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Carlsbad, California teenager Jacob Pearlman is transitioning from karts to race cars. Pearlman capped off the first week of his senior year in high school by running the double race regional Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) event at Buttonwillow Raceway in Buttonwillow, California.
Carlsbad, California high school senior Jacob Pearlman with his K&N Products Mazda RX-7
“Jason has a heavy academic work load,” said Richard Pearlman, Jacob’s father. “Because of that, he had to pass on the Friday test and tuning day at the track.”
K&N supported racers Ken Tucker and Jacob Pearlman running door-to-door in the SCCA main event at Buttonwillow Raceway in Buttonwillow, California
Pearlman faced a lot of challenges and had to find speed on race day in the car. “I only drove this track in the clockwise direction once, prior to this race,” said Pearlman.
On Saturday, Pearlman had only 10 laps of warm up and 10 laps of qualifying to look forward to before the 14 lap main. Unfortunately, after only three laps, his Mazda RX had problems. By the time the crew repaired the car, both the practice and qualifying sessions were over. Pearlman had to start in the back of the field for the main event. Pearlman was able to pick up several spots early in the race, but eventually finished in the middle of the pack in 5th place.
Sunday’s race day was completely different. Pearlman was able to use his limited Saturday track time to his advantage. He qualified in the middle of the pack and soon moved up to the front of the Pro-7 field.
Pearlman and fellow K&N supported racer Ken Tucker ran door-to-door and bumper-to-bumper as they sought an advantage in pursuit of the podium. After 10 laps of action, Pearlman’s pace slowed because of more problems with
his race car and eventually finished in 5th place.
Even though he did not win, Pearlman climbed out of his car with a smile and said, “This is the most fun I’ve ever had racing. I can’t believe how wild and close racing can be in a car.”
The Pearlman’s use K&N filters in every one of their vehicles. “From go-karts to race cars to our tow vehicles and personal automobiles, we rely on K&N quality and value,” said Richard Pearlman. “Jacob never pulls onto a racetrack without K&N under the hood of his car.”
Pearlman will return to SCCA Pro-7 racing and the Buttonwillow Raceway in October for the SCCA CalClub final event of the year.
The pressure is on Australian Jason Crump as the 2009 World Speedway Grand Prix Championship Series reaches its final stages. Russian teen Emil Sayfutdinov swept to his third GP win of the season with a perfect seven wins out of seven rounds at the FIM Slovenian Speedway Grand Prix in Krsko.
Two time World Speedway Grand Prix champion Jason Crump had his overall lead trimmed from 36 points to 26 by Russian Emil Sayfutdinov at the FIM Slovenia Grand Prix in Krsko
Sayfutdinov reduced Crump’s 36 point gap down to 26 points with only two rounds remaining. Crump lost out to Rune Holta and Nicki Pederson as they battled past the Australian in a three way scrap.
If Jason Crump finishes in front of Emil Sayfutdinov in the next round of the World Speedway Grand Prix at Olympia Stadium in Terenzano, Italy he will become the next World Champion
Australian Jason Crump reached the semi-finals with 11 points, but lost out to Poland's Rune Holta and Denmark's Nicki Pedersen in a three-way battle
The two-time world champion scored 11 points from his five heats at the Matije Gubca Stadium, but the points leader was eliminated at the semi-final stage after finishing in third place.
“I should have done better and at least got through to the final,” said Crump. “I rode well in the heats but my semi-final let me down and now I have a lot of work ahead of me at the next two rounds to maintain my lead and win the championship.”
After nine rounds the top ten riders in the 2009 World Championship Standings are:
Jason Crump, Australia, 146 points
Emil Sayfutdinov, Russia, 120 points
Tomasz Gollob, Poland, 110 points
Greg Hancock, USA, 106 points
Andreas Jonsson, Sweden 92 points
Kenneth Bjerre, Denmark, 85 points
Fredrik Lindgren, Sweden 82 points
Nicki Pedersen, Denmark 80 points
Rune Holta, Poland 77 points
Hans Andersen, Denmark 70 points
“If I finish in front of Sayfutdinov at the next round I will be the World Champion,” said Crump. “But, if he outscores me by more than two points, then the championship will be decided in the last round at Bydgoszcz in Poland. Naturally I will be giving it everything I have at the next round and going for the win. I will also be racing with K&N products. In my sport filtration is the most important thing for reliability. Reliability wins me races and World Championships and that is why I rely on K&N motorcycle filters. I race on the dirt and keeping the dirt out of the engine is critical. At the same time K&N lets my engines breathe for maximum performance on the track every time.”
Round ten of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix World Championship will take place at Olympia Stadium in Terenzano, Italy on Saturday September 26.
2008 Chevrolet Silverado equipped with K&N air intake
Paco Mantalvo's 2008 Chevrolet Silverado is truly a masterpiece that was sculpted with an artistic vision of performance and beauty. A 2006 Corvette Z06 LS7 427ci engine is combined with other performance modifications that take this unique sport truck to a level rarely achieved.
2008 Chevrolet Silverado with Corvette Z06 engine
Montalvo is just an ordinary Chevy guy from Baytown, Texas, with a passion for fast trucks. "I've been into trucks for as long as I can remember," Montalvo said, "I was only 15 when I had my first one. It just gets better and better from there."
The September, 2009, edition of Sport Truck Magazine™ featured this one-of-a-kind Chevy Silverado on the front cover. "When I was finished building my truck," said Montalvo, "I took a few pictures and sent them in to the magazine. After that they just came out and started shooting it for the article."
Montalvo's truck is equipped with K&N air intake system 57-3058. "I use K&N products for performance and drivability," he said, "It makes for quick power."
Future plans for Paco Montalvo are not set in stone. "I never make plans," he said, "You just never know what you might run in to. This Silverado wasn't on my plans until the end of '08 and look where I'm at now."
Modifications for this unique 2008 Chevy Silverado are as follows:
Engine Modifications:
- K&N High-Flow Intake (#57-3058)
- 600 Horsepower 2006 Z06 LS7 427ci
- 90mm intake and heads ported and polished
- Speedtech dry nitrous and plate nitrous systems
- Kooks 1 7/8-inch headers
- Borla dual exhaust system
- Aeromotive A1000 electric fuel pump
Exterior Modifications:
- Front - 24x9 Intro Twisted Vista Wheels w/315/30ZR24 Pirelli Tires
- Rear - 24x12 Intro Twisted Vista Wheels w/405/25ZR24
- Custom Street Scene Chevy HD hood
- HD bumper with center filled in
- PPG Electron Blue Metallic Paint
Suspension/Brakes Modifications:
- Beltech drop spindles and lowering springs
- Corvette disc brakes with cross-drilled SSBC rotors
Find K&N products for your vehicle using the application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
K&N Filters announces a sponsorship program to provide a young upcoming race driver with a funded 10 race season in the 2010 NASCAR Grand American Modified Series, plus a one year driver development program. Long known for the company’s ongoing support of grassroots racing across America, K&N Filter’s heritage of motorsports involvement ranges from lawn mower racing to the top tiers of NASCAR.
K&N will sponsor one young race driver for a 10 race season in the 2010 NASCAR Grand American Modified Series
NASCAR recently announced for 2010 they are reducing the minimum age to 14 in NASCAR’s Charger divisions, including the Grand American Modified Series. This opens the K&N talent search up to young drivers as young as 13, as long as they turn 14 by the 2010 season. “We love being involved in the NASCAR Grand American Modified Series for a lot of reasons … one being the
K&N Flow Control System, because it makes more power, is the filter of choice for a huge majority of the competitors,” stated Bob Harris, Corporate Race Accounts Manager for K&N Filters.
Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers
The winning driver will be placed with Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle (RSWC) race team in the series on the West Coast. The RSWC Modifieds weigh 2550 pounds and feature 410” V-8, 520 hp, roller valve train, methanol burning engines utilizing K&N air and oil filters. The talented driver selected will be awarded a one year scholarship in Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle NASCAR focused driver development program. The K&N scholarship winner will have a training program designed specifically for their age, experience and development stage.
“The $40,000 race sponsorship and driver development scholarship are just the next step in K&N Filters long history of supporting young racers,” stated Tony Yorkman, Sports Marketing Manager at K&N Engineering. “These are challenging times for everyone but, we are not going to stop caring about young racers. Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle already has a great process in place to find talented young drivers. We are tapping into their program to help us find a deserving young racer for K&N’s award.”
Sacramento, California based Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle is currently accepting driver resumes through the deadline of September 30th, 2009. The talent search concludes with an on-track Driver Shoot-Out with 40 of the nations’ top talented drivers on a California paved oval short track in early October. The application process is open to all drivers 13 to 19 years of age, with race winning backgrounds.
Many successful car racers today, honed their skills driving something smaller, such as Karts, Legends, Dwarf Cars, Quarter Midgets, Mini/Micro-Sprints, Dirt Karts and other forms of youth racing. K&N Filters and Sunoco Racing Fuels, an additional supporting sponsor, are awarding six free spots to young racers from various forms of youth motorsports in the 2009 RSWC Talent Search Shoot-Out.
“K&N Filter’s support for grassroots racing is unprecedented. Last year they came on board to sponsor several free spots in our talent search. This year, in a tough economy, K&N increased their involvement by adding a 10 race sponsorship and training program to a deserving young racer. We are excited to help develop a young racer’s career with K&N’s help,” said Ron Sutton.
RSWC is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers. RSWC drivers are coached, groomed, trained and molded into what top teams look for when hiring drivers. The career development program consists of 12 veteran driver coaches, 24 classroom topics and eight organizations fielding over 20 race teams, all dedicated to develop drivers in the RSWC program. The teams are a balance of Open Wheel and Stock Car oval track race teams to develop highly versatile and accomplished winning drivers.
"Car Craft" is an innovative automotive magazine that publishes articles to provide the average engine builder and car crafter a budget minded perspective on performance. Jeff Smith of "Car Craft" recently wrote an article called "Rapid Tune-Up Tricks for Your Favorite Holley Carb" which included testing from a visit to K&N's SuperFlow 902 dyno shop.
K&N in-house SuperFlow 902 engine dyno control room.
This article begins by analyzing the performance difference in a 383 small-block when the standard 650-cfm carburetor is swapped with a Holley 750 HP. The first step was to establish a baseline on the K&N engine dyno so that the results of the swap could be compared. Once the baseline was established, the carburetors were swapped and the engine was dyno tested again. The results were not what they had expected.
