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There is a lady from California who is living life in the fast lane in Europe. Michelle DiSalvo has taken her ride on the road for the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) Supermoto Championship Series.
California Supermoto Rider Michelle DiSalvo warms up before her race in Mettet, Belgium
During the past month she has competed at two races. The first was in Mettet, Belgium. “This is one of the biggest Supermoto events on our circuit,” said DiSalvo. “I enjoy this track the most, because it is like a street race. The track is wide and very fast. The dirt portion is two tabletops followed by a big step-up jump.”
RMZ 450 Suzuki ready for competition with K&N air and oil filters in the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) Supermoto Championship Series
DiSalvo competed against the world’s top riders at the 23rd Proximus Superbiker on the Jules Mettet Tacheny circuit. “I qualified in 12th place,” she said. “The next day we had unstable weather. It started to rain so organizers took our times from the previous days sessions,” said DiSalvo. “I was 7th fastest in my group of 48 riders. I finished 11th but was disqualified along with four other riders for passing under a waving yellow flag.” The flag was out of DiSalvo’s field of vision.
On Sunday, the rain was on and off. “I started from 31st position because of my disqualification on the previous day,” said the rider from Manteca, California. “I finished in 11th place.”
The next weekend DiSalvo participated in the last round of the Belgian Series in Namur. “It was the perfect scene for a race,” she said. “We went to the Citadel Arena which seemed like an ancient gladiator pit. I rode my 450 Suzuki with K&N air (YA-2506XD) and oil filters (KN-207).”
The track was a series of switchbacks with loose gravel and jumps. “It was hard to keep the bike straight on the runway to the jumps,” she said. “I had a few interesting landings. My arm hit one of the blockades on the tarmac and I almost crashed. I managed to miss the fence because I pushed the bike as far over as possible.”
DiSalvo finished 13th and is currently 16th overall in the Prestige Class. The next round of the UEM European Supermoto Series will take place in Busca, Italy.
Engines roared under the peak of fall colors in the 9th and final round of the Rally America Championship Series in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
X Games Competitor Andrew Comrie-Picard took third overall in the 2009 Rally America Championship Series
Competitors, including Andrew Comrie-Picard came prepared for the tough gravel roads. Comrie-Picard (ACP Racing) drove his NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X with K&N products. He also had consistent podium finishes throughout the 2009 Rally America season.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX will be back in 2010 for the new Rally America Cross contests in the Northeastern United States
Rally car racing is considered the extreme sport of automobile racing. It is an all season motorsport where drivers take their modified cars to the limit over hundreds of miles of gravel, dirt or snow covered roads.
In Houghton, Michigan, Comrie-Picard scored a third place overall, edging Monster Energy’s Ken Block out of the top three. Team ACP suffered an engine failure while angling for the podium at the season ender. Initial investigations suggest that the engine was damaged by water taken in at a deep water splash about 90 miles into the 130 mile contest.
The factory-backed Travis Pastrana of Subaru Rally Team USA took the championship win. “We had the runner-up position in the championship within our sights,” said Comrie-Picard. “The DNF at the final round was a disappointment, but we’ve had a strong season.”
Team ACP will be back in 2010 to contest not only the Rally Championship Series and the X Games, but the new Rally America Cross contests scheduled for late 2010 in the Northeastern United States.
“Next year looks like a great one and we expect great success,” said Comrie-Picard. “The entire team and all of our partners deserve thanks for the effort that carried us to all the successes this year. We could not have achieved our results without the support of K&N. We are proud that K&N has been our filter choice for a decade.”
Art Gonzales is a serious car enthusiast. The Southern Californian has taken a lot of time and effort into making the ride of his dreams come true.
Art Gonzales of San Fernando Valley in California embraces the California car culture lifestyle at the DUB magazine D-DAY L.A. Show
Tilt steering wheel is one of the features of Art Gonzales' 2006 Scion xB
His daily driver is an onyx blue 2006 Scion xB with 19 inch rims. Gonzales had it on display at the DUB magazine D-DAY L.A. automobile festival in San Bernardino, California. “It’s our family car,” said Gonzales. “I drive it to work, to the grocery. People stop me all the time and ask questions about it. It’s great because I take compliments like a trophy.”
2006 Scion xB on display at the Dub magazine D-DAY L.A. show at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino, California
2006 Scion xB at DUB automotive festival is equipped with K&N products
Gonzales parking spot at the DUB show was packed with trophies. “I started out in the Scion scene and couldn’t win,” he said. “Then I broke away from it and started going to Lowrider shows and DUB shows and started winning.”
Gonzales changed the rear lift of his Scion xB by moving the exhaust tip to the center instead of the right rear corner. His strut bars are chrome plated and he has a carbon fiber hatch wing and hood. His tilt steering wheel stands out in the interior where most of the pieces were color matched to the paint of his car.
“I also have two Toyota trucks,” he said. “I run K&N on everything I own because of the performance.” His 2006 Scion xB is equipped with K&N air intake kit, part number
69-8605TS. "K&N gives me additional horsepower and acceleration and the cleaning is a breeze," he said. "The silver on the K&N air intake kit really looks good."
Other modifications include:
Interior
Oznium blue lighting
AutoMeter tri pod guage
NRG quck release adapter
Weapon R roof bars
Custom leather floor mats
VIP custom curtains
blue led door locks
Engine
Unorthodox aluminum pulley
Nology plug wires
NGK plugs
Optima Battery
Samco sport radiator hoses
Hids lights
Weapon R front strut bar
K&N air intake system
Suspension
Meagen Racing coilovers with pillow mounts
TRD rear sway bar
Rotora big brake kit
H&R 5 mm front spacer and one ton garage
3 rear camber shim w/25mm spacer
Front and rear Greedy frame braces
Audio
Scosche amp efxhd2250-subwoofer efx scxb04
Sony DVD unit
Wheels and Tires
19X8 axis TC evos chrome plated with color matched rings
2154519 Falken 452 tires-kics C composite neo lug nuts
"I have one thing to say," said Gonzales. "I want to give a shout out to my son Jorden, Alex and Jacob at RTW Motoring body shop and Ed at Cockpit in North Hollywood."
Motocross racer turned short course off road dirt racer Ricky James stunned the competition in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS) in Surprise, Arizona.
Off Road short course dirt racers compete in LOORRS Series at Surprise, Arizona
Roller Coaster weekend of ups and downs for LOORRS Super Lite Truck Off Road Racer Ricky James
The 21-year-old paraplegic race car driver from Murrieta, California won Round 9 and had a second place finish in Round 10 in the Super Lite Class. “It was gratifying to get the win,” said Casey Coughlin, co-owner of SoCal Super Trucks. “We had an insane few days. On the Tuesday before the race we noticed some problems and had the motor torn down for better evaluation. The motor had to come out, get repaired and we had it back in the truck by Wednesday night at about 2:30 in the morning. Then we started our journey from California to Arizona.”
Ricky James won Round 9 in the Super Lite Class at Surprise, Arizona in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, courtesy of JnL Photo
SoCal Super Pro Lite Truck with K&N products will next run in a LOORRS Series race in Primm, Nevada
James rolled his vehicle on Friday during qualifying but still had the 2nd fastest time. He started the race in 7th position due to an inverted start rule. “We noticed more problems," said Coughlin. "Speed Technologies loaned us an engine and we got everything under control just before the Super Lite start on Saturday.”
James picked his way through the field one by one and took the victory by a 25 truck length margin. “I’m so proud of my crew,” said James. “Everyone worked so hard to get the SoCal SuperTrucks Super Lite ready for Saturday’s race and I was happy to reward them with a victory.”
Sunday’s race looked as if it would be a repeat win for James. However, a blown engine with 3 laps remaining caused him to lose power. Chad Leising passed James
to claim first and James settled on 2nd place.
“I think Ricky’s perseverance motto rang true for all of us on this race weekend,” said Coughlin. “We were sure we would not be racing Saturday morning, but we ended up with a victory. That is nothing short of amazing. We could not have done it without the support and help of John Harrah and the crew at Speed Technologies.”
SoCal Super Trucks currently has its Superlite torn down and are prepping it now. They want to figure out what went wrong in Arizona. “We're getting ready for the next LOORRS race in Primm, Nevada in November,” said Coughlin. “Then we’ll be at the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup in December in Lake Elsinore, California.”
Lake Elsinore is good to James. He won rounds 7 and 8 of the LOORRS Series by dominating the competition in July. “We can always count on our K&N filters,” said Coughlin. “Without the help and support of K&N we would not be sitting on the podium. K&N gives us excellent filtration and protects our engines.”
James other accomplishments include:
2008 West Coast Pro Truck Champion
2008 West Coast Pro Truck Rookie of the Year
2008 Ironman World Champion
2008 X Games Adaptive Motocross Silver medalist
2008 Challenge Athlete of the year
2007 Baja 500 finisher
James was paralyzed from the sternum down at an amateur motocross race as a teenager. He refused to give up. He drives his truck by steering with his right hand, as his left hand works the clutch, throttle, shifter and brakes. “Ricky is a force to be reckoned with on the track,” said Coughlin. “He’s also an inspiration to us all.”
The Suzuki GSX-R 750 is a super sport motorcycle which reaches some of the highest levels of development and performance on the race track. K&N has designed a replacement air filter, part number
SU-7506R to help riders get around the competition.
Racing air filter for Suzuki GSX-R750 and GSX- R600
The SU-7506R
is designed for asphalt racing only. This K&N replacement panel air filter is built with two layers of specially pleated material to be less restrictive and provide extra airflow. As a result this K&N racing air filter is designed to increase horsepower and acceleration on the racetrack.
Suzuki GSX-R750 designed to reach the highest level of development and performance for riders
K&N air filters are washable and reusable. K&N part number
SU-7506R will fit directly inside your OE air box assembly on the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Suzuki GSX-R750 and 2006 to 2010 Suzuki GSX-R600, with an OE style sealing bead. No cutting or fitting modifications are required to
install this filter, but fuel management modifications will be necessary to obtain optimum performance.
K&N’s SU-7506R is
warranted against defective workmanship for one year after the date of purchase with no mileage limitation. This racing air filter is not intended for dirt track, off road or highway use.
The SU-7506R Race Specific K&N air filter is designed to fit the following Suzuki makes and models:
2010 SUZUKI GSXR750 750 - Race Specific
2010 SUZUKI GSXR600 600 - Race Specific
2009 SUZUKI GSXR750 750 - Race Specific
2009 SUZUKI GSXR600 600 - Race Specific
2008 SUZUKI GSXR750 750 - Race Specific
2008 SUZUKI GSXR600 600 - Race Specific
2007 SUZUKI GSXR750 750 - Race Specific
2007 SUZUKI GSXR600 600 - Race Specific
2006 SUZUKI GSXR750 750 - Race Specific
2006 SUZUKI GSXR600 600 - Race Specific
For 2006 to 2010 Suzuki GSX-R 600 and 2006 to 2010 Suzuki GSX- R750 motorcycles used in normal non racing environments, K&N recommends its four layer OE replacement air filter, part number
SU-7506 for excellent engine protection and air flow.
