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The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course hosted an AMA Daytona SportBike Series Race in Lexington, Ohio. There, the Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team had another top-five weekend with rider Chaz Davies.
Aaron Gobert is Newest Rider on The Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team
New rider Aaron Gobert also had a solid weekend with an eleventh place finish in Saturday’s Race One.
The next race in AMA Daytona SportBike Competition will be at Heartland Park, Kansas
Factory Aprilia RSV1000R Rider Chaz Davies Scored Top Five Finish in AMA Competition at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
“A good qualifying position is critical to a podium finish in the race,” said Chip Spalding, Team Manager. “If a rider is not able to latch on to the lead group early in the race, the lap times become too close to bridge the gap to catch up and win.”
The weather in Ohio was bad on Friday and the normal qualifying session was cancelled. This only left a
short final qualifying session on Saturday morning. “Chaz was able to get in some quick laps,” said Spalding. “Unfortunately, the session ended early because another rider crashed.”
The cancellation of the qualifying session was the last thing new rider Aaron Gobert needed. “He needed more track time to learn the Aprilia
RSV1000R,” said Spalding. “He did manage to end up in the 14th position on the outside of row seven at the start
of the race.”
Both riders got boxed in at the start in Race One and lost positions going into turn one. Davies and Gobert put their heads down and proceeded to turn their fastest laps of the weekend. In the end, Davies finished in fifth place and Gobert finished in eleventh place.
“On the second day we had a good pace and were able to run with the lead group,” said Chaz Davies. “We couldn’t get close to the
leaders because of our qualifying position. It’s a shame that because of the rain on Friday, we didn’t get a chance at the podium on Sunday, but that’s the way it goes.”
“We had a solid weekend,” said Kevin Hunt, Team Owner. “We had some good finishes with Chaz and we made a lot of progress with Aaron.”
The Aprilia RSV1000Rs are equipped with K&N sport bike air filters and oil filters. “We use K&N on everything we build,” said Spalding. “K&N protects our engines from track debris, gives us great filtration and is very dependable. K&N performs for us on the track every time.”
The next AMA Daytona SportBike Series Race will be in Heartland Park, Kansas.
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Despain Motorsports had back-to-back victories at Clinton County Speedway in Alpha, Kentucky. In the second event, Elliott Despain posted the second fastest time trial lap and easily went on to win his heat race in the Open Wheel Modified Class.
Open Wheel Modified Series Winner's Circle for Despain Motorsports
Despain started from the front row in the Modified main event and jumped to the lead in the south-central Kentucky bullring. “Winning two in a row at the same track really helps boost my confidence,” said Despain. “I look forward to coming back to see if I can win again.”
Elliot Despain had two back to back wins at Clinton County Speedway in Alpha, Kentucky
The Annual Bluegrass Rumble in Bardstown, Kentucky is next for Despain Motorsports
The Despain Motorsports crew did not stop with their latest round of victories. The next night they made a stop at Richmond Raceway in Kentucky. They
ran the No. 75 Lucas Oil Products sponsored Bandit Race Car with K&N products in the Modified portion of the Bob Dirt Car Series’ 22nd Annual Paul Wooldridge Memorial Race.
Despain qualified with the sixth fastest time and finished fourth in his heat race. He started at 8th for the 20-lap Modified feature event. At the end of the race, he was third.
Despain Motorsports now has top-five finishes in six out of their last eight races, including two wins and two runner-ups.
“Elliott has been racing since he was only 4-years-old,” said Billy Despain, Elliott’s father. “We would drive 450 miles
round trip from our home in Kentucky to a race track in Tennessee when he first started racing Karts. I use to race but Elliott really got the racing gene. He loves it. I just work on the cars.”
The 20-year-old Campbellsville, Kentucky resident will next race at the 9th Annual Bluegrass Rumble in Bardstown, Kentucky.
“We could not win the way we do without K&N,” said Despain. “K&N gives us extra power and keeps the dirt out of our engines. K&N is a big part of Despain Motorsports. We have K&N on all of our vehicles on and off the track.”
Firefighter and Sportsman Class racer Darryl Mitchell Jr. moved from 17th place to 3rd place in series points after winning the Cool Down Pro Gas Nationals at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California.
Cavalier Roadster with K&N Hood Scoop at Cool Down Nationals at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California
Competitor Roger Kato had a .001 advantage at the starting line over Mitchell, but Mitchell’s Cavalier picked up the win with a near perfect 9.903 at 158.52 mph to Kato’s 9.910 at 160.92 mph.
Darryl Mitchell in Winner's Circle after an incredible day of racing in the 2009 Pro Gas Series
Mitchell sailed through six rounds of eliminations in his 2003 Cavalier roadster. “I had a drag racers dream weekend and my car performed flawlessly,’ said Mitchell. “I was able to win Saturday and Sunday and finish in the quarter finals Sunday which gave me an additional 400 points.”
Mitchell hopes to win the 8 race series. “Out of six so far, I’ve had one win and two quarter final finishes,” he said. “It’s still really close and anyone’s game.”
The Los Angeles City firefighter is a second generation racer. “I grew up watching my dad in the NHRA on the west coast,” he said. “I have two kids now and maybe they’ll get into racing too.”
Mitchell’s Cavalier is a high powered street roadster built by Worthy Motorsports. “I’ve used K&N products for ten years,” he said. “K&N protects my engine and gives me additional performance on the track. I also put a K&N hood scoop on by Cavalier and noticed more power. It also helped with my visibility on the track. K&N is a tested and proven product.”
The next race in the 2009 Southern California Pro Gas Series will be at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California on October 24.
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K&N Universal Chrome Top Air Filter RC-5132
K&N Universal Chrome Top Air Filter RC-5055
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K&N Universal Chrome Top Air Filter RC-5056
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