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Jason Crump landed the fourth place spot in the FIM Latvijas Mobilais Latvian Grand Prix. It was Crump’s worst Grand Prix result in the 2009 season, but the Australian Double World Speedway Grand Prix Champion left Latvia happy with his final result and relieved that the race was over.
Australian Rider Jason Crump has a record-breaking 21 Grand Prix wins and two World Speedway Grand Prix Championships
World Speedway Grand Prix rider Jason Crump will next race at Malilla in Sweden
Californian Greg Hancock took first place, Denmark’s Kenneth Bjerre took second and Poland’s Tomasz Gollob took third place. Crump remains overall points champion with 108 points to Hancock’s 79 points.
Double World Speedway Grand Prix Champion Rider Jason Crump struggled at Latvia
Jason Crump remains the 2009 points leader in the World Speedway Grand Prix
Crump collected only one point in his first two rides. He switched bikes and grabbed two heat wins during his next two outings. As a result, he had enough points for the semi-finals.
The night was unpredictable for most of the riders. The first ten races had ten different winners. To top it off, Crump had one of the most difficult gates at the start of the final. He fought hard
despite his position, and made it through the race for a top five finish.
The seventh round of the 2009 Speedway Grand Prix World Championship takes place next Saturday at Malilla in Sweden. Crump has made the final there each year for the past five years. “Jason need to produce yet another outstanding performance as the championship chase is still wide open,” said Roy Stone, Media Relations Manager. “Jason’s priority is to capture vital points to maintain his lead.”
With the series now past its half-way mark, the two-time World Speedway Champion has a third World Championship in his sights and knows what is required to achieve that goal.
“I struggled in Latvia, but came away satisfied that I at least made the final,” said Crump. “Now I have to just keep scoring consistently and stay focused. This year I am more relaxed due to not riding four or five nights a week. This has helped me greatly. I have time to mentally prepare myself for each Grand Prix and so far it has been paying off.”
Crump has 21 Grand Prix wins to his name. He said he can count on K&N at every race. “In my sport filtration is the most important thing for reliability,” he said. “Reliability keeps me tops in points and gives me World Championships. That is why I rely on K&N filters. I race on dirt and keeping the dirt out of the engine is critical and at the same time K&N allows my engines to breathe for maximum performance.”
Crump has a good and consistent track record in Malilla. “I have a lot of hard work ahead of me,” said the Australian. “I will be fighting to the end to become a World Champion again.”
Sprint car racer Wendy Mathis began her successful career in motorsports at the early age of 12 years old. Since then she has collected a plethora of accomplishments including becoming the first female in the state of Florida to win the State Quarter Midget Championship, the first female to win a feature event with the Tampa Bay Area Racing Association (TBARA) Sprint Car Club, and the first female to win a main event with a major sanctioning body in the state of Florida.
Wendy Mathis' sprint car is powered by a Gaerte 360 motor with K&N Filters.
Wendy's sprint car is powered by a Gaerte 360 motor which remains in peak performance with the help of K&N Filters. "The air box has made a huge difference in the car," says Wendy. "It allows the most air to flow into the motor creating the most horsepower we can possibly get. As far as the oil filter goes, K&N does a great job in allowing as little as possible to go back into the engine. We've cut the filters open to see this stuff getting caught and I feel relieved to know that it doesn't go back into the motor to cause any issues in the motor itself."
As most children in racing families do, Wendy grew up with a passion for motorsports. Her father, Jerry, was a successful modified racer in the competitive upstate New York asphalt modified series. When Wendy was twelve, her parents bought her a Quarter Midget and they started racing all over the state of Florida. Wendy's intense passion for competing in motorsports was very unique among other girls her age.
After switching her focus to pavement sprint cars in 2001, Wendy has since competed with the TBARA Sprint Car Club, collecting two feature wins. She is currently also competing full-time in the O'Reilly USCS Asphalt Thunder Series. Wendy has been in talks with Firestone Indy Lights Series teams to secure necessary sponsorship to run ovals, including the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "My heart really pulls me towards the Indy Light Series just because I have been in open wheel my entire life. But if doors open up on the NASCAR and stock car racing side, I will definitely pursue that as well."
In her many years of racing, Wendy has become a precision driver with amazing talent and ability. She is not only a driver, but she is also very knowledgeable about the machine she controls which makes her a mechanics dream when communicating vehicle dynamics and setting up the car for maximum performance. Wendy is also a great role model and spokesperson as she has done work with the "Race Against Drugs" program, the Sprint Car & Midget Magazine "Stay in School" program, and the "Drive for the Dream" program.
Wendy's next race is August 15 at Watermelon Capital as part of the USCS Asphalt Thunder Tour. Then she rolls into DeSoto Super Speedway August 29 as part of the Tampa Bay Asphalt Racing Association.
The Red Bull Indianapolis GP returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway August 28-30. It will be the second running for the MotoGP Series at Indy. K&N will have a booth at the MotoGP and is a sponsor of the Indy Mile.
7 Time AMA Grand National Flat Track Champion and last year's Indy Mile Winner Chris Carr
If you’re planning on coming to Indy for the Mile and GP motorcycle races you can stop by Southside Harley Davidson, 4930 Southport Crossing Place, in Indianapolis, Indiana for the 2009 Night Before the Indy Mile Race Party.
K&N sponsored racer Kenny Coolbeth is ready for the Indy Mile AMA Pro Flat Track Grand Nationals
K&N sponsored racer Chris Carr will sign autographs at the Night Before the Indy Mile Race Party at Indianapolis Southside Harley-Davidson
K&N sponsored racer Chris Carr will sign autographs Friday August 28 from 4-7 pm at Southside Harley Davidson, 4930 Southport Crossing Place, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The 7 time AMA Grand National Flat Track Champion and 2008 Indy Mile Winner along with his chief mechanic Kenny Tolbert will bring race bikes. There will also be a vintage bike show including a Buell road race bike.
K&N and D&D Performance will also be giving away products at the Southside Harley Davidson event. There will be live music by the Porch Mechanics and free food.
The day after the party, the gates open at 2:00 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the Lucas Oil Indy Mile AMA Pro Flat Track Grand Nationals. Last year, only 0.03 separated winner Chris Carr from Kenny Coolbeth in the championship race. This year the top flat track riders in the world will race handlebar-to-handlebar around the track.
Senior year is about to start in Hesperia, California for K&N Driver Kyle McGrady, but there is still a lot of racing left for the young driver in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series. McGrady is ready to
continue to balance his 3.8 average at school with his racing career.
High School Senior, National Honor Society Student and NASCAR Whelen All American Series Driver Kyle McGrady
He is currently 8th overall in the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Auto Club Late Models Division. At 16, McGrady is also the youngest driver in the division. He received his NASCAR license before his state driver’s license.“It’s interesting because a lot of drivers have a lot of years on me,” said McGrady. “It’s also very competitive. There is still time for me to move up a few more points this season.”
Kyle McGrady received his NASCAR license before his California driver's license and competes in the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale's Auto Club Late Models Division
The McGrady family uses K&N products on its racecars as well as tow vehicles and passenger cars
2009 was his first season in his family owned K&N Products Late Model Stock car. “We go about 92 mph and about 110 mph at the end of the straightaway,” said McGrady. “I’m getting comfortable with the car. The set-up is still a little finicky but we’re working it out.”
McGrady is also up for rookie of the year in the NASCAR Series.
He is also very familiar with several types of racing. He began racing Jr. Speedway Sprints on dirt when he was only 8-years-old. At 10, he graduated to Mini-Stock Cars and at 13 moved up to the Pro-4 Division. McGrady won Rookie of the Year in 2006 in the Pro-4 Division where the next youngest driver was in his late 20s. He also finished 6th overall in the points standings
that year.
“We use K&N products on our race cars, tow vehicles and passenger cars,” said McGrady. “K&N protects our engines and gives us extra horsepower and acceleration on and off the track.”
McGrady will next race at Irwindale August 8 and 22.
Driver Andrew Comrie-Picard (ACP) took fifth place overall at the 2009 X Games 15 Rally Car Race at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, California. Competitors at the X Games go head to head on a mixed asphalt and dirt course and face a 70 foot gap jump that is a highlight for both fans and drivers.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX driven by Andrew Comrie-Picard at the 2009 X Games 15
Team ACP won its first eliminations round and met Subaru Rally Team USA driver and defending champion Travis Pastrana in the quarter final. ACP was running strong against Pastrana when he started losing turbo boost. Comrie-Picard said a hard hit after going long on the jump during practice was to blame.
Podium finish at LOORRS Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series for Andrew Comrie-Picard at Lake Elsinore, California
“I got the biggest air of the day over the jump during practice and nosed it,” said Comrie-Picard. “The front of the car was pretty battered by the time I lined up against Travis, and one of the boost hoses was leaking. The crew really deserves the credit for their incredible job in repairing the car to get it back to the starting line for each round through the quarterfinals. And of course, Travis drove a great race.”
Nine-time X Games gold medalist Pastrana took the silver medal. Former Indianapolis 500 winner Kenny Brack took the gold in a Ford Fiesta and Tanner Foust, 2007 Rally Car Racing gold medalist took the bronze.
Brian Deegan, freestyle motocross star and
short course dirt truck driver took fourth place.
ACP’s NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX was the only car in the top five without factory support. “There’s no shame in losing to the Ford Fiesta, really,” said Comrie-Picard. “The cars are beautifully engineered and they were well driven at the X-Games.”
Picard’s Mitsubishi is equipped with K&N products. “We work in tough conditions with a motor built right to the edge of the envelope,” said Comrie-Picard. “K&N keeps contaminants out of our engines and has been our choice for a decade.”
In the lead-up to the X Games, Comrie-Picard made the most out of his visit to Southern California. He was invited to throw the first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers home game. He also took a podium finish at his first-ever Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series in a Bully Dog Superlite truck in Lake Elsinore, California.
During the 2008 X Games Comrie-Picard shorted the big 70 foot jump in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX and flipped end over end. He was not hurt. The spectacular crash made highlight reels around the world. The flip is also one of the featured moments in X Games 3D: The Movie, which premiered in Los Angeles during X Games
15 and hits the big screens nationwide later this month.
ACP will now return his focus to the Rally America title. There is just a four-point spread between ACP, in third at the mid- point of the season, Block, Foust and Andi Mancin. All are trailing defending champion Pastrana.
