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A snake put a wrench in the action for the Chris Steel Racing team at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina.
The Chris Steele Racing Team returns to Late Modified action at The Dirt Track at Lowe's in Charlotte, North Carolina
The crew unloaded his Crate Late Model yellow bodied green GRT chassis with its 350 cubic inch engine and someone saw a snake. “A five foot long black snake was crawling toward the hauler and then it went under the truck,” said Steele. “From there it went into the hauler's engine compartment.”
Chris Steele Racing Team takes second place at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, South Carolina
Steele and his team did not see the snake for hours. “It came out later and crawled under my race car,” he said. “I pushed my car to pit road by myself. It turned out okay because our transporter driver and another racer pinned down the snake. They walked across the track and released it back to the wild.”
After the snake incident, it was back to the business of racing. Steel drew the outside pole position for his heat race and won. It was not a simple win because hard charging Ross Bailes knocked on Steel’s back bumper. That bump set the tone for the feature.
Steele had the inside pole position. “At Cherokee Speedway I prefer having the outside pole,” he said. “When the green flag dropped, Douglas Davis took the lead and I fell into second. Bailes was on my rear.”
Steele pulled a door-to-door with Davis on several restarts but could not make the pass complete and took second place. “We had a good car at this race,” he said. “Our K&N air filters make sure we get the maximum air flow every time we race. Our K&N performs flawlessly.”
The Chris Steel Racing Team returns to action at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 22 and at Wythe Speedway in Wytheville, Virginia on May 23.
Jake Swanson of Anaheim, California has waited a long time for one race. The Orange County teen will drive his Honda Powered Stealth Midget Hanford Speedway for the first time in the USAC Western States Dirt Midget 2009 Series.
Honda Powered Stealth Midget with K&N products ready for USAC Western States Dirt Midget 2009 Series
USAC Midget Racing can be a stepping stone for young racing talent. The diversity of the tracks require quick reflexes and scouts take a look at the upcoming drivers.
Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Parnelli Jones and Al Unser all made their way up the USAC Midget ranks. In 2009, the USAC Midget Car Series is in its 54th year of operation.
Swanson started racing Quarter Midgets in 2001 and won the Region 11 Quarter Midget Class Champion Rookie Year. In 2003 and 2004 Swanson won the Mopar Twin 25 Quarter Midget Race at Irwindale Speedway in California.
In 2006, Swanson finished 2nd overall in the World Formula Class in the Quarter Midget Monza Series. “I’ve had a lot of really cool things happen like winning the Twin 25 Quarter Midget two years in a row and setting the Quarter Midget World Record,” he said. “This could have never happened without the help and support from our sponsors. K&N is a great partner with Swanson Motorsports. I’ve never used anything but K&N air filters. They work great and keep the track debris out of our engines.”
Swanson said he is looking forward to getting on the track this weekend. “Thanks again to everyone who has helped me live the dream,” he said.
K&N has released a composite custom racing assembly product number 100-8578 for sprint car applications. It is an air filtration solution for injector stacks that is large enough to flow enough air and mounts securely to prevent damage during a race.
K&N's 100-8578 Sprint Car Air Box
The 100-8578 is 4.375 inches in height and designed so it does not obstruct the driver’s view. Made with carbon fiber construction, this ultra light K&N sprint car air box is designed to increase horsepower while providing excellent engine protection.
K&N carbon fiber composites have cosmetic appeal and the stiffness to weight ratio that is needed to stay competitive while racing. Carbon fiber composites combine strength, durability and function along
with the right temperature. K&N’s advanced composite division has found the right mix with the
100-8578.
The K&N filter element is made of multiple layers of cotton and treated with K&N filter oil. This combination offers high airflow with little restriction, while at the same time provides excellent filtration to keep your engine running strong lap after lap.
K&N sprint car style air boxes are washable and reusable and come with a one-year limited warranty.
K&N has developed a new performance air intake kit, part number 63-1123 for 2004-2009 Yamaha YFZ450 Sport ATV owners. See the complete list of models below.
K&N's 63-1123 air intake system for the Yamaha YFZ450 ATV
K&N's 63-1123 installed on a 2008 Yamaha YFZ450 with an optional blue K&N DryCharger wrap
K&N dynamometer testing shows a 4.27 horsepower gain at 7200 RPM. This is well over a 10% power gain for power you can feel. K&N’s air intake design has lower restriction than the factory system. Once installed, you will notice the benefits of a less restrictive system.
2008 Yamaha YFZ450
Dyno chart for 2008 Yamaha YFZ450
The 63-1123 air intake system replaces the stock airbox and intake track with a complete rotomolded intake tube, a powder coated aluminum airbox and an oversized K&N high-flow air filter
part number
RU-4960XD. The K&N air filter is washable and reusable and provides excellent filtration. It is also pre-oiled and ready for installation.
The powder coated black heat shield assembly helps prevent rust and corrosion and isolates the K&N air filter from the engine compartment. This way the K&N air filter receives a consistent flow of fresh air.
There is also a K&N supplied remote mounted crankcase breather which helps keep the air filter cleaner and helps
to dissipate the extra heat and oils which generate from crankcase pressure.
Installation can be performed in 90 minutes or less. Take a look at our 63-1123 installation video to see all the steps involved.
A black K&N DryCharger filter wrap part number
RX-4990DK, is also included
for increased protection and longer service intervals in extreme dust or wet conditions. Jetting modifications will be necessary to obtain maximum performance. The
63-1123 is covered by the K&N Limited Warranty for one year.
Del Rougeux of Frenchville, Pennsylvania raced in the Dirt Car Modified Series at his hometown track, Lernerville Speedway.
Dirt Car Modified Series Racer Del Rougeux at Lernerville Speedway in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, photo by Stivanson Photos
The weekend started out with a chance of rain at his hometown track but it stayed away. That was the first good news of the night. The second good news was Rougeux managed to start 5th in the 2nd heat race. “There was a lot of lapped traffic and that held me up a little,” he said. “I managed to move into 3rd place with only two laps to go. That locked me into the lottery draw for the feature.”
Victory Lane for Del Rougeux of Frenchville, Pennsylvania, photo by Stivanson Photos
Not only did Rougeux make it to the feature, he started on the outside pole position. “I took the lead from the green flag,” he said. “I was challenged by Dave Murdick for two laps and then I moved to the point position and never let go of the lead in 25 laps.” The third great news of the night was Rougeux made it to first place and ended up in the Winner’s Circle.
Team Rouguex races on tracks that consist of light powdered dust. “Our K&N air and oil filters protect our engines from that powdered dust and are just marvelous,” he said. “We get excellent filtration and additional horsepower.”
During the race there were several cautions, but Rouguex’s car was perfect on every restart.
“We’re trying to pick up our racing pace and move up in the Dirt Car Modified Series,” said Rougeux. “We’re trying different circuits which include 35 lap races.”
Team Rougeux will be back at Lernerville Speedway this weekend and then off to Canadaigua Speedway in New York for a 35 lap feature event.
