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Round four of the 2006 MDA Rallycross Championship gets underway this weekend at
Blyton Circuit in Lincolnshire. Bylton is the fastest circuit in Great Britain.
It is an old oval airfield that is very wide for close racing.
Junior MDA Minicross Championship Circuit
John Thacker and Andy Knowles will resume their battle for the Minicross
Crown, but Ed Heinzelmann, Ben Clark, Rod Stanniland and Ian Thorndyke will all
be aiming for victory, as they attempt to reduce their point’s deficit to the
two leaders.
In the Junior division, Ben Power is the leader after winning at Lydden Hill. In
the Stock Hatch category, Tony Lynch is tied at the top of the points standings
with Ashley Simpson.
MDA Minicross Championship Circuit
Around 90 percent of the cars in the MDA Minicross Championship circuit
are fitted with K&N products, said Ian Burdis of K&N Filters (Europe) Ltd. There
are only four rounds remaining and this event could decide the destiny of each
class title.
Follow the MDA Minicross Championship circuit throughout the racing season at the
K&N news site. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the
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dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
This week’s World of Outlaws challenge is at the Silver Dollar Speedway in
Chico, California. Donny Schatz and his ParkerStore Team plan to be part of the
53rd annual Gold Cup Race of Champions three-night extravaganza.
The quarter-mile dirt oval in northern California is the scene of some of the
most action-packed racing of the season. Schatz enters this year’s event leading
the World of Outlaws in nearly every category including the points, most
victories and fast qualifier awards.
World of Outlaws Points Leader Donny Schatz
Schatz and the ParkerStore Team use K&N Engineering products. “The K&N
Airbox works flawlessly,” he said. “We are able to attain maximum horsepower.
K&N builds a superior product.”
Anything is possible at the Gold Cup and Schatz said his entire team will need
to be on top of the game. They want the $50,000 prize which goes to the winner
of Saturday night’s 40 lap marathon.
“The Gold Cup is a race like no other,” said Schatz. “You’ve got to be on top of
things every step of the way. The competition is second to none. The track is
always racy and very tough, and of course, you’ve got to get some breaks along
the way.”
Opening night is Thursday, and Schatz will be part of the first half of cars
that will turn a qualifying lap, compete in a heat race and participate in the
30-lap preliminary feature. The Fargo, North Dakota racer will receive points
per position in each and Saturday’s finale will be lined up in order of the
highest total points.
“The qualifying night is really important and we’ll try to win everything we
can,” said Schatz, who will be making his 10th entry in California’s most
anticipated sprint car race of the season. “The thing that makes those nights
tough is that there are a lot of good cars from California and this track does
take some getting use to. We’ll just go out and try to be the best we can and
hopefully have our best showing at the end of the night Thursday. After that,
we’ll see where things stand and then look towards Saturday.”
Donny Schatz Sprint Car
The Gold Cup Race of Champions is the final leg of the series Gold Rush
Tour that began after the Nationals in Iowa to events in South Dakota, North
Dakota, Washington Idaho and Calistoga, California.
“This has always been a fun part of the season for me and I’d like to end this
swing with a bang,” said Schatz. “The only way to do it right is come out of
Chico on Saturday night as the Gold Cup Champion and that’s what we are going to
try and do.”
Follow the Donny Schatz and the ParkerStore Team throughout the racing season at the
K&N news site. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the
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dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
Jason Crump won the 2006 World Speedway Championship in Prague about two weeks ago, but the Australian has had little time to celebrate his runaway win in the championship.
The double World Champion raced to a maximum in Poland the very next day, competed in Britain the following day, Sweden was next and back to Britain on Wednesday to a washed-out meeting for his British club Belle Vue.
2006 World Speedway Champ Jason Crump, Photo by Mike Patrick
"I haven’t had much free time to celebrate the win yet," said Crump. "It’s been go, go, go; my schedule has been so bush I have been conducting business from by hands free phone either driving to or from an airport. My focus now is on the Grand Prix in Latvia."
There are only two round of the championship remaining, and the 31-year-old Queenslander said he is still determined to continue dominating.
Jason Crump win after 8 rounds with 170 points, Photo by Mike Patrick
"This weekend in Latvia will mark a milestone in the history of speedway," said
Crump. "It will be the 70th anniversary since the first World Championship was
won on September 10, 1936 by Australian Lionel Van Praag. There is no better way
to celebrate my championship than to win."
Crump uses K&N Engineering products. "The pressure is off me now, but I will not
be doing anybody any favors during the battle for runner-up position," said
Crump. "I may have won the World Championship already, but that does not mean I
will be taking it easy. I use K&N Filters and want to continue our association
with K&N as long as I am racing."
Follow Jason Crump throughout the racing season at the
K&N news site. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the
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dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
The next round of the FIA GT Championship gets underway next weekend at the
French circuit of Dijon-Prenois. Balfe Motorsport, a sponsored race team of K&N
Filters (Europe) Ltd., is hoping to have more luck at the track where its 2006
FIA GT campaign began last April.
A mechanical problem plagued the team two weeks ago, and the squad struggled at
Paul Ricard near Bandol in the south of France. Shaun Balfe and Nigel Taylor had
minimal track time before the race.he World Championship by heat 15 when Greg Hancock
broke down at the start of the race, ensuring that Crump’s lead at the top of
the standings could not be beaten.
Balfe Motorsport Team Saleen S7R
“We had a problematic weekend at Paul Ricard,” said Shaun Balfe. “We had
hopes of finally mixing it with the front runners there, but had a problem
during the very first free-practice session and we were unable to get to the
bottom of it until qualifying. It meant that I only got nine laps and Nigel
didn’t even manage a full flying lap. It definitely put us onto the back foot
for the race.”
Balfe was able to keep one of the Maseraiti’s at bay after a solid start in the
race. He was in 8th place when Taylor took over. With no track time it was a
baptism of fire, but he managed to bring his lap times down until more bad luck
left the team sidelined.
“We had some sensors go off in the car as Nigel was right at the end of his
time,” said Balfe. “The guys took a look at the data and it was decided that we
couldn’t continue.”
The Balfe Motorsport team drives a Saleen S7R. The Grand Tourer is powered by a
7-L, V8, all aluminum engine with more than 750BHP and 700 lb/foot of torque.
The S7R can reach speeds in excess of 200 mph. The team uses K&N Engineering
products.
The team will continue to work on upgrades to the S7R, to get back on track in
time for the next race at Dijon.
Follow the Balfe Motorsport Team throughout the racing season at the
K&N news site. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the
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dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
There are four words from a mechanic that should trigger a red flag for
consumers, Mass Air Flow Sensor. A little knowledge about this “mystery” sensor
can save hundreds of dollars and protect car warranties.
If a mechanic or dealership claims excess oil from a K&N Engineering Lifetime
Air Filter caused a Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF) failure, it’s not true. K&N has
researched, tested and devoted many hours to confirm the use of K&N Air Filters,
including over oiled air filters, will not cause a Mass Air Flow sensor failure
under any remotely normal driving conditions.
K&N Engineering Mass Air Flow Testing
Oil does not come off K&N Filters. If a mechanic or dealership claims K&N
is the problem there has to be proof. K&N will often work with consumers to
recover money for repairs which legitimately should have been covered under
the vehicle’s warranty where warranty coverage would otherwise have been
available.
“We’ve tested Mass Air Flow sensors and discovered these parts are being
replaced when they don’t need to be,” said K&N Senior Lab Manager Rich Dwyer.
“Consumers are sometimes told readings from the Mass Air Flow sensor show it is
saturated with oil from a K&N Filter. This is not true. Consumers should ask to
see the Mass Air Sensor codes and/or get a second opinion.”
In a period where K&N sold more than 5 million filters, 52 sensors were
evaluated. Not one of these suspected MAF sensors sent in for laboratory
evaluation were shown to have failed because of contamination from K&N filter
oil. In fact, 28 sensors were in perfect operating condition. K&N helped those
consumers recover money for unnecessary parts and labor.
The other 24 sensors failed due to factors not related to K&N. There were traces
of silicone potting compound which is used in the manufacturing process of MAF sensors,
meaning the MAF sensor contaminated itself. There was also evidence of motor oil
contamination from blow-by; a condition where oil vapor from combustion is
re-circulated into the vehicle’s intake tract.
“A lot of dealerships do not have the ability to test MAF sensors,” said K&N
Vice President of Product Development and Engineering Steve Williams. “If you’re
going to diagnose something you should show whether it is at fault or not. What
they have is what we call the plug and play process. That is where they go
through and download some codes and guess. The consumer then gets hit with a
bill for components that were never a problem. K&N always tells people the
facts.”
K&N Engineering Research and Development Department
There is no silicone in K&N oil and testing has shown that MAF sensors
will operate normally after being immersed in K&N Filter oil.
“Who is in a worse position than a consumer who has taken their car into a shop
and told this is what you have to do to get your car back on track?” asks K&N
CEO Steve Rogers. “Consumers have rights and information is power, no one needs
to be taken advantage of.”
K&N is also committed to working with its dealership network and notes that most
dealerships provide excellent service and fulfill car warranty obligations
without issue, argument or tardiness. K&N is also committed to communicating
with its customers and fully disclosing all information about this issue.
K&N encounters less than 200 dealership problems annually, which is very small
compared to the number of filters we sell annually (2,500,000), and we treat
each situation as if it were our own personal problem.
If you encounter a similar problem related to K&N Filters at your dealership,
contact us immediately and allow us to communicate with the dealership on your
behalf. K&N has had great success in working with dealerships to resolve these
types of issues on behalf of our customers. Many dealerships sell and service
K&N Air Filters and we encourage you to work with those dealerships.
“K&N wants to dispel a dealership myth that in some way problems with the
‘mystery’ sensor or Mass Air Flow sensor is tangled with K&N products,” said
Williams. “The average consumer does not have a prayer to be able to decided
what is true or not. K&N will stand behind our products and go to bat for our
consumers.”
