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In the WPSA Quadterrain Challenge Pro Championship, the final race of the season
came down to a battle between Can Am Warnert Racing’s Scott Kilby and Jesse
West. Only 15 points separated the pair after nine rounds of racing. Chris
Borich and Chris Bithell of Warnert Racing were also in the running at the Field
of Dreams in Boswell, Pennsylvania.
Chris Borich takes 6th straight podium finish,
photo by Harlen Foley ATVriders.com
Chris Bithell blasts his way through the pack, photo by Harlen Foley
ATVriders.com
Borich and Bithell came out in full force. Borich claimed the win and
Bithell took second place. Kilby rounded out the top three. The Warnert Racing
Can-Am Outlanders with K&N Engineering products proved their dominance once
again.
Scott Kilby wraps up the season, photo by Harlen Foley ATVriders.com
“We battle extreme dirt and conditions at our races,” said Levi Michel, Warnert
Race Manager. “Our K&N air filters keep our engines running and give us better
throttle response at every race.”
Bithell lead the charge in the main and blasted his way through a mud pit and
rugged rock section. He was followed by teammates Borich, Kilby and Adam Vaughn.
Bithell was able to negotiate the obstacles easily and made a significant lead
over second place contender Borich. Kilby brought up the rear for the team as he
maintained fourth place.
When the checkered flag came out, Bithell took first and Borich rounded out the
podium at third. It was Borich’s sixth straight podium finish and more than
enough to secure fourth place in the points standings. Kilby took second overall
for the year, and the combined points of Kilby, Borich, Bithell and Vaughn
secured CanAm the Manufacturers Championship.
The 2007 WPSA Powersport ATV Tour was another exciting year of racing for the
Warnert Racing CanAm Team. They secured multiple podium finishes and nine
straight main event wins with K&N on their vehicles.
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The NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals presented by K&N Filters Kick-Off Party
will be in full swing at Dave & Busters in Ontario, California on Thursday
October 4th from 6 to 10 p.m.
Gary Forkner Top Sportsman/Super Comp
Greg Boutte Super Comp Dragster
Admission is free for the event at 4821 Mills Circle. There will be race
cars on display along with giveaways throughout the evening.
Jonathan Fiello Top Dragster
Tom Bayer Super Gas Corvette
Drivers will be on hand for autograph sessions.
Greg Boutte will be in Ontario with his K&N Super Comp Dragster, along with Gary Forkner in his Lucas Oil K&N Top Sportsman Super Comp Dragster. Also signing
autographs will be Tom Bayer with his Lucas Oil K&N Super Gas Corvette, Jonathan
Fiello and his K&N Top Dragster and Tom Brown with his K&N Competition
Eliminator.
K&N Engineering will also be represented by more of its sportsman racers at the
K&N Filters Kick-Off Party. It will be the official kick-off for the NHRA JEGS
Pacific SPORTSnationals October 5-7 at California Speedway in Fontana,
California where five hundred of the best west coast racers will battle it out
in the sportsman classes.
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K&N news site. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the
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The Cleveland Brothers CAT National Open Crown goes to Donny Schatz for the
fourth time. Schatz raced the Global ParkerStore/Tom Johnson Camping Center
sponsored No. 15 J&N with K&N Engineering products to a flag-to-flag triumph.
Donny Schatz uses K&N Engineering Products
The World of Outlaws defending champion and current points leader was on a
mission from the moment he stepped into his car. “These wins just keep feeling
better and better,” said Schatz. “It’s unbelievable that we’ve been able to be
so good when the big money is on the line. We’re a team in every aspect of the
word.”
Donny Schatz wins National Open and $50,000 purse
Schatz was in firm control during the entire race, even when it slowed on lap 32
for a caution. Schatz nearly had a half-track advantage on the second place
runner at that time. When the race resumed for the final eight circuits, the
Fargo, North Dakota resident regained a comfortable advantage and picked up his
second $50,000 pay check of the season. It was the sixth time in 2007 Schatz won
a race paying more than $20,000 to win.
Schatz has now joined sprint car legend Steve Kinser as the only drivers to win
the prestigious National Open four times during its 45-year history. “It’s an
honor to hear your name mentioned with Steve Kinser,” said Schatz. “No one will
ever be as good as he is. We are fortunate to have the chance to chase his
records and be part of the World of Outlaws.”
Schatz is the also the first sprint car racer to ever win the Kings Royal,
Silver Cup, Summer Nationals, Knoxville Nationals and National Open in the same
season. Schatz holds a 90-point advantage in the 2007 standings and will be back
in action on Friday and Saturday night in Princeton, Minnesota. The Polydome
Princeton Nationals are two of the final seven nights remaining in this year’s
schedule.
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The RAM Off-Road Park at Colorado Springs, Colorado hosted the XRRA (Xtreme
Off--Road Rock Racing) National
Championship. The top 32 rock racers from across the United States competed for
the crown over the weekend.
Roger Lovell with the checkered flag after his big win
Driver Roger Lovell did not disappoint his hometown crowd and raced his
Alloy USA Ford Ranger with K&N Engineering products to victory. “This was a huge
win for the team,” said co-driver Brad Lovell. “Roger has had a tough first
season but earned every bit of this win.”
Team Lovell at RAM Off-Road Park in Colorado Springs
Roger Lovell is a veteran spotter and co-driver. This was his first season
behind the wheel for Team Lovell. The team dealt with mechanical problems in
three out of four races during the 2007 season and barely qualified for the
finals. “To top it off, we drew the first starting position,” said Lovell.
“Things did not start off so well in what turned out to be one of the most
unique races of the season.”
The green flag dropped on what most competitors called the best rock racing
course of the season. There were jumps, climbs and side hills to challenge the
teams. Team Lovell decided to take a risky strategy. “We played everything
conservative,” said Lovell. “The course was tough enough and the jumps were big.
We knew people were going to be breaking down and hope to win by driving smart.”
The pair was not the fastest on any single course during the day, but they were
extremely consistent. As the final round started, the Alloy USA Ranger with K&N
products was in third place, only two seconds ahead of defending champion
Shannon Campbell.
“We decided not to change our tactics which put us in the finals,” said Lovell.
“We wanted to lay it all on the line because we knew how fast Shannon can go,
but after a lot of thought we were going to make sure we finished.”
The Lovell strategy paid off. Campbell hit a banner while landing a jump and
ended up wedged in a notch. The second place qualifier suffered a similar fate
after his steering went out. With one race left, Team Lovell had a lock on
second place if they finished within the time limit.
“We narrowly escaped the rock notch without rolling and carefully, but quickly
crossed the finish line,” said Lovell. “We were rewarded when the last runner of
the day and race leader Brian Shirley ruined a rear axle housing as he landed a
triple jump. We were the only team to finish all the courses.”
The Lovell Racing crew went wild with the win and started celebrating
immediately. Roger paraded the checkered flag through his hometown crowd before
claiming the XRRA National Championship Cup.
“We didn’t have the fastest single time, but we ran the smartest race,” he said.
“There is a lot of silt and fine dust on these courses,” said Lovell. “K&N
Filters keep the debris out of our engines and our sensors do not clog up. There
is also a slight taper to give us the clearance and flexibility we need to get
this kind of win.”
Brad Lovell will race the Fabtech Ford Ranger at the UROC Rockcross October 6
and 7 in the Off-Road Expo at Pomona, California.
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Jeff Arend had a great qualifying effort at the O’Reilly Fall Nationals at Texas
Motorplex in Dallas, but a momentary lapse of concentration cost him a big first
round.
Jeff Arend's Team CSK Crew
Funny Car Racer Jeff Arend
he best part of the Motorplex weekend for Arend was another strong
qualifying performance in his CSK Impala. He ran three sessions in bright
sunshine, with the track temperatures at over 130 degrees. However, every Funny
Car competitor knew one session on Friday night was going to be critical.
Jeff Arend uses K&N Premium Performance Gold Oil Filters
“As soon as we got here we started sweating and we knew the Friday night
thing could be the whole ball of wax,” said Arend. “While you need to make your
best lap is on that run, it also helped to make the best possible pass on Friday
afternoon. That way you could be as far back in the line as possible on Friday
night. On that, we totally messed up. We smoked the tires early in the first
qualifying session and had to run at the front of the field on Friday night. We
did pretty well anyway.”
“The term pretty well is not fitting,” said Team Manager Bob Wilber. “Jeff
accomplished 4.788 pass at 320.36 mph and the No. 2 qualifying spot on Friday
night. He knew the only way he’d slip from the No. 2 position was if he forfeited
his time and went home. We know, with our K&N Engineering Oil Filters on our
cars, that we can have confidence in our lubrication system, and that’s critical
to success in this high-performance sport.”
With both Saturday runs scheduled for the afternoon, 4.90s were going to
represent good laps. Arend was secure in knowing they would run from the front
of the line on Sunday.
Arend made a full pass on his first Saturday run, dialing-in a race day set-up
with a 4.956, then clicked his car off a little early in the fourth round.
Sunday had a different feel, it was overcast and there were morning sprinkles.
The conditions were better than the day before. “My object was to go out there
and run a very low 4.80, and my guys did their part perfectly,” said Arend.
“They gave me a 4.81 race car.”
Arend and Tommy Johnson were the fourth pair in round one. After the burn-outs,
both cars pulled forward to stage and both lit the top bulbs nearly
simultaneously. Both pulled forward to stage and John’s car rolled slightly
farther than normal, not quite taking out the top bulbs in a full roll-in, but
instead flicking the top bulbs two or three times before settling in. Arend
admits he then made a critical mistake, one he’ll never make again.
“Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the blinking yellow lights and I just looked
over there,” said Arend. “It was just an odd thing, something you’re not used to
seeing and it caught my attention. Tommy didn’t do anything wrong. I messed up,
big time, because as soon as I looked back to the vertical amber lights they
flashed. All I could think was, I hope he red lit because I’m in a world of hurt
here.”
Johnson did not foul at the start, but left with a solid .065 light. Arend was
late with a flicker-induced .153 and the race was nearly over at the start.
Arend then streaked to a gigantic 4.813, the second quickest run of the first
round, as Johnson clicked through the lights with a strong, but much slower
4.867. Despite Arend’s big E.T. advantage, the win light was on in Johnson’s
lane. The math told the story, 4.813 plus .153 equals 4.966, while Johnson’s two
numbers combined to equal 4.932. Johnson beat Arend to the finish line by .034
of a second.
“I’m just sick about it because my guys gave me a winning car and I let them
down,” said Arend. “I’m going to try to make it up to everyone at Richmond.”
Arend will get that chance when the POWERade tour reconvenes in Virginia in two
weeks.
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Scott Kilby wraps up the season, photo by Harlen Foley ATVriders.com
Scott Kilby wraps up the season, photo by Harlen Foley ATVriders.com
