when it comes to taking home trophies at the car show.
High performance Mazda RX-8 owner Lina Rodriguez says she truly likes the amount of heads that turn when she floors it.
Lina was awarded trophies including Best Paint, Best Mazda and 2nd Place import at this car show.
Very few ladies have been able to break the ice and be serious contenders at car shows, but Lina Rodriguez's modified 2004 Mazda RX-8 passed the bar.
Lina Rodriguez says installing K&N's Mazda RX-8 air intake was "one of the best modifications" she has done to her car.
1.) Louie Bustillos plans to add power and torque by replacing his 2009 Ford Mustang GT stock airbox with a K&N air intake.
2.) With K&N Ford Mustang GT air intake in hand, Louie Bustillos shows us how much he loves performance.
3.) Now that Louie Bustillos has removed the stock airbox, it is time to install his K&N Mustang GT air intake system.
What do you do when your prized possession gets totaled in an intersection? Well you start all over and build a new model that's bigger and better. This is exactly what Louie Bustillos did after a wreck in his 1998 Ford Mustang. Louie Bustillos soon purchased a brand new 2009 Ford Mustang GT and began considering what he could do to beat his old pony. He had major plans in mind and wasn't going to wait to get started.
4.) It is not without K&N's easy-to-follow air intake installation instructions that Louie Bustillos adds more horsepower to his Mustang GT.
5.) Louie Bustillos' new K&N Ford Mustang GT performance air intake was mated to a BBK 62mm throttle body and a 125 Wet Shot Nitrous system.
6.) Installed. K&N Air Intake 63-2565 delivers an estimated 15+ horsepower to 2007, 2008 and 2009 Ford Mustang GT models with the 4.6L engines.
First, Louie wanted a theme for his new ride and decided to design a Drift Mustang. He loved mustangs, and he loved going into a corner hot, then downshifting and sliding through the corner in a controlled manner. According to Louie, Mustangs were made to slide. In stock condition however, you can only get so much out of the GT. The first addition to his 2009 Ford Mustang GT was K&N performance air intake 63-2565. It's mated to a BBK 62mm Throttle body and with a 125 Wet Shot Nitrous system for that extra little kick of power. This custom ride is also equipped with a Steeda under-drive pulley kit that Louie had custom painted before he installed it. Louie Bustillos' Mustang GT also has a Trufiber Hood with a custom acrylic viewing window outfitted with blue LED lights to show off the motor even on the darkest nights.
I asked Louie why he chose to use a K&N air intake for his 2009 Mustang GT. "The brand name alone speaks for itself," he explained. His confidence in K&N products was clearly evident. "I love using parts that are not only a well-known product but have been known to perform and K&N certainly meets my standards for being a product on my car. K&N is just a well-known product across the board. There is not one person I know that has not heard of K&N".
Now that the motor was purring he had to start making this modified GT a little more show worthy. He began by removing all pieces in the engine bay and having them custom painted or carbon fiber dipped. The exterior of the car was custom painted silver and blue two tone to make it stand out at shows. Louie also chose to accentuate the body of the mustang with a duraflex Cobra-R front bumper and a 3D Carbon wing. When it came to wheels Louie wanted to throw some large wheels on the mustang, but opted to stick with 18" Velocity wheels, to take advantage of the horsepower, and make the car easier to drift on the track. He then installed A thumping sound system with 2 Kicker 12" subs. Louie mated the subs to amps that push the woofers hard enough to drone out the screeching tires. A few 8" tv's were also installed just in-case Louie ever got bored at a car show.
Louie is one proud vehicle owner as he states, "My car is for me...I wanted to build my ULTIMATE ride and I have finally done it!"
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Juan Ortiz didn't take any short cuts while building this Honda Civic; he even tucked the wires.
Recently, while at a car show, I was stopped in my tracks the moment i saw Juan E. Sierra Ortiz's 1992 Honda Civic 3 door hatchback. I have to say, I am normally not interested in this type of build, but Juan's Civic really stood out. It wasn't the JDM H23a VTEC motor swap or that almost every stock part seemed to have been swapped with either carbon fiber or chrome that stopped me. Juan's 1992 Honda Civic was over 20 years old and had to be one of the cleanest cars I've seen at a show. As I got closer, I could see the engine bay was just as immaculate. In addition to the engine swap, I noticed a complete MSD ignition set up, ceramic headers, K&N air intake and the wire tuck. Juan Ortiz didn't take any short cuts while building this custom Civic.
Juan E. Sierra Ortiz is proud of his 1992 Honda Civic 3 Door Hatchback and K&N air intake system.
Growing up, Juan Ortiz always wanted to make his parents proud, and building a car was the best way to prove his passion for the automotive scene. Juan explained that his car might not be the latest or greatest, but it's his, and he built it. He mentioned that if he didn't know how to do something, he would research it until he was confident he could do it. "Ever since I was young, I have been into racing and car shows," Juan told me. "My father's workmanship and passion for cars has always inspired me to be the best at whatever I do."
Juan is an Army Instructor in the U.S. Army and uses his Honda Civic as his daily driver. His Civic has traveled to numerous training bases around the U.S. and several car shows along the way. "It makes me feel good to drive the car on a daily basis and I know the car will get me to wherever I need to go," Juan explained. "And if it does break down, I know I can fix it since I built it all myself".
Very clean customized Honda Civic with JDM H23a VTEC engine.
When asked what he would consider his specialty while building this ride, Juan told me that because he has done almost all of his own work, every aspect could be considered his specialty. "If I don't know it," Juan stated. "I will learn to do it!"
This soldier has invested many hours wrenching on this custom ride and its tidiness and cleanliness demonstrated a dedication and attention to detail that is likely carried over from his training in the Army.
Ortiz's Honda Civic is not just a show car, it's a daily driver.
I asked Juan why he chose K&N for his performance air intake. "K&N has always been among my top choices for performance and looks." he said. "It's proven to me it's top performance and quality." The K&N air intake system for many Honda Civic models between 1992 and 1995 is K&N 63-1017.
"I've used K&N air filters in my other pride and joy," Juan continued. "A 1991 Mazda mini pickup standard cab short bed with a 383 small block Chevy mated with a 350 Turbo transmissions and 9" Ford rear end. K&N proved to work awesome with my 750 Holley four barrel carburetor."
It is clear to see that Juan is pursuing his passion within the automotive scene. His performance modified 1992 Honda Civic 3 door hatchback is not a full-time show car, it's his daily driver. What more can one ask for than to drive your pride and joy everyday.
Juan E. Sierra Ortiz's 1992 Honda Civic 3 Door Hatchback
You'll find carbon fiber and chrome all over this Honda Civic
Ortiz's Honda Civic also has a complete MSD ignition set up and ceramic headers.
Ortiz's Modified 1992 Honda Civic had JDM H23a VTEC motor swap
This 1992 Honda Civic is equipped with K&N air intake 63-1017
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Riker Racing also earned their first ever feature win at Hamlin Speedway.
When school fires back up Alyssa Riker will be a senior at Delaware Valley Regional High School, and there's a real good chance that her summer vacation tales will be a big hit with her friends. The Milford, New Jersey teenager spent a good part of her summer racing and winning.
"I think winning the last three races that I have competed in says a lot about both my team and my steady improvement as a driver," said Riker. We won two feature races at Greenwood Valley Action Tracks (GVAT) back-to-back and I won my first feature race at Hamlin Speedway two weeks ago. It shows that we have the ability to change up our conditions on a last minute basis and still be confident that we will be competitive. It also boosts my confidence. It shows me that I have the experience and success I need to hopefully move up into the Regular 270 class soon."
K&N's Alyssa Riker won back-to-back weekends at Greenwood Valley Action Tracks in June.
Alyssa Riker's winning streak began in June at GVAT located Orangeville, Pennsylvania, she started third in her heat and made it to the front before the first corner, after that she never looked back, leading all the way to the checkered flag. Then in the feature, Alyssa Riker showed her experience as she waited patiently to make her move to the front coming out of turn four. "From there on I led the rest of the race, passing lapped cars, and eventually won my third feature of my micro career," she said.
The following weekend Riker Racing was back at GVAT. After nearly winning her heat again, Alyssa Riker had to pull a redraw for the feature. "Luckily enough I picked number one which got me a pole starting position," said Riker. Taking full advantage of her first place start, Alyssa Riker lead the 12 car field flag-to-flag for another micro win in the rookie class. After the race her comments were "Through a couple of cautions and some bumping around, I was able to lead the whole race and go on to get another feature win. Two weeks in a row is a big deal for us and we are so happy that we were able to pull it off."
Alyssa Riker's next race was also scheduled back at GVAT, her home track, but bad weather changed those plans. So they followed the sun and headed to Hamlin Speedway for the first time in two years, and there things started on a foul note.
"Before the heats were set to go out, we had a practice session. My dad pushed me out onto the track and the car wouldn't start. It wasn't getting any fuel so we brought it back to the trailer to find out what the problem was."
Dad cleaned the carburetor and got the micro running. "We went out for the heat and the car felt good. It was fast and was handling well. I started 5th and got up to 3rd place out of 6 cars." In the 12 car feature Riker started in 5th, but she soon found herself in second after the lead cars tangled. "I held onto second place the whole race until the last lap," Riker remarked. "Coming to the white flag I was able to pass the first place car, which seemed to be having motor problems, and I ended up taking home my first win at Hamlin Speedway. It was a great win for us especially after not being there for over two years."
"The one major change we made to the car this year is my dad (Jamie) changed the car from being completely coil springs, to only the front being coil, and the back being torsion bars. This helps the car handle when the track conditions aren't ideal. The change has really helped because our 2013 racing season has been amazing so far. We have raced six times and I have come out with three of my five career micro wins within those races. We had a rough start to the season, but it wasn't long until we were back to being competitive and consistent. And in racing consistency is one of the most important things. I expect that we will stay on the path that we are on now, getting top-three finishes and possibly a couple more wins."
"Thank you to K&N and everyone one of our sponsors and supporters for helping us get to this position. I know we say it a lot, but we seriously wouldn't be here without each one of you. Thanks for everything!"
K&N News Update: Only minutes after filing this story we got word that Alyssa Riker earned her 3rd win of the season at GVAT and her 4th win of the year overall.
