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Allison with his grandson Caleb Harmon, who has his sights set on being the family's next great racer.
Ask ten racers, and nine will tell you it's better to be lucky than good – but that it's essential to be both. Being good you at least have some say over, but luck turns on a dime, and leaves you scratching your noggin with a lot of what-ifs.
Tim Allison already has 98 feature wins and 20 championships, with plenty of competitive racing still left in him.
"My main goal was to hit 100 wins this year, along with a championship or two, but in racing you have to have a little luck," remarked Tim Allison the Lima, Ohio sprint car racer.
"All through, and up until past the halfway point of the season, we were leading the points in both our series, and we had only two part failures that were out of our control, and that's just racing. If that had not happened we would probably have won two more championships and hit 100th mark, but that will have to wait till next year. All-in-all we had another great and safe year of racing, and we will get the 100th victory next year, and it will be an awesome accomplishment."
The Tim Allison Racing worked hard all year, coming up just shy of two more championships and their 100th feature victory.
Last weekend was the last race for the championship at Limaland Motorsports Park and for the traveling National Racing Alliance (NRA) 360 Sprint Series. The goal for Allison and his team was to win the feature, collect as many points possible, and have a shot at winning a championship, or two. The inversion for the feature was 10, which placed Allison on the pole. At the flag he grabbed the front and never looked back, at times leading by a full straightaway. With the victory Allison came up just 55 points shy of winning the Limaland Championship and 60 points short of the NRA Championship, finishing a very reputable third in both.
"It was great to get the win, plus back-to-back feature wins, and now we only have two to go to hit the 100th," said Allison. "Coming close to hitting the 100th mark fires me up, as we won both of the last two races at the end of the season, we have great momentum going. So yes, I am fired up about next season and can't wait till it starts. We are sitting on 98 feature wins, and 20 championships, not to bad of a record so far," reflects the K&N sponsored driver.
"But every win and championship keeps getting sweeter as I keep getting older. I will be 52 by the time this article comes out, and I feel I have quite a few years left in me as my health and reflexes are still very good, and I'm still very competitive and can get the job done."
"I know there will be a time when I will walk away, and when I do, I'll know I will have accomplished a lot, and that I set a lot of records. I am very grateful for everyone that has helped me along the way."
"If you want to run up front and win races, you better be using K&N products," comments Allison. "I have been using K&N oil and air filters, and filter oil and cleaners in all my race cars, and my street rod for over 18 years. There's a lot of confidence in knowing your engine is being well taken care of – nothing beats K&N's great products."
"There are about four races left that we want to hit before we close the season for 2010. We will go to K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio on Saturday for our last visit of the year there. Again, thank you K&N for all your continued help and support, it has been another great year!"
Replacement Air Filter for 2010 through 2016 BMW S1000RR Race
Motorcycles
The highly anticipated BMW S1000RR motorcycle is finally here and to make this extremely fast bike even faster, the K&N
race spec filter (BM-1010R) is available. The S1000 is Europe's answer to a production world superbike bike. The first of its kind, the 1000RR, is powered by a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) inline-4 engine which is redlined at 14,200 rpm.
This bike is comparable to the highly acclaimed R1, CBR, GSXR, and ZX 1000;
although some may argue that this bike is now superior to all of its
Japanese counterparts. BMW 1000 models were made last year to satisfy world
superbike requirements for racing but this is the first official year it has been made available to the public. It offers features like traction control and 179.2 horsepower at the rear wheel.
K&N has two air filters available for the 2010 to 2016 BMW S1000RR, the BM-1010 and the new BM-1010R.
While both are washable and reusable, the BM-1010R
is K&N's race specific version and offers riders a higher performance filter
for those using this bike on closed circuit race courses.
K&N's BM-1010R air filter is warranted against defective workmanship for one year after the date of purchase with no mileage limitation. This K&N racing air filter is not intended for dirt track, off-road, or highway use. Its two ply cotton media is designed to be less restrictive, providing a better racing advantage. It's proudly made in the USA and ready to help give you that edge against your competition.
Replacement Air Filter for Several Victory Motorcycle Models
Polaris Industries manufactures the
Victory motorcycle line. They consider it to be "the new American motorcycle." This statement was written with good reason, the very first Victory motorcycle rolled off the assembly line in Spirit Lake, Iowa on July 4th 1998.
Restriction Chart for PL-1608 Air Filter
K&N developed a high performance air filter, part number PL-1608, for
quite a few Victory models including the Hammer, Vegas, Kingpin and Cory.
See the full list of motorcycles below.
This high quality American manufactured air filter was designed to increase horsepower and throttle response on these Victory
models allowing riders to experience even more fulfilling rides. Like many K&N motorcycle air filters part number PL-1608 features 4 layers of cotton gauze encompassed by a wire screen mesh that both smoothes and straightens the airflow. This in turn allows the motorcycle's engine to ingest abundant amounts of air into the combustion chamber essentially giving the engine life like never before experienced.
This air filter is designed to fit into the OE air box. It is a direct
replacement for the stock air filter so it should not require any type of
fuel management modifications. The PL-1608 air filter is also washable, reusable and easy to clean. Victory Hammer riders can clean this filer using recharger kit number 99-5050. This kit includes the easily understood instruction sheet, K&N cleaner and
K&N air filter oil. This air filter cross references with Polaris air filter number 5813074.
The PL-1608 is
made in the USA and it is backed by the famous K&N Million Mile Limited
Warranty. It will provide outstanding air filtration and high air-flow for many years of riding.
The K&N sponsored driver races in the highly competitive GT-1 class in his carbon fiber modified, and constantly evolving Corvette.
"I'm happy to report that our finishes in the National points races this year gave us enough edge to win the SCCA Northern Pacific Divisional Championship for the second consecutive year," remarked a jubilant Rich Sloma.
Despite mechanical problems during the practice and qualifying sessions, Sloma still managed to score two first place finishes in the GT-1 class at the SCCA double Regional races at Infineon Raceway.
In spite of some mechanical issues during the practice and qualifying sessions, Sloma still managed to score two first place finishes in the GT-1 class at the SCCA double Regional races at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.
In practice prior to the first race the lower ball joint bolt in the left front suspension broke. It was a 3/4 inch grade-8 bolt that had served the team well for nine seasons of racing and chose this particular time to experience a fatigue break. It took some creative work to get the broken parts out of the upright, and a major search of Sonoma County fastener suppliers to find a replacement part, but they got it back together in time for qualifying and the first race.
With back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010, Sloma now has five total Divisional Championship in the same car.
"We then went out to qualify for the second race and on the second lap the identical bolt on the right side of the car also broke," said Sloma. "We had gotten a spare bolt and knew how to extract the broken pieces, so that repair went quickly, and we got the car back together for the second good finish of the weekend. We'll obviously have to upgrade that particular bolt over next winter but thought it was pretty amazing that the two bolts failed so close together after all that running time."
"This was actually the fifth time that I've won the Divisional Championship with my current car, but the win this year made it two in a row, which I hadn't done for a few years," adds Sloma. "It was my best finishing record so far, with three first and three second places out of six starts. The car is quicker this year because of some chassis improvements we've made which increased the car's lateral grip in corners and also improved the traction out of slower corners. But the consistently good finishing record is because we upgraded some components in the rear drive which had been less than reliable in past years."
The K&N sponsored Fortuna, California driver competes in his carbon fiber modified Corvette, against Mustangs, Jaguars and other American cars with massive V8 engines, which produce huge amounts of stress on parts.
"As we improved engine power and rear tire traction over the last few years we had gotten to the point that we were killing rear drive components at a rapid rate. Last year we broke half-shafts, constant velocity joints, and both inner and outer stub axles on a regular basis," explained Sloma.
"We tried to have reasonably fresh parts to start races whenever we could, but it was always kind of a roll of the dice to see if we could finish the race. This year we borrowed some technology from the off-road racers and significantly increased the size of all of our rear drive components, with the result that we didn't break a single part in any of our divisional points races."
After the Rich Sloma Racing team clinched the Divisional Championship they ran a couple of Regional races in the San Francisco area just for "fun."
"We use those as development opportunities to try new ideas, and sometimes our plans work and sometimes they don't. At a race at Laguna Seca in June we tried a new kind of setup for the differential in the rear end. The car worked well in practice and qualifying, but the differential exploded on the second lap of the race. So that wasn't our best idea ever."
Sloma says although his car running well now, and there are still a couple more races they could run, it's time for the engine to be rebuilt. He's learned from years of experience that discretion is indeed the better part of valor.
"We have 16 hours running time on the pistons and exhaust valves, and our experience has been that both components will most likely break if we run them much longer."
Sloma uses a K&N air cleaner and oil filter on his racecar. "I also use a cone-type K&N air cleaner on my '56 Chevy street rod, and my faithful 500,000 mile Chevy pickup only uses a K&N oil filter."
Lewien and his team currently sit in a solid three place position in the points standing, and they're looking optimistically at finishing in second.
With one race remaining in the 2010 NASCAR 360 Truck Series Season, and holding on to a solid third place in the points standing, K&N sponsored David Lewien and the Blue Moon Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado are viewing the glass as three-quarters full. Their optimism is wholly justified, as it was earned throughout the season, one race at a time.
David Lewien and his Blue Moon Motorsport are out to end their 2010 season on a high note, with another win this weekend.
"Well, the last five races have been really good. We have had three top-threes and two second place finishes in the features, along with two wins and three second place finishes in the heat races," explained the Blanco, Texas racer.
"A lot of the credit needs to go to our Truck Chief Terry Tschoerner, and our Crew Chief Aaron Brungot, for putting a fast consistent set-up under the truck. The last race with the upper respiratory infection was a tough one. We only went out for one practice to try and conserve my energy and after the race I was so drained that I had to be helped from the race truck. Fortunately, I am completely recovered and ready to go after a win!"
David and wife Patricia, owners of Blue Moon Motorsports, they brought Crew Chief Brungot onboard midway through the season. "Combined with Truck Chief Terry Tschoerner, we have had a tremendous turnaround from the beginning of the season, when we had a horrific crash in the season opener," says Lewien.
"Our average finish went from 5.77 at the beginning of the year, to a solid four since. We also brought in a new Spotter, Allen Plangklang, at the same time. He has been a tremendous asset in keeping us out of trouble on the race track. We are down to our last race of the 2010 NASCAR 360 Truck Series Season, and believe that we can take home the win this Saturday.
"We are a solid third in the NASCAR points at this time, but we are within striking distance of second place. With only one race left (this weekend October 16), we are mathematically out of the Championship, but we can still feasibly finish second. This, when considering how our season started, and the myriad of mechanical problems we encountered, will be a great accomplishment. Moreover, with the team that we have in place now, we will be real contenders for the 2011 NASCAR 360 Truck Series Championship, especially with K&N Filters as a Sponsor."
