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The Rally America Series continues this weekend at the Oregon Trail Rally in the Pacific Northwest. Rally driver Andrew Comrie-Picard (ACP) and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi with K&N products will continue the campaign for the Rally America title.
Racer Andrew Comrie Picard is leading the Rally America Series
“We’ve had a strong start to the season,” said Andrew Comrie Picard. “We’re going to be pushing hard to stay up front this weekend.”
Racing for the Rally America Title begins at Portland International Raceway before heading to Mount Hood in Oregon
As he heads into round four of the series, ACP tops the standings with a three-point lead over Rockstar Energy driver Tanner Foust and Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana, who are both tied for second place.
Rally car racing is considered the extreme sport of automobile racing. It is an all season motorsport where drivers and their co-drivers take modified road cars to the limit as they achieve high speeds over courses that cover hundreds of miles of gravel, dirt or snow-covered roads.
During the three day event, teams will take on over 100 miles of competitive stages on a course that is mixed with hard-packed forest conditions and wide-open farming roads. The region's hilly terrain means plenty of elevation changes throughout the contest.
Team ACP Rally uses K&N products. “I’ve used K&N since I began Rally racing more than a decade ago,” said Comrie-Picard. “We do the most extreme things we can do in a car and K&N is the perfect formula for our turbo charged motors. There is no compromise with K&N which products our engines from road debris.”
Racing begins Friday at the Portland International Raceway and then heads to the Mount Hood area for Saturday and Sunday stages.
Sonsee Trubach is only 11-years-old but plays to win in the very competitive game of junior drag racing.
Junior Drag racer Sonsee Trubach at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio
“I started racing because my dad races,” she said. “I asked him if I could race too and he showed me cars for kids. I asked if I could have a junior dragster and he said okay.” That was three years ago, now the Norwalk, Ohio girl has a racing resume featuring IHRA and NHRA events.
Fifth grade girl his IHRA and NHRA wins on her racing resume with her Junior Dragster
“Last year I attended the Eastern Conference Finals for Summit Equipment Motorsports Park in Bristol, Tennessee,” said Trubach. “I placed in the top ten out of 298 kids in the 10-year-old bracket race. In the IHRA I went to the team finals and placed 8th out of 189 competitors. They were 15, 16, 17 and 18 years old.”
Trubach also took second place in the Ironman series in her intermediate division. She has more than 100 races to her credit. “I just started the 2009 season and am 3rd overall in points,” said Trubach. “It’s important get my head in the game and think of the best ways to win.”
The Trubach family also depends on K&N products. “K&N protects our engines and gives us additional filtration and power on the track,” said John Trubach, Sonsee’s father. “My daughter’s goal is to be a top fuel dragster and we hope she gets there. It’s all about the tree.”
The Colorado Hill Climb Association (CHCA) has a new rock racer class. It is perfect for competitors who take their rigs to crawl and race on rocks. Rockcrawling brothers Brad and Roger Lovell tried it out because they said it was a heck of a ride at the Canyon City, Colorado event.
Hill climb rookie Brad Lovell scrambles to the top of the mountain in his Ford Ranger with K&N products, photo by Jud Leslie
CHCA finish line for Hill Climb competitor Brad Lovell, photo by Jud Leslie
“Our overbuilt tanks were surprisingly competitive with the dedicated hill climb cars,” said Brad Lovell. “It was our first hill climb and we had no idea what to expect. When we arrived we saw everything from Rally cars to methanol burning open wheel monsters. We saw plastic wheels, aluminum chassis and 800 horsepower go-kart sized racers and our Ford Ranger stuck out like a sore thumb.”
Hairpin turns are part of new rock racer class in the CHCA Colorado Hill Climb Association, photo by Jud Leslie
Loose gravel and drop offs are only part of the ride in a hill climb competition, photo by Jud Leslie
The Rock Racer class went first on day one and Brad Lovell was first out. “My plan was to be cautious on the first run and go for broke on the second,” said Lovell. “I slowed for the turns that caused me trouble and kept my hands steady on the wheel.”
Lovell learned fast that it is important in a hill climb to be smooth with the steering wheel. “I flung the No. 232 Torchmate Ranger with K&N products all over the road,” he said. “I was concerned about the loose gravel and drop offs as we scrambled to the top.”
The second run was much better for the brothers because they started to figure out the hairpin turns. Lovell set the low time for his class of 3.39. “I felt pretty good about that,” he said. “I pushed harder in the final run and lost it in a hairpin.”
Race day consisted of two timed runs, and the best time became the official time. “What a ride,” he said. “Our fastest time was 3.38 and we took the lead in the class. I did not want to be dethroned and I stayed in the throttle and pushed turns that made the hair on the back of my neck rise.”
Lovell hit 94 mph, stepped on the brakes and slid around the first turn. “I could feel my tires grab and I could feel the lateral G-forces develop,” he said. “As I reached the top, I knew I had a good time and a good run.” Rival JT Taylor bettered Lovell’s time by 6/10ths of a second.
“It was so dusty and dirty on the mountain and there was loose gravel
everywhere,” said Lovell. “We never have to worry about our K&N air filters. K&N Keeps the debris out of our engines and prevents our sensors from clogging up.”
Next up for Brad and Roger Lovell will be the 2nd Annual ROC Race on Memorial Day Weekend.
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Double World Speedway Grand Prix Champion Jason Crump is the points leader in the World Championship Series. The Australian was victorious in the European Grand Prix at Leszno, Poland and now has a nine point lead over his competitors.
Jason Crump established a nine-point victory after two rounds in the 2009 World Speedway Grand Prix Championship Standings
Double World Speedway Grand Prix Champion Jason Crump leads Russia's Emil Sayfutdinov and Denmark's Kenneth Bjerre in Poland
Crump was on a mission from the outset of the race. He did everything he could to stay in the hunt for first place, and grappled with Sweden's Fredrik Lindgren in Heat 5. Crump then passed Poland's Grzegorz Walasek and Tomasz Gollob to win Heat 9.
Round three of the World Speedway Grand Prix World Championship Chase takes place at Gothenberg in Sweden on May 30
Australian Jason Crump took first place in the European Grand Prix at Leszno, Poland
American Greg Hancock and Gollob tore away in the first semi-final but they had to answer to Crump who stormed on to victory. He was also too fast for Tomasz Gollob, Andreas Jonsson and Greg Hancock in the final. Crump led from start to finish claiming the 19th Grand Prix victory of his career.
“This is a great win for me and a great win for my team,” said Crump. “I’m happy to have the points lead after just two rounds. It’s still early and there is still a long way to go in the championship chase. Anything can happen.”
Speedway motorcycles have no brakes and are powered by 500cc single cylinder engines. Riders make a clutch start. Unless it's an emergency situation riders slow to a stop by easing off the throttle. If a rider needs to stop in an emergency he will pull a cut-out cord, which is attached to his wrist to kill the engine.
Crump has used K&N products doing his nearly two decades of racing. He uses K&N air filter
RU-3710 on all of his motorcycles. “K&N is the best,” he said. “The air filters give me the additional horsepower I need to win at every race. K&N also keeps the dirt and debris out of my engines.”
Crump said he is concentrating on consistency and getting to the finals at each event. “If I can do that, then I’m in with a hot chance to win a third World Grand Prix title this year,” he said. “Right now my only concern is to win the next Grand Prix in Sweden”
Round three of the Speedway Grand Prix World Championship takes place at Gothenberg in Sweden on May 30. It is a SuperPrix with double prize money on the line for the winner.
