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The spectacular over all 3rd place finish of the SCORE Baja 1000 was achieved this year by Roger Norman along with an impressive Iron Man accomplishment. This is Roger's third year in a row for winning a plot on the Baja 1000 winners' podium. An astonishing 2008-1st place, 2009-2nd place, and now 2010-3rd place as Ironman!
Roger Norman at SCORE Baja 1000
Lance and I never got out of the truck other than to change the tires, and Lance jumped out to adjust the lights once." Roger explained. "Together, we iron manned the 1061 miles of the Baja 1000, a feat that only a few can say they have achieved. And we achieved it with a podium finish. We finished in third place officially with no penalties just 53 seconds ahead of BJ Baldwin in fourth."
Through the entire race, they never needed to change out their K&N air filter on their 850-HP trophy truck, despite constant jockeying as they passed other racers. One motorcyclist gave them over ten miles of dust eating before they could safely pass.
The race presented a never ending series of obstacles, both natural and mechanical. At approximately 220 miles into the race Roger and Lance hit a bolder and need to change their tire. "With five minutes you can easily change a tire and still maintain the lead." But they were still over taken in this three minuet window, by Gus Vildosola. The engine was running at 250, so they also decided to remove the hood for more ventilation. They lost no more time getting back on the track "When the co-driver gets back in the truck [from a repair] he buckles in and secures the impact gun, air jack and air hose as the truck is moving."
After hearing this story from Roger I had a whole new appreciation for how tight the action is packed into this race. Every second counts, and anything large or small, from the sun to a cactus thorn can make all the difference in the whole race.
Driving through the night and pit 5, Roger encountered extremely thick salt laden ocean fog that hazed the windshield inside and out. They were forced down to a grueling 38 MPH until the sun came out to burn it off. By then the windshield was scratched beyond saving and was only lightly more translucent than the fog. Shortly after this they came up on another race truck, and proceeded to bump the other racer, as is procedure. (no rear view minors in race trucks) Despite the bumper bump, the truck did not move, and the now damaged Norman truck had to deal with a scratch hazed windshield, fog, a view obstructing raised bumper, and the dust from a stubborn fellow racer they were now tailgating.
The Norman Motorsports race team blistered through 7 pit stops, 1061 miles of track, and thousands more of pre-running. To come away with this ranking in a race as prestigious as the Baja 1000 took great personal drive and a deep scene of community from all the Norman Motorsports team members. It was their choices of equipment and tools; as well as their knowledge, skills, and ingenuity in the shop and on the race track, that has graced the Norman Motorsports team with this and their many other competition victories.
When sun went down the KC Hilites went on and showed the way, and that's when Glass picked up the pace.
"Doc Glass," K&N sponsored Macrae Glass, proved once more that his is the team to beat in the desert. Glass followed up his impressive 2009 Championship, which saw him win every race in the Best in the Desert's (BITD) five-race "American Off-Road Racing Series" championship, by winning the TransWest Ford Henderson 250, and the 2010 Championship in his KC Hilites I-beamed Ford F-150.
No wind, a choking layer of silt, combined with rocks, made this year's TransWest Ford Henderson 250 extremely treacherous at times.
"We did not have any problems whatsoever," commented Glass. "The truck could have been a little better in the front, the shock adjustment was off. The rebound was too slow and the truck would nose over in the big whoops. I'm really happy to be here. I'm just stoked, this truck has a lot of wins and finishes and I'm happy to get one more.
Owing to environmental and dust concerns, this year's race once again took place in Jean, Nevada, as did last year's race, despite its Henderson namesake. The 80-mile, three lap, course started just north of Jean, and continued north until Haul Road, then it ran east into Hidden Valley, and into the famed rock garden, before looping south to Primm, and finally winding its way back north across Roach lake to the finish.
"Super dusty and rocky – cold and no wind," is how Glass described it. "We raced in the afternoon with the last half in the dark."
The choking dust and rocks in fact quickly became a problem for most racers. The lack of wind and two or three inches of top layer silt, combined with rocks, made for a treacherous, low visibility racecourse at times, even though most of it was smooth and rally-like.
The KC Hilites Racing team approached the season finale with a realistically conservative outlook – simply finishing the race meant a 2010 Championship. Kevin Davis Navigated the first half on the race.
"We started about 46th overall, first in class," explained Glass. We played follow the leader for 80 miles, and then moved ahead as others stopped to fuel. We fueled and changed air cleaner wraps at mile 110, and Trevor Nieto climbed in to navigate the rest of the way home."
"The sun began to set and the KC Hilites showed us the way. We picked up the pace and charged. The truck worked great in all but the big chop-with the front shock rebound a little slow as I mentioned. No problems otherwise, and we finished first in class, 16th overall, and sixth fastest overall average BITD speed for the year. Overall the truck ran like a clock, the K&N filters got the job done with plenty of clean air to make the big horsepower. We had no flats for the entire year and now we are the 2010 Class 8000 Season Champs! I want to dedicate this win to my wife Kathy, she always believes I can get it done, and reinforces what I hope I can do."
Asked about plans for this season the Kingman, Arizona racer's only remarks were, "We have a few changes for the new year that I can't yet discuss. They are exciting though."
Twenty-seven years ago when Lake Charles, Louisiana resident Keith Raftery took his first pass down his local track in Louisiana at the age of 14, he could have only dreamed of the tremendous successes that were yet to come.
NHRA Drag Racer Keith Raftery
Raftery, who also races with his father, Roy, has been competing on and off for decades. In recent years, one would find him behind both the wheels of various dragsters and since 2003, several different cars for Top Sportsman competition.
"A good friend of mine, Clayton Hagan had told me about a Top Sportsman race in Baytown," he said of his first time running the class in 2003. "I had never heard of it, since at that time it was brand new to NHRA. I thought I would give it a try and won the very first NHRA Division 4 Top Sportsman event."
The trip to Houston had Raftery hooked and he continued his successes in the class since by going on to claim back-to-back NHRA Division 4 Top Sportsman Championships in both 2008 and 2009.
For 2010, Rafferty was out of the gate with a hard charge in his attempt to make it three in a row and a very good showing at his first event during the NHRA Cajun SportsNationals. He then went on to win three divisional events in Dallas, Houston and Belle Rose.
While Raftery seemed to easily sew up the Division 4 Top Sportsman championship in his K&N 2007 Bickel GTO, with a comfortable eighty-six point lead over number two, it was the quest for his first Division Top Dragster Championship that came right down to the wire.
After finishing number three in the Top Dragster class in 2009, Raftery gave it his all a 2010 championship right from the hit when he posted a victory over Dave Connolly in the Top Dragster final round at Belle Rose, for the NHRA Cajun SportsNationals.
As the season began to wind down, Raftery found himself in a position to claim his first Top Dragster championship. With no close divisional events left to compete in, he made a stout decision to haul all the way from his home in Louisiana to Las Vegas.
"I thought I was only one round away from winning the championship," said Raftery. "When we went to Vegas, I didn't even take the car, since I had already clinched the Top Sportsman title."
"So, I went to Vegas, won first round and I was like 'yes' that was it, I did it," he continued. "I was wanting to go home after that because the whole thing was just a lot of stress for me. I had never won a title in Top Dragster and it would have just meant a lot to me."
Thinking he had won the Top Dragster title after his first round win, the air was quickly knocked out of his sails when it was pointed out to him by fellow racers that he didn't actually have the tie breaker he thought he did.
He needed one more round to take the championship.
"When I found that out, my eyes just started tearing up. I mean I was emotionally done," confessed Raftery. "I told my dad that I didn't think I had enough in me to win another round. So I walked and walked. I just walked all over the whole complex and finally I felt good about it."
Raftery's decision to stay was a very good one. He not only won the second round and clinched his very first NHRA Division 4 Top Dragster Championship, but also took his 2008 Undercover K&N dragster all the way to the final round where he just missed the win by taking .006 too much of the stripe.
Now with two 2010 NHRA Division 4 titles, Raftery looks forward to 2011 and his brand new car for Top Sportsman competition by mid-season. He has also added a car to compete in NHRA Stock at select events where Top Sportsman is not offered and plans for it to fit into B/SA.
On top of all the good fortunes for Raftery in 2010 he also claimed the very first Jegs All-Star title in Top Sportsman and looks forward to returning in 2011.
"I'm already grandfathered in for the 2011 event in the car [Top Sportsman] since I won and I'm tied for second in the dragster with three races left," he pointed out. "And it would be really neat to be able to go and take both cars."
Raftery was very pleased to be able to take K&N along with him on his very first double divisional championship.
"This was our first year working with K&N," noted Raftery. "We use K&N products on both the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster cars. From K&N's oil filters on both cars to the cone air filter I use on my Top Dragster and I'm also looking forward to using their products on my new stocker, too."
K&N Air Intake Installed on 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L GDI
Dyno Chart for 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L GDI
With the newly redesigned 2.4 liter 4 cylinder Gasoline Direct Injection
(GDI) engine installed the 2011 and 2012 Hyundai Sonata is set to deliver up to 200hp and over 180 ft lbs of torque. As powerful and efficient as the 2011 to 2014 Sonata and 2013 to 2015 Kia Optima is, K&N has designed a full
air intake kit to deliver more power and throttle response from a simple bolt on system.
K&N Air Intake System for 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L GDI
For over 40 years, K&N has been dedicated to performance filtration products and providing the best in intake performance upgrades. The new 69-5301TTK Typhoon
Air Intake System is no exception to this philosophy. In fact testing of the
air intake showed a 7.75 horsepower gain at 5147 RPM's at the wheels.
The 69-5301TTK offers streamlined air flow into the GDI throttle body which replaces the restrictive stock intake tubing and air box to create a custom aftermarket system designed for increased performance and filtration.
K&N's Typhoon series intakes are designed with aluminum tubing, and oversize air filters.
They are guaranteed to increase your horsepower and turn your 2011 to 2014 Sonata or 2013 to 2015 Kia Optima into a sleek, powerful machine ready to take your driving experience to a whole new level.
The 69-5301TTK Typhoon Intake
System is available from your local K&N dealer and it is backed with our famous 1,000,000 mile limited lifetime warranty. Easy to clean and easy to install, this kit is sure to be the perfect next step in upgrading your to its full potential.
Make your move with the 69-5301TTK Typhoon Intake System and feel the difference!
Replacement Air Filter for 2011 to 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango
K&N has released air filter part 33-2457
for the 2011 to 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango. This filter fits
either 5.7L or 3.6L engine giving drivers the ability to upgrade their air filter to gain
a lifetime of performance. In addition to adding performance, drivers will effectively protect their engines from harmful contaminants that can be ingested into the engine as air flows past the throttle body.
Restriction Chart for 33-2457 Air Filter
K&N engineers pay close attention to every detail of air filter design. They create filters that maximize air flow
while providing exceptional filtration. The depth and angle of the pleating
are all carefully engineered to create a quality product that seals to the
air box for many years of use. This air filter is manufactured in the
USA under strict quality controls.
Like every K&N air filter, part number 33-2457
can reduce long term costs since it is both washable and reusable. Cleaning this air filter is very simple and can be done using
a K&N Recharger Filter Care Service Kit, part
99-5050. Service intervals are
as long as 50,000 miles when driven primarily on paved roads and sooner when driving in extreme conditions. Drivers can
determine if this filter needs to be cleaned by inspecting it to see if dirt
exceeds the pleated wire screen mesh that encompasses the filter media.
K&N's million mile limited warranty gives drivers the assurance that this will be the last air filter
they will need for their 2011 to 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee or Dodge Durango.
Gaining performance for your Jeep Cherokee or Dodge Durango has never been easier with this filter's drop in design. Air filter 33-2457 will fit the following vehicles:
2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 6.4L V8
2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L V8
2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6
2016 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8
2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 6.4L V8
2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L V8
2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6
2015 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8
2015 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L V6
2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 6.4L V8
2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L V8
2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6
2014 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8
2014 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L V6
2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 6.4L V8
2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L V8
2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6
2013 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8
2013 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L V6
2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 6.4L V8
2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L V8
2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6
2012 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8
2012 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L V6
2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L V8
2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6
2011 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8
2011 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L V6
