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Two K&N sponsored racers earned big paydays at the inaugural World Footbrake Challenge III at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tennessee.
Luke Bogacki Claimed a $10,000 Victory at World Footbrake Challenge III at Bristol Dragway, photo courtesy of Angela Macy
Luke Bogacki drove his ThisIsBracketRacing.com Vega to a $10,000 victory on Saturday night and Rick Baehr drove his 1984 Camaro to a $10,000 victory on Friday night.
Rick Baehr also raced to a $10,000 payday at World Footbrake Challenge III in Bristol, Tennessee, photo by Angela Macy
Baehr also set up a display for K&N and distributed brochures, decals and other literature. K&N also raffled air intake systems, air filters and oil filters at the track and gave away Best Losing Package awards for the $30,000 to win shootout on Saturday.
“It’s been a good couple of racing weeks for me,” said
Baehr. “It was great to win $10,000 on Friday and I was really close to taking the $30,000 on Saturday. I was dead even with my competition on the tree but I gave the win up at the back door on the finish line.”
Baehr has had his 1984 Camaro with its 383 small block Chevy engine since he was 15-years-old. “I bought it as a street car,” he said. “I transformed it into the racing machine it is today. I also put K&N oil filters on it. K&N protects my engine from track debris. The Camaro is my baby.”
Bogacki had one of the biggest paydays in his career in the opening $10,000 to win event.
Bogacki also
recently had a $5,000 payday at the Ohio Crankshaft No Box Nationals and at George Howard’s TCI Twins Series event.
Bogacki earned his victory at the World Footbrake Challenge with great starting lines throughout the final five rounds of eliminations. “This is a huge victory to me,” said Bogacki. “The World Footbrake Challenge is as big a race as there is on the sportsman racing landscape. Winning here is like winning a huge national event.”
Bogacki is planning a summer tour that will include the IHRA Northern Nationals in Martin, Missouri, the World Super Pro Challenge in Stanton, Michigan and an NHRA National event in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Bogacki uses K&N air filters. “K&N helped my engine perform the way it should,” he said. “I can also count on K&N for additional power and great filtration.”
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Whenever you see a K&N sponsored race car on the track, including Steve Williams'(above), you see a car that has the fingerprint of Williams' marketing plan on it, whether it's sportsman heavy-hitter Dan Fletcher or Pro Stock Legend Warren Johnson, photo by Roger Richards
Winning has become second nature, both in the board room and on the track, for Steve Williams.
Dan Fletcher, photo by Auto Imagery
Warren Johnson, photo by Roger Richards
Williams, the vice president of K&N Filters, uses his passion for the job and love for the sport to ensure the growth of the company created by a couple flat-track motorcycle racers named Kenny and Norm.
He’s done well for himself as a businessman and has become equally impressive as a drag racer.
Williams began his career at K & N in 1996 when company owner Jerry Mall approached him about restoring a hot rod he had purchased. The restoration left a good impression on Mall who subsequently asked Williams to join the staff at the Riverside, Calif.-based company.
Williams was given an offer he could not refuse.
“I was working two jobs at the time and knew working for Jerry would be a great opportunity,” said Williams who lives in nearby Loma Linda, Calif. “It seemed like a good time to change careers; it worked out and I’ve been there ever since.”
Williams oversees product development and nearly 50-percent of the marketing efforts to help grow the business. He subscribes to a simple method of marketing the product.
“We sponsor cars in divisions where our products are used,” said Williams. “We believe racing engines are the most expensive and most critical to maintain protection. In essence we try to show our customers if it’s good enough for these high performance applications, it will work great in your own car.”
Williams goes one step further to ensure the public is properly educated about the company's quality products. K & N also uses television commercials during events where the product is being showcased to educate their customers about who they are. Williams chose popular NHRA track announcer Alan Reinhart to broadcast his message.
On the race track, Williams has become one of the ‘hitters’ on the NHRA LODRS series. A four-time NHRA National event winner and 20-time LODRS divisional Wally recipient, Williams uses his Super Comp Dragster and Super Gas Corvette to provide on-track marketing. He use to compete at 30 races annually in one class, but now spreads his time at half the races in both super category divisions.
“I figured if I have a bad day in one car, I might do well in the other,” Williams said with a smile.
Williams believes he is truly blessed to work and race for a company like K & N Filters. His dedication to the growth of the company and motorsports are shared by others at the company.
“Since K & N is still privately owned, the other members of the board of directors love the fact I am out there racing and winning while showcasing our products and brand name,” said Williams. “The cool thing is that nearly 40 other K & N employees are also racers in several other racing series. So we are well represented in motorsports.”
Rock crawlers Brad and Roger Lovell found themselves in familiar territory at round No. 4 of the 2009 We-Rock Western Series in Oroville, California. The veteran team won their third We-Rock Series Championship and sixth Pro Rock Crawling Series Championship.
Brothers Brad and Roger Lovell won their sixth straight rock crawling championship in Oroville, California, photo by Jud Leslie
The brothers were under a lot of pressure to secure another championship. “It weighed on us as much as the 110 degree temperatures,” said Brad Lovell. “But, concentration and smart thinking won out.”
Team Lovell took a conservative approach in the We-Rock Western Series and took the win, photo by Jud Leslie
The Lovell’s put together a consistent effort during the weekend and was the only team to finish all
eight regular courses. “We did not want to take any unnecessary risks out there and put the title in jeopardy,” said Roger Lovell. “We were tempted to go for glory several times and had to talk each other down.” With their conservative approach, the brothers managed to lead in the pro-modified field for both days.
Team Lovell uses K&N products. “K&N Filters keep the debris out of our engines and our sensors do not clog up,” said Brad Lovell. “There is also a slight taper to give us the clearance and flexibility we need to get this kind of win.”
Brad Lovell said the team will remain focused on the eight desert and rock races they have left in 2009. “The real story is we stand behind companies that are dedicated to excellence and it has paid off,” said Lovell. “We have been the dominant rock crawling team for six years and it does not come from luck or shoddy craftsmanship. It takes K&N Filters, BF Goodrich Tires, Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems, Art Carr Performance Products, Spidertrax Off-road and other supporters to keep us in a dominating position for six years.”
Ricky Logan is a global sprint car racer who spends his racing year between the United States and New Zealand. He races both 410 and 360 cars three to five times every week.
Arkansas native has endless summer on the sprint car racing circuit by spending have the year in the United States and half the year in New Zealand, photo by DaveHillsRacingImages.com
“As soon as the six month season is over in the winter in the United States, I hop on a flight to New Zealand,” said the Little Rock, Arkansas native. “I get about a day of rest and it’s off to the races
for six months Down Under.” Logan won the National Sprint Car Championship Series in New Zealand in 2008 against some of the world’s best sprint car drivers.
Ricky Logan took home a trophy, a check, half an pig and half a cow after winning a sprint car race during the Marion County Fair in Knoxville, Iowa, photo by DaveHillsRacingImages.com
Logan’s most recent race was at the Marion County Fair at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. “We were going to make the journey out to the west coast for two weeks to participate in the ASCS tour races,” he said. “But we decided instead to stay put and prepare for the two biggest weeks of the sprint car season, the Knoxville Nationals.”
It turned out to be the right choice. Logan took the 360 feature win, his second win at Knoxville this summer. He started the feature on the pole position and took off into a race of his own. After only three laps around the fast half mile, Ricky had already extended his lead by a full straight away. “I knew from the minute we took off that as long as I didn’t do something stupid we had this race in the bag,” he said. “The car was running around the track like it was on rails.”
After his win, Logan collected a check and a trophy. “I also won half a beef and half a hog since the race was run during the Marion County Fair,” he said. “We’re going to be celebrating this win at the bar-b-que for a while.”
Logan lives to race. He also pilots his own plane to different parts of the country. “It took a long time, lots of work and a lot of wins to get to where I am now,” said the 39-year-old racer. “When I first started I was like a starving artist. I went to a lot of races and had nowhere else to sleep but my car. I’m really grateful for my sponsors who help me to do what I love to do all the time,
and that is race.”
Logan’s cars are equipped with K&N products. “K&N is what engine builders recommend,” he said. “The life of the engine is the heart of the race car and K&N keeps our heart pumping. K&N protects our engines, gives us power and filtration and keeps our engines clean.”
Logan will race a few more 410 races between Kansas and Wisconsin between now and the Knoxville Nationals. “Any win is great,” he said. “It does not matter if it’s a weekly race or a national touring race. It’s an awesome feeling.”
K&N's Universal Air Filters are designed and manufactured for a wide variety of
intake applications. Regardless of the angle, offset or diameter of the air intake, there is a K&N universal air filter for your engine. K&N universal air filters can be used for just about any special application.
K&N Universal Air Filter RC-5049
K&N has recently released a variety of Universal Air Filters. Part numbers RC-5049, RC-5054, RC-5124, and RC-5154 all differ in size but share much in common. They are all round tapered, conical type, air filters. K&N air filters capture harmful particles,
have low air restriction and are washable/reusable. These particular part numbers utilize chromed metal top plates for an attractive yet functional appearance. They also feature ultra-strong molded pliable rubber flanges which absorb vibration, allowing for secure attachment, and can be stretched up to 1/16" (1.5mm) to fit in-between sizes. RC-5049, RC-5054, RC-5124, and RC-5154
make use of a 30 degree angled flange. Angled flanges can come in handy when
engine compartment space is at a minimum.
For exact dimensions and full specifications select an individual part number.
You can also find a K&N product for your application using the K&N Universal Filter Search by Dimension, and then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
