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Shane Stewart is leading in the 2011 points race with just a few races left on the schedule.
Shane Stewart and his crew recently came to Little Rock Arkansas, with anticipation of racing in the Lucas Oil ASCS 24th Annual Short Track Nationals. One-hundred of the best drivers in the country were scheduled to compete on the quarter-mile dirt oval track.
Shane Stewart's #57 Paul Sylvia's Wesmar-Powered Rockstar Energy Drink-Makita A.R.T.
On the first evening of the three night event, Stewart finished first in his heat race. As the night progressed, the driver crossed the finish line ahead of the #99 car of Brady Bacon, in the ten-lap qualifying race, earning his second victory of the night. Although the rain eventually began to fall, Stewart managed to run in the "A" feature before the event was delayed until the following day. Once again, Shane found himself in a heated battle with Bacon, and although he crossed the finish line in second place, Shane Stewart and his #57 Paul Sylvia's Wesmar-Powered Rockstar Energy Drink-Makita A.R.T. had earned a guaranteed spot in the finale where $15,000.00 awaited the driver who earned the checkered flag.
Although plagued with rain on the first night of the event, the precipitation was short lived and the following two evenings were optimal for racing. After cinching a spot in the championship race on the first night, Stewart watched on as the remaining drivers fought for one of the twenty positions in the finale. Once the spots had been filled it was finally time to get out there and run against the drivers who had proved to be the best at this particular event.
After finishing second in the dash, Stewart lined up beside Danny Lasoski in the championship race. At the waving of the green flag, Shane took the lead position early, but was eventually challenged by Sammy Swindell, as they experienced four cautions in the first eight laps.
After the fourth lap Stewart and Swindell continued to battle for the lead. Shane held tight to the inside in each turn as Swindell remained just above him. The battle was fierce and Shane managed to hold on to the lead until lap 13 when Swindell finally managed to muscle his way around him and eventually took a commanding lead.
As the race continued, Shane Stewart once again found himself in a battle with Brady Bacon, the driver he had battled for the first place positions in his qualifying and "A" feature races just two nights before. Both drivers had managed to out-do the other on the first night of the event, but this was a different night, and no one knew what the outcome might be. When both drivers had crossed the finish line and the dust had settled, they had each earned a spot on the podium, as Brady finished second and Shane Stewart took third.
"The car just seemed to change a little bit and got loose on me," explained Stewart. Referring to Swindell, Stewart said, "He was definitely a dominant car. Once he got around me, he was going to be hard to catch. The track was good. I wish the top had been a little better. The bottom part of the race track was the better part. It just wasn't my race to win, I guess."
As the 2011 season winds down, Shane Stewart is leading in points with just a few races left on the schedule. When asked the key to success throughout the remainder of the season, the driver said, "Just run up front. That's what we have to keep doing. That's the main thing in our sport, just trying to win races for our sponsors. If you can do that, the points kind of take care of themselves."
Throughout the season, Shane Stewart and his #57 car have been a force to reckon with. That said, Stewart and his team are acutely aware that their success depends a great deal on keeping their engine properly maintained. Stewart has been using K&N products for the past twelve years. The driver depends on K&N air and oil filters as well as air filter cleaner and oil. When asked his take on K&N products, the driver said, "K&N products are superior to anything else out there on the market."
Shane Stewart is also aware of the importance of his sponsors and fans. In closing he said, I'd like to thank Rockstar, Makita, K&N and all of the guys who help us," Referring to the fans, he continued, "We'd like to thank everybody for coming out tonight. It was a great crowd."
Doug Hendrickson and Hannah Macke recently won the A-400 class Championship in Port Angeles, Washington.
When Dan Morrison and Doug Hendrickson, came to the conclusion that it would prove advantageous to combine their jet sprint boats and teams together in 2008, the Wicked Racing team was born, and would quickly become a household name in the sport of jet sprint boat racing. Two other key players in the team's success were on board as well. Cara McGuire would serve as a navigator for Morrison in the Super Boat class and Hannah Macke would be partnered up with Hendrickson, as his navigator in the A-400 class.
Macke is considered as one of the premier navigators, and has filled this position for several championship teams, including a number of outings throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Dan Morrison and Cara McGuire have dominated their class this year, and in turn won the 2011 USSBA Championship in the Super Boat class.
Although the extreme sport is fairly new to the United States, jet sprint boat racing has been popular in New Zealand and Australia for in the neighborhood of thirty years. Although to date, the sport is limited to the northwestern section of the United States, According to Dan Morrison, it is increasingly growing in popularity, and interest is being shown as far away as Florida.
This particular type of racing is definitely extreme and a sport that is exciting for the participants as well as the fans. The drivers and navigators are faced with the challenge of traveling through a maze of islands and hairpin turns at high rates of speed. In fact, the boats turn as many as eight "G's" while taking corners.
To experience success on a consistent basis, the driver and navigator must work together like a well-oiled machine. When asked the navigator's job, Morrison explained, "We don't know the rotation through the maze of islands, until the night before the race. The navigator and driver both memorize the rotation, which usually consists of anywhere from twenty-four to thirty-seven corners. There's a lot to remember and you have to go through the maze of islands in the correct pattern. Of course it's all timed and you've got to get through it as fast as you can. The main duties of the navigator are to memorize that course and with their left hand be pointing the direction we're suppose to be going next. They're reassuring the driver they have the rotation memorized right. They're very important, because everything happens real quick," he continued. "Typically, we travel about a mile in one minute or less. My boat goes from zero to one-hundred in three seconds. It's extremely quick.. quicker than most cars."
The Wicked Racing team experienced their share of success throughout the first three years of their existence, and this season has been no different. In fact, the team recently pulled into the newly constructed, Extreme Sports Park, in Port Angeles, Washington, to compete in the 2011 USSBA Championship.
The Hendrickson/Macke team entered the event as the 2010 champions and at the days end, managed to walk away with yet another championship under their belt in the A-400 class. With a total of 3,544 points compiled throughout the season, Hendrickson and Macke entered the race in their Bry Craft hull powered with a 400 cubic inch engine capable of putting out an excess of 700 horsepower. When the competition was over they won the 2011 points race by 38 points.
Although they had experienced a stellar season and had the championship in the bag long before the season finale at Port Angeles, Morrison and McGuire had no intentions of coasting. From the seats of their 12'2"
Mackcraft hull, powered by a 480 cubic inch engine, they dominated the race in the Super Boat class. Although any driver would have been elated to be deemed the overall champion in their class at the Extreme Spots park, the victory was even sweeter for Morrison, as he is part-owner of the venue and literally put many hours of labor in the construction of the facility.
According to Morrison, along with set-up and horsepower, consistency and the ability to drive smooth is an essential element to success in the sport. "It's hard to do, because you're transitioning so fast and so many times," explained Morrison. "It's hard to be on your perfect mark all the time. These boats are extremely quick around the corner and timing is everything."
The Wicked Racing Team is also acutely aware of the importance of proper maintenance. That said, they depend on K&N products to keep the internal components of their engines well-lubed and dust-free. "Both of our boats run K&N oil filters," explained Morrison. "I've got breather filters on mine and Doug runs a K&N air filter. We use K&N products on our tow vehicles and have noticed a mileage and performance increase. We swear by them. We religiously use K&N products. They're fantastic."
"Jet Sprint Boat racing is very fast and up and coming," continued Dan, "and the media is starting to chase this sport. People need to be aware that this is the quickest and probably the most extreme motorsport that they have ever seen. Once you watch it live, you're hooked for life. Nothing compares to what we're doing. People aren't use to seeing the speed and agility that these boats have. They're way beyond what a car does. It's the quickest motorsport on the planet; the quickest turning, and the quickest to accelerate."
Those interested in learning more about Jet Sprint Boat Racing, can go to www.ussbaracing.com
McDougal started the customizing on his SEMA Dodge Avenger with 22 inch Lexani-LX7's wheels and a K&N intake and continued on from there.
If clowns creep you out, but in a good way, you're going to love William McDougal's blue 2009 Dodge Avenger 2.4L, featuring his totally imaginative psycho clown paint theme. "I wanted to build something different that would turn heads," McDougal told K&N News. "My paint and the amount of detail that went into the airbrush work by Dan Bong is what really makes my car stand out and it will grab your eye from any angle. Trying to find a paint scheme that would stand out from the rest was hard and it took awhile to find just the right colors."
In deciding on the psycho clown paint theme William McDougal says he was looking to turn heads, he may be inspiring a few nightmares at SEMA as well.
McDougal, 22-years-old, has only been customizing vehicles for two years and the Avenger is his first project vehicle, yet his inherent eye for details and color was evident to everyone who passed his car at SEMA, and few directions were required to find the car. "I was an outside vehicle," said McDougal, "and to find my car you just had look for the clown, you can't miss this car it stands out anywhere."
McDougal first began taking note of custom cars when he was just a kid first, but he officially caught the customizing bug back in 2007, that's when he turned 18 and when he attended his first SEMA. "I told myself my ultimate goal was to build a SEMA vehicle, and in 2010 that goal came true and now my car is featured again in 2011, it's just a dream come true," declares McDougal. McDougal says that he would like to make customizing his business down the road and that's the direction he's working towards.
When the 2009 Dodge Avenger isn't turning heads at car shows like SEMA, it's stopping traffic on the street.
Describing the modifications done on his Dodge Avenger McDougal explains, "I started with my 22 inch Lexani-LX7's, then the stereo and interior were done, along with the K&N intake and a new two tone paint job before SEMA 2010. And then I rebuilt the car for the SEMA 2011 show, as of today the brakes are done, the wheels, the paint, the stereo, the interior, slight suspension mods, and slight engine modifications and a custom Tiarra Grille. Also, depending on whether it's a big or small show, I'll spend another six hours or so detailing the car."
McDougal said that finding the precise paint was time consuming, but now his Dodge Avenger will grab your eye from any angle as it did at SEMA.
When deciding what products to put on his Avenger McDougal says he just looks for the best. That outlook dates back to his first car when he was just 16, a Dodge Neon, which is when he first discovered K&N products. "Their intakes are simply the best and no company can compare to the performance and efficiency that you gain with a K&N intake," adds McDougal.
When the psycho clown Avenger isn't stopping people at car shows it's turning heads on the street. "It's a daily driver," says McDougal, "It's always on the road, I've driven over 5000 miles in a two month period just to go to out of state show. I built it to drive and I love driving the car."
Like others at the 2011 SEMA show, McDougal has discovered the high degree of show car mentoring being offered by Show Cars Inc. "The company was created by Steve Burkett, and it was to help market rides that stood out from the pack, but it's also a way for the little guys to get some help from a company who looks out for them," explains McDougal. "Sometimes the custom car scene can run people down, but with SCI they make sure you're taken care of. They will also make suggestions as where to take your car to get top notch service. Their goal is to become a household name in the industry."
As for McDougal's goals he says, "My goals are to change the car up once again and try to go to SEMA three years in a row, that would be the ultimate dream for me, and that would make the countless hours that it takes to get the car built worth it."
His kids wanted a lifted truck, and Gutierrez is a huge Raider fan, his truck combines the best of both for SEMA.
The 2011 SEMA show was Pete Gutierrez's second time showing a custom vehicle although he has been into customizing for over 20 years. "Every car I've ever owned I've customized it," Gutierrez told K&N News, "But this truck by far is the wildest."
Pete Gutierrez says the suspension on his SEMA 2005 Ford Excursion was totally custom manufactured for his truck.
Gutierrez's day job is running a manufacturing company, but it's his passion for customizing that's on full display at SEMA, it's his 2005 Ford Excursion 6.8L, 4X4. The Excursion with its pearl white paint and black skull detail is Gutierrez's sixth project vehicle, and it leaves little doubt which NFL team he sides with.
"I'm an avid Oakland Raider football fan. And my kids always wanted a lifted truck, so I put the two together. It is a Raider theme throughout, featuring custom graphics painted in and outside the truck, and a fully custom stereo."
Gutierrez explains that he first got into custom cars as a kid going to car shows with his folks. When he isn't showing his truck he says he attends countless charitable events, as well as attending all the Raider home games. "When they play away, I do sport bars, and show my vehicle for different Booster Clubs up and down the coast," adds Gutierrez.
The stark white paint and black skull detail is also a one-of-a-kind original at SEMA.
Gutierrez shows his truck and other vehicles with Show Car Inc. This is an automotive marketing company that specializes in placing vehicles for promotional uses such as, music videos, promotional events, and for some of the world's largest automotive conventions. "Their goal," says Gutierrez, "is to be the best out there on the custom car scene."
For Gutierrez it's 100-percent Raidernation, or go home. 2011 SEMA Ford Excursion.
Gutierrez vehicles have collectively won over 200 first place trophies, in September of 2008 he was featured Truckin Magazine. He has also been in a number of music videos. "We just did a music video with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa," says Gutierrez.
The two outstanding features on his Excursion that make Gutierrez particularly proud are suspension and the one of a kind paint job. "The suspension is completely fabricated, no bolt-on crap," says Gutierrez.
It's that attention to detail that brought Gutierrez to K&N. "They are well known for being the best, so I went with them. I'd like to thank Steve Burkett, K&N, and all my sponsors," continues Gutierrez. "I'll make some more modifications on the truck and I'll come out even tougher next year."
K&N Heavy Duty Diesel Air Filters are designed to increase horsepower
through a low-restriction, high air flow design. While this is a great
feature the fact that they are washable and reusable in a world of throw
away filters gets the attention of big rig truck owners. After they
see how easy the process is to clean the filters and get them reinstalled
the main question is does K&N make one for my rig? Watch K&N's
Heavy Duty Air Filter Cleaning video to see for yourself.
K&N has been working hard releasing new parts to increase class 4-8 truck
coverage.
One addition to the K&N heavy duty air filter line is part number 38-2021R. This washable/reusable air filter is manufactured from quality components and backed by
K&N's Heavy Duty Air Filter 3-year/300,000 mile limited warranty.
K&N's 38-2021R is
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then out through the sides. This filter's hybrid synthetic material does not require oil like
most K&N products. No oil equates to less time spent servicing the air filter.
The
38-2021R
air filter is made with thick urethane seals, heavy duty wire mesh for structural support, and
durable air filter material for long life. It is used on some Kenworth,
Peterbilt, and Western Star Trucks as well as in other applications.
The best method of determining the correct K&N heavy duty air filter for your needs is to use our air filter cross reference search.
The 38-2021R is a cross reference to the disposable air filter parts listed below:
Find K&N products for your street car or truck 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.
