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Factory Aprilia Closes in on AMA Supermoto Championship Despite Injury

Nov 5, 2007

Situations change in racing with one dramatic event. The 8th round of the Supermoto Championship at Galveston, Texas had one defining moment for factory Aprilia Rip It Energy Fuel race team.

Aprilia Factory Racing uses K&N Engineering Products

All eyes were on Darryl Atkins when he lost traction in the dirt before a double jump. He was catapulted over the bars, breaking his left wrist in multiple places and suffered a concussion.

Ben Carlson going for 2nd AMA Supermoto Championship

The accident affected the confidence of the team and Ben Carlson rode to a conservative 6th place in the Unlimited Class. “After seeing what happened to Darryl, I did not want to take any risks to jeopardize the championship,” said Carlson. “I know I had the speed to win, but the championship is the most important thing to me and the team.”

Carlson also took a 6th place finish on the 450 V Twin with lap times equivalent to the podium finishers. Atkins flew home for surgery for his broken bones. He wants the chance to compete this coming weekend at Palm Springs.

Carlson hopes to take his 2nd AMA Supermoto Championship title this weekend. Aprilia Factory uses K&N Engineering products. "We use K&N Air and Oil Filters,” said Atkins. “Our bikes run better and we gain horsepower on the track.”

Also check out the Team Factory Aprilia Motocross video.

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2007 to 2009 Toyota Yaris with K&N 57i Air Induction Kit Adds Performance

Nov 2, 2007

Induction Kit for 2007 to 2009Toyota Yaris

Toyota isn't leaving anything out in its smallest and least-expensive car. The 2007 to 2009 Toyota Yaris 1.8L engine is an aluminum alloy unit with dual overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, coil-on-plug direct ignition with electronic throttle control. It has 106 horsepower at 6000 rpm and an average of approx. 36 MPG. The 2007 to 2009 Toyota Yaris is a fun and economical car to drive.

K&N Engineering has developed a 57i Air Induction Kit, 57-0666, for the 2007 to 2009 Toyota Yaris, a car mostly found in the UK.

The manufacture's air box and the air path tubing creates restriction in the flow of air going to the engine. The 57-0666 is designed to free your car from much of this restriction. K&N’s performance air intake replaces the factory airbox and the entire air path to the engine so that a virtually unrestricted flow of air reaches the engine for added power and performance.

K&N’s Induction Kit 57-0666 is easy to assemble with simple hand tools usually in less than 90 minutes.

Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.

4 X 4 Classes Dominated by Warnert Racing with K&N Air Filters

Nov 1, 2007

The Warnert Racing Team continues to sweep the Can Am GNCC Series. The riders began the season with one goal, win the class championships. That goal has become a reality.

Cam Am Team leaves competition in the dust, photo by Harlen Foley ATVriders.com

Can Am Team leaves competition in the dust, photo by Harlen Foley ATVriders.com

Rider Richard Cecco finalized the deal by winning the 4X4 Open Class at St. Clairsville, Ohio in the Powerline Park Facility. With Cecco’s win Warnert Racing has become the dominant force in the 4X4 classes.

Richard Cecco secures 4X4 Open photo by Harlen Foley ATVriders.com

Round 12 of the Can Am Series was eleven miles of rocks, ruts, trees and dust for forty riders. The conditions were very dry and the amount of dust in the air was the most anyone had faced in recent memory. “Visibility was a huge factor during the race,” said Levi Michel, Warnert Team Manager. “Piloting machines as big and fast as Warnert Racing Can-Am’s it’s important to see the track to win and survive. In the pits we couldn’t see our K&N Engineering air filters because of the dust but they pulled us through the extreme conditions and keep our engines running.”

Team Warnert rider Michael Swift could have taken it easy in the 4X4 Limited competition. He secured the class championship at round 11, but decided to race anyway. Swift took the lead early on and never looked back for his 10th class win of the 2007 season.

In the 4X4 Lites, Clifton Beasley also wrapped up his class championship before this round of racing. “He laid down the smack for the 9th time this season by taking another class win again,” said Levi. “The dust was billowing behind his screaming Can Am and the competition didn’t even come close.” Beasley finished with over 5 minutes left for yet another Warnert Racing sweep.

The series heads to the final round at Crawfordsville, Indiana on October 27.

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NHRA Divisonal Event Pushes K&N Sponsored Racer to 7th Place

Oct 26, 2007

Britt Cummings earned the Super Comp win at the NHRA Division 4 Lucas Oil Divisional Series at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble, Oklahoma.

Cummings racing vehicles are equipped with K&N

With this victory Cummings has moved into the seventh position in NHRA national points and has a good chance to finish in the top ten standings. There are only three events remaining on the 2007 NHRA schedule.

The victory also pushed Cummings to the second spot in the Division 4 Super Comp standings, only one point behind Lloyd Parfait.

“It’s hard to say we’ve had a great season,” said Cummings. “We’ve got such high standards for ourselves and our race team. My brother Slate and I have won World Championships before, and finishing in the top ten does not feel like a great feat. The good new is we have had a solid season from top to bottom and we’ve finally made our mark in NHRA competition.”

In addition to Britt Cumming’s Super Comp success, Slate Cummings has also put together an impressive season in NHRA Super Stock and Super Comp. Slate plans to race in the NHRA LODRS event in Reynolds, Georgia. He has a shot at the Division 4 Super Comp championship and to finish in the national top ten in both Super Comp and Super Stock.

Cummings Motorsports is a family business from Hammond, Louisiana. “We have ten race cars,” said Cummings. “We use K&N Engineering Air and Oil Filters on all our vehicles. With K&N we’re faster and very consistent and the filters never give us a problem.”

The Cummings team will finish out the season in Pomona, California at the NHRA World Finals in November.

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World of Outlaws Racer Competes with the Best then Battles Santa Ana Winds

Oct 25, 2007

The “Greatest Show on Dirt” was held at Perris Auto Speedway. This was the first time the World of Outlaws competed at the Southern California track since 2004. Jonathan Allard and the Williams Motorsports Team competed against 32 entrants and made the most of it by charging from 24th to 15th during the main event.

Jonathan Allard

Allard is known as one of the top qualifiers in the World of Outlaws on the west coast in the K&N Filters, Red Line Oil No. 0 sprint car. He was able to charge forward at the most modern dirt sprint car facility and brought the K&N Filters No. 0 home in 15th place.

Jonathan Allard and the K&N Filters No. 0

“Anytime you can pass cars against the Outlaws it’s a good thing,” said Allard. “There are only a few races left this season and I'm going to try and win as many as I can.”

Allard and the Williams Motorsports Team left California and battled the raging Santa Ana winds in their race trailer on their way to Kings Speedway for the Cotton Classic. We were able to get out of the area before the devastating firestorms hit the southland.

Allard won the Cotton Classic in 2005. He’ll look for a repeat of that this Saturday as he chases his 11th win of the season at the Kings County Fairgrounds in Hanford, California.

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