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Round four of the AMA Supercross Series took place at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Rockstar Hart and Huntington Honda Team came prepared to battle the other riders.
AMA Supercross Series and Rockstar Hart and Huntington Honda Team Rider Josh Hansen
Team rider Josh Hansen made the 20 man main event and raced hard through the entire race. When it was all said and done crashes on the track held him to a twentieth place finish. Hansen moved into twenty-third in the overall standings.
Carey Hart's Team rider Troy Adams is looking forward to the AMA Supercross Series Race in San Francisco, California
Hansen’s teammate Troy Adams had problems with the first turn crashes and didn’t make the final. His lap times were competitive enough to be right in the mix. Adams is ready to rebound this weekend in San Francisco, California.
Adams and Hansen are currently running prototype designs of K&N’s XStream Series Air filter for their 2009 Honda CRF450s. The 2009 Honda CRF450 has a much larger airbox to increase horsepower and torque while providing excellent filtration.
“We had an okay race,” reported Team Manager Kenny Watson. “We have to work on getting Troy into the main week in and week out.” The team is owned by freestyle pioneer and celebrity Carey Hart.
The 2009 Superkarts USA ProKart Challenge South Series is off and running. The FX Racing USA Makita Team was in the mix at the PKC Season Opener at CalSpeed Kart Track in Fontana, California.
Superkarts USA ProKart Challenge South Series Podium for FX Team Driver Steve Wiener at CalSpeed in Fontana, California
Roy Montgomery drove for FX Racing Team in the S1/G1 field at Superkarts USA ProKart opener in Fontana, California
Driver Steve Wiener was ready to charge into the new season with a goal to move in the front of the pack. In the competitive TaG master Class, moving up is not an easy task. Wiener fought changing weather as it rained on and off
in Fontana. Despite the changing conditions he delivered solid times throughout the day. The San Diego, California driver put the team in a strong racing position with two karts on hand, one dialed in for rain, the other dialed in for dry.
San Diego, California FX Team Driver Steve Wiener in the competitive TaG Superkarts Master Class
FX Racing consists of three teams and more than thirty karts all equipped with K&N
“During qualifying, the weather question hung as heavy in the air as the grey clouds,” said Jon Engle, FX Racing Director of Operations. “We didn’t know if it would start pouring down buckets any minute.” Wiener and the FX Team read the conditions right, prepared for the race correctly and grabbed 3rd spot on the grid.
In Heat 1 Wiener took the lead and grabbed the win. In Heat 2 he was nudged into a spin while leading and fought back to finish 4th. In the Main, Wiener lined up 4th on the grid and put a decisive move on the third place driver to take home P3 and his first ProKart Challenge podium.
FX Team Driver Roy Montgomery handled the rain and made excellent progress under tough conditions. “Qualifying in the massive S1/G1 field is no easy feat,” said Engle. “The number of top-notch divers means minute differences in lap-time and can take you from the top of the chart to the back easily.” Montgomery delivered a strong P6.
In Heat 1, Montgomery took 2nd place. In the Main, Montgomery came home in 4th place. “It was a sold finish,” said Engle. “This was Roy’s first race after recovering from a broken shoulder last season.”
The San Diego based FX Team has three teams, more than 30 karts and participates in three tiers of division races, Pro, Junior and Club. “We use K&N on all of our vehicles,” said Engle. “K&N makes the best product out there for all of our racing needs.” The FX Team participates in the SKUSA (Super Karts USA) Series.
The team’s next race will be the kickoff for the IFK season, February 6th at CalSpeed in Fontana, California.
The Race and Performance Expo is the largest trade show of its type in the Midwestern United States. One of the exhibitions in 2009 will be the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Championship.
Race and Performance Expo hosts Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Championship
On February 14 and 15 eight high school teams will compete on Saturday and six community college teams will compete on Sunday for the championship. The different teams are made up of invited students from auto technology classes.
High School and Junior College Teams will compete at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois
K&N is sponsoring Joliet Junior College and will send K&N shirts, hats and banners for the group. Each team consists of five students and one instructor. The groups tear down identically prepared small block Chevy engines the way pit crews do at drag races.
Students have to disassemble engines using hand tools. Air cleaner, carb, distributor wires, spark plugs, manifold, headers, heads, lifters, rocker arms, push rods, timing chains and covers, along with K&N oil filters, oil pans, oil pumps and all eight pistons come off. The cams and cranks remain in the engine blocks.
The teams then reassemble under correct assembly procedures and torque specs under the watchful eyes of judges and spectators. There are penalties for dropped components, improper tear downs, rebuilds and improper sportsmanship. After the engine reassembly is complete they must fire up and run.
The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge will take place at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.
NHRA Sportsman Class racer Lindsey Wood begins her 2009 season in February at a Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Bradenton Motorsport Park in Bradenton, Florida.
1957 Corvette driven by Lindsey Wood
The McAlpin, Florida resident said she is excited about her 2009 season because she will be participating in Super Comp and Super Gas races. Her first National event will be at Gainesville, Florida.
Bradenton Motorsports Park's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event will take place in February for Lindsey Wood
Lindsey Wood's first NHRA national race of 2009 will take place in Gainesville, Florida
“I’m going to win this year,” said Wood. “We put together a new motor and I’m really excited.” Her Super Comp car is a 2006 Undercover Dragster built by Matt Driskell with a 632 cubic inch big block. Her 1957 Don Davis Corvette is powered by a Jeff Taylor 509 cubic inch big block.
Wood has used K&N products for years. “K&N works every time we take it on the track,” she said. “K&N keeps the dirt out of our engines.”
Ryan Kaplan of Corey Tucker/Bryan Clauson Racing drove the K&N Filters midget at the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals.
K&N Sponsored racer Ryan Kaplan with his K&N Filters Midget at the Chili Bowl Nationals
Brake problems hurt Ryan Kaplan at the Chili Bowl Nationals
Kaplan had a rough qualifying night due to brake problems. “We were having trouble with the brakes gripping and letting go inconsistently in the C main,” he said. “I transferred out of that race and we put new brake pads in the rear caliper because they were glazed over.”
Ryan Kaplan will run the K&N Filters car during USAC Midget Week
Quick Trip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway in Oklahoma hosted the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals
Kaplan pushed out to try and make it to the B main his brakes caused problems again. “I ended up missing the transfer from the B to the A main and that set me up to start in the F main on Saturday,” he said. “We
eventually figured out my trick titanium brake rotor was actually causing my problem.”
The light weight rotor was glazing up the pads instead of working properly. The
crew switched it out with a standard steel rotor and new pads. Kaplan’s brakes worked perfectly after that.
At the start of the F main, Kaplan jumped from fifth to third and was in a good position to transfer. “I decided to run the bottom and that is where I stayed for the remainder of the race,” he said. “I ended up slipping off the bottom
on the track and missing out on the third place spot. I was in fourth place unchallenged until I hit turn three on the white flag lap.”
Kaplan then saw a car on the top side making its move to pass. At the same time the car in front of him checked. He
made a last chance bid to stay in the top four but ended up getting bounced into sixth place.
Kaplan will be driving the K&N Filters midget at USAC Midget Week, the Belleville Midget Nationals, Knoxville Midget Nationals and a number of other events.
Kaplan has worked with K&N for more than three years. “K&N makes the best and most reliable air and oil filters on the market,” he said. “K&N keeps our motors running great.”
