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K&N receives the Tuning Theo Award 2011 for the category 'Best Brand Motor Tuning'.
Tuning World Bodensee is an international exhibition for car tuning, lifestyle and the tuning club scene. Over 1,000 tuned cars are on display, while 235 exhibitors and 152 clubs participate to show their appreciation to the tuning community. This year at Tuning World Bodensee in Friedrichshafen, Germany, K&N received a Tuning Theo Award 2011 in the category 'Best Brand Motor Tuning'. Out of 3 nominees, K&N was voted best brand by subscribers of 'VW Speed' and 'Tuning', the two most popular magazines in Germany's tuning industry.
Publisher Delius-Klasing introduced the Tuning Theo award, named after tuning pioneer Theo Decker, in 2010 to give recognition to the best companies in the tuning industry. They organized an Internet poll for the 25,000+ subscribers of their two magazines, 'VW Speed' and 'Tuning', who chose K&N as the winner in one of the 11 award categories. While being a nominee at the first Tuning Theo award presentation in 2010, K&N is proud to have won a 2011 award.
This really shows the appreciation of the brand in the German tuning industry, since the winners of the Tuning Theo award are elected by end consumers and therefore active users of the actual products. K&N has always believed in looking forward and raising the bar. That's why we have worked hard on a new product line, the 57S air induction kits, which are performance intake system for European applications. K&N's 57S air intake systems carry the TUV approval, which is considered the most stringent European test standard in terms of quality, sound and emissions.
EM Motorsports is do everything they can to ride out their one and only engine to a Stock Class Championship at Lemoore Raceway.
K&N backed Ethan Myatt from Clovis, California races 600cc Micro Sprints at Lemoore Raceway. A Micro Sprint is basically a shrunk down version of a full-sized Sprint Car. Myatt is a high school sophomore holding down a 3.5 GPA, and he's very close friends with another K&N sponsored driver, World of Outlaws racer Jason Meyers. Myatt says, "Meyer has offered up a lot of advice and help - he's a great mentor to me."
Ethan Myatt's 600cc Micro Sprint car is basically a smaller version of a full-sized race car.
Team EM Motorsports is made up of Myatt and his crew chief dad and his grandpa, as well as his best friend from time-to-time.
"Things are looking great so far this year," Myatt said, "Starting off with a second place finish in the first race was a great way to start the season."
In the next three races Myatt went on to finish with a seventh, fifth and eighth place respectively.
Myatt explains, "We put together a brand new car hoping to go for the Stock Class Championship at Lemoore this year. We have struggled every race this year so far, but several weeks ago we made a massive change to the set-up which helped us come from 12th to 8th so we are making progress."
"We are mainly racing Lemoore this year due to the fact that we only have one engine, and don't want to push the issue because we are trying to go for a championship this year," continues Myatt. "Next year, we plan on moving up to the Super 600 class, in that class you can do quite frankly anything to the engine, and you can have the advantage of being able to adjust your shock set-up from the cockpit. The only thing is that in the Super 600 class, the more you do to the engine, the more weight you're required to add to the car."
The Toyota Avensis, built to the 'Next Generation Touring Car' rules, is expected to be very competitive as development continues throughout the season.
Frank Wrathall from Garstang, Lancashire, England is an engineer by trade, a racecar driver by skill and passion, and a footballer by heart. Wrathall recently fulfilled a boyhood dream by appearing on the turf at Preston North End (PNE), although not as a footballer (soccer player), but rather as a driver, bringing with him the brand new Toyota Avensis he races in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
2011 is Dynojet Race Team's first season competing in the British Touring Car Championship and it's clearly seen as a learning year.
As a lifelong PNE supporter, the 24-year-old K&N backed racer, was invited along to the Deepdale Stadium not only to show off his BTCC Toyota, but also to help dish out the end-of-season awards to the club's players and staff at the final home match of the season.
"It was surreal finally to be on the pitch," Wrathall said. "I used to watch from the stands as a lad and longed to be out there playing, back in the days when I wanted to grow up to be a footballer and not a racing driver."
Wrathall kicked-off his kart racing career in 1998 at the age of 11, and after completing only six Cadet races, he quickly moved into junior TKM (100cc direct drive karts) competing at club level the following year.
Once the new Avensis and Frank Wrathall's skills harmonize, every indication points to great race success.
In 2000 he graduated to yet another boarder class in Junior Gearbox (85cc 6-speed gearbox karts) and became the inaugural National Champion, taking four out of six race victories. The very next year Wrathall became the Junior Gearbox National Open Champion.
For the next eight years Wrathall continued to move up through the racing ranks, collecting honors and highlights, and with each came ever more fervor and confidence that he had indeed followed his destiny in the proper direction.
Then, in 2009 Wrathall took the next logical step, moving from the Ginetta G50 Cup, into the British Touring Car Championship. With the prestige and unrivalled media coverage, this meant an ultra-competitive field, including many established stars. Wrathall went on and produced his best season to date, showcasing his talent in front of massive crowds and TV audiences. He claimed a record 23 podiums, including five wins and 11 second places, on his way to second overall in the series.
For the 2011 season Wrathall joined the Dynojet Race Team. Team spokesperson, Robin Evans, told K&N Race News, "This is our first season in the British Touring Car Championship, and this is seen as very much a learning year for the driver, team and everyone involved."
The Dynojet Race Team, was founded by Frank Wrathall Sr., with the progression of his son Frank's racing career. Starting out as a low-key, yet particularly professionally run team, the squad has grown into what is now regarded as one of the best teams in the BTCC paddock.
The vehicle tasked with entertaining Wrathall's driving talents is the Toyota Avensis. "The car is completely new for 2011, and the first built to the 'Next Generation Touring Car' rules, and has only been racing for six weeks," added Evans. "The Avensis will be very competitive later in the season as development continues and the 'bugs' are ironed out."
The British Touring Car Championship consists of ten events (30 races), contested in both England and Scotland. Wrathall and Dynojet Race Team's next contest is June, 5 at Oulton Park.
Last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway Whitt finished third behind Sprint Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer.
Only a week ago we reported about Cole Whitt's career defining NASCAR moment after he finished second to Kyle Busch in the Lucas Oil 200 -
Exhibiting a convincing game-face that matches his on-track tenacity Whitt has become a major blip on the NASCAR Truck Series radar.
well that was so last week. Whitt's defining moments keep redefining at a blistering rate so try and keep up. The Red Bull rookie now leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, becoming the first rookie, and at age 19, the youngest driver ever to lead that series.
By any standards, NASCAR is a tough nut to crack, so after Whitt missed the field in Camping World Truck Series Daytona qualifying, yet managed to find another ride, some went all sour- grapes about his NASCAR ladder climbing technique.
So, in what might be interpreted as a "how you like me now" defining moment, this past weekend in Charlotte, Whitt finished third behind Sprint Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer. With yet another strong finish Whitt has now positioned himself with a one point lead over Johnny Sauter.
Whitt told K&N Race News, "I would say our team has just been getting faster and faster with time. Learning with, and from each other, and dialing in the trucks. It's been a great progression."
Whitt describes his driving style pretty smooth and laid-back.
Whitt credits having great parents for why he's been able to stay grounded and focused, making it clear that they taught him how to act and carry himself. "I stay disciplined from having good morals growing up, and having good people around me in racing. I just stay humble, because you never know when this could all come to an end," he adds. "So right now I am enjoying the ride."
Exhibiting a convincing game-face that matches his on-track tenacity Whitt has become a major blip on the NASCAR Truck Series radar.
In describing his driving style Whitt confesses, "I think I'm a pretty smooth, laid-back, driver that can get up on the wheel when its go time. It's being able to know when to go is the hard part. I try to figure out how to race to the end."
The K&N sponsored driver says he will continue to remain focused on the moment, taking it one day and one race at a time. Making it to the Sprint Cup Series has long been his goal, since first dreaming of becoming a racecar driver and now the second part of that dream, being successful when he got there, is on the fast track to fulfillment.
Brett Moffitt won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Iowa Speedway
It took three tries, but Brett Moffitt finally won a NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at his home track at Iowa Speedway in Newton.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race Action at Iowa Speedway in Newton
Moffitt, who grew up in nearby Grimes, Iowa, led a race-high 138 laps and won the Pork "Be Inspired" 175 presented by Tompkins Industries, on Saturday night. The race pits drivers from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West. The top-three drivers in the race were from the East Series.
Greg Pursley was the highest finishing driver from the West Series. He was fourth overall and credited with a win in the West Series standings.
Moffitt nearly won the K&N Pro Series race at Iowa Speedway last year. He was in the lead late in the race, but crashed and fell out of contention.
He was out front on Saturday night when Jonathan Gomez crashed with 30 laps to go in the race. The crash brought out a caution and Moffitt said he had a bit of déjà vu.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series race lineup at Iowa Speedway
"This year, our car was definitely a lot better than when that caution came out last year," said Moffitt, the 18-year-old driver for Michael Waltrip Racing. "There was definitely less of a concern, but at the same time, there's always that concern there."
Moffitt said after the race he told his crew over the radio that he wished the race would have ended without caution.
"That's not how it happened, but it still worked out perfect for us," Moffitt said. "Everything's good."
It was Moffitt's second win of the season and the sixth of his NASCAR K&N Pro Series career. He won the season opener at Greenville Pickens Speedway in South Carolina.
"It hasn't sunk in yet that I even won here," Moffitt said. "It's amazing having it be in front of my hometown crowds. I've been so close so many times, but they got taken away, so this is amazing."
Max Greshmam finished second followed by Eddie MacDonald in third. It was the third top-five finish for Gresham in four K&N Pro Series races. He is in fourth place in the East Series standings.
"I'm happy to come home second," said Gresham. "It was a good points night."
It was MacDonald's first top-five finish of the season.
"We've been struggling for the first few races, so it was great to have a solid top finish," MacDonald said. "Hopefully the momentum will go for the rest of the season."
Moffitt took over the lead in the East Series standings. He is one point ahead of Darrell Wallace Jr. Coleman Pressley is third in the East Series standings and 31 points behind Moffitt.
Pursley extended his lead in the West Series standings to 114 points over Moses Smith. Smith finished 36th in the 40-car field at Iowa Speedway.
Matt DiBenedetto won the pole and led 21 of the first 22 laps of the race. He regained the lead on lap 85 and held it for three laps before Moffitt took over. Moffitt swapped the lead with Chad Boat and Benny Gordon until lap 106. Moffitt led the final 69 laps of the race.
"We were just saving our tires as much as possible," Moffitt said. "There were a couple of guys who didn't take tires when we did. We definitely needed to save our tires. I figured just move up there and the car was perfect up there. Just riding around we were blazing fast. It was as effortlessly as it gets up there."
The Pork "Be Inspired" 175 will be broadcast on SPEED on June 2 at 6 p.m. ET.
The next NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race is at Bowman Grey Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., on June 4.
The next NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race is at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on June 11.
