Phil Burkart ran his Havoline/Checker, Schuck’s, Kragen Chevy at Virginia
Motorsports Park in Richmond in the Torco Racing Fuels Nationals.
The drag racer struggled in qualifying, but in the end he and his team came
through with a clutch performance during their final shot. On Friday, tire
trouble hit during the evening session. The air was dry and brisk in Virginia
and it was tough to get the right settings on the engine. Burkart went into Saturday knowing he
and his team needed to turn things around.
Phil Burkart prepares for race
Burkart gets support from Team CSK
“The air was unbelievable, but in a lot of ways that made it harder on the
tuners and the drivers,” said Burkart. “The front half of this track was fine,
but from half-track on it was loose, and it stayed that way most of the weekend.
When the air helps you make this much power, but the track does not cooperate,
you head off into turning territory that’s not all that comfortable.”
There was pressure on Saturday, but Burkart drove to a clean 4.983 during the
first session. That was not good enough to bump into the top 16, but it gave
Co-Crew Chiefs Chris Cunningham and Marc Denner a better shot at delivering the
goods on the final shot.
“Getting in the on the final pass is never a good thing,” Burkart said. “It
dosen’t mater if you’re absolutely 100 percent sure the tune-up is right,
because any one of a thousand freak things can break or trip you up. We knew we
had the right combination in the car to get in, but also knowing we had only one
shot to do it and nothing could break, or leak or fall off the car. I was
nervous.”
Burkart uses K&N Engineering Products
Cunningham, Denner and the blue crew tuned the car correctly, bolted
everything on securely and sent Burkart on his way to a solid 4.882 on his final
pass. This put Burkart at the 15th spot in the field.
Burkart and his crew use K&N Engineering’s Premium Performance Gold Oil Filters.
The thick canister walls on the K&N Filters have extra strength and durability
which reduce the risk of damage from debris on the race track.
Burkart and crew waited to see who would eventually land in the No.2 spot and
fill the other half of his first round match-up. Robert Hight landed at No. 2.
When the crew went to the track early Sunday, Team CSK scraped ice off their
vehicle windshields and faced temperatures in the 30s and planned for a rematch
with Hight.
“I expected to run against somebody huge, because that’s what happens when
you’re 15th,” said Burkart. “Those guys are in the hunt for the championship, so
you know they weren’t planning on letting us take them out again, but I still
felt like we had enough in it to shock them.”
After the tree flashed amber, Burkart left first. His standard superb light
(this time .058) was nearly twice as quick as Hight’s reaction. Hight pulled
away soon after both cars passed the 60-foot timer, and when Burkart’s car faded
toward the centerline, Hight tore away for the finish line.
Toward the 330 mark, tire smoke and a blower explosion hit almost
simultaneously. “I hit the pedal and it jacked the blower right off the motor,”
said Burkart. “That was it. We lost and we broke a lot of stuff.”
Burkart added another 31 points to his 2006 total in Richmond.
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Liam Harrison is the UK’s front running Junior Rallycross driver. Unfortunately,
Harrison was forced to end his 2006 season early, after breaking his arm in a
hockey game.
Liam Harrison, UK Junior Rallycross
Harrison started the season well with a string of podium finishes in the BRDA,
BTRDA and MDA Rallycross Championships. He was on a course for a top five finish
in the three championships.
Harrison had his cast removed, but the doctor recommended giving it lots of time
to heal properly. “Liam’s disappoint is an understatement,” said Rob Harrison,
Liam’s father. “Missing the final few races of the season are sadly
unavoidable.”
Liam Harrison will be 17 at the end of October and this means he will graduate
into one of the senior racing categories. He has options available in 2007.
“I will return again next season and we are close to announcing what class we’ll
be racing in,” said Liam Harrison. “It will be a big change from the Junior
Mini’s. That category provided a friendly but competitive crowd of drivers to
race against.”
Almost 90 percent of the cars in the MDA Championship circuit are fitted with
K&N products, said Ian Burdis of K&N Filters (Europe) Ltd.
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The Harley Davidson steps out with authority on the highway, with a v-twin
engine that has always been its heart and soul. "K&N Engineering has been a
market leader with the Harley Davidson crowd since the first development of a
high-flow filter for the brand," said K&N Powersports Brand Manager Johnny Jump.
K&N provides significant increases in airflow while optimizing service
intervals from a washable re-usable filter. The K&N Filter has proven K&N's value, time and
time again.
Custom Air filter Assembly for Harley Davidson Motorcycles
The RK-Series of Filters put K&N on the map in terms of optimizing horsepower
from a production based intake assembly. The RK-3910-1, a Large Capacity, Custom
Assembly for Twin Cam Harley Davidson motorcycles is no different. "It has been
developed around an oversized K&N High-Flow Air Filter," said Jump.
"This assembly (RK-3910-1)
boosts performance, service intervals and filtration."
K&N Engineering designed the RK-3910-1
with a powder coated, billet aluminum backing plate, eliminating the external
breathers. K&N eliminates the external breathers and makes them internal. This vents the vapors from the crank case into the intake air stream for a nice clean installation. This assembly features a bolted-in, dyno-tuned velocity stack and internal run
breathers. The latest edition is designed to get more horsepower and retain the
stock appearance for 1999 through 2012 Twin Cam Harley-Davidson Motorcycles.
"The custom assembly keeps that factory appearance by utilizing the stock air
cleaner cover," said Jump. "The laser etched K&N high-flow insignia sets it
apart from the crowd."
"This K&N Kit (RK-3910-1)
has a taller air filter for the Harley customers who bore and stroke their
motors," said Dennis Mahan, K&N Powersports Business Manager. "If they want more
performance they have to have more air. We made this kit specifically for the
hopped up bikes and it allows Harley owners to get more air with this taller K&N
Filter."
As with all K&N High-Flow Air Filters, the RK-Series Air Filters can be cleaned,
re-used and is backed by the famous K&N Million Mile Limited Warranty.
At this time the RK-Series Air Filter Assembly (RK-3910-1)
does not fit Twin Cam Engines with the Magnetti-Morelli fuel injection system.
The Magnetti-Morelli systems have an oval port and the K&N Kit fits a round
port.
Andy Forsberg won his first Pacific Sprint Fall Nationals Championship at Silver
Dollar Speedway in Chico, California. Forsberg also won Thursday night’s first
preliminary night feature in the 15th annual sprint car event for 360 motors. He
also picked up a $5000 first prize for winning Saturday’s 40-lap feature race.
Forsberg started out in the front row in his A&A Stepping Stone, K&N Filters,
Red Line Oil, Auto Meter, FK Rod Ends # 92 Thursday night. Early on the race was
going to be decided by either tire wear or catching the right breaks while
battling with traffic. Forsberg’s break came around lap eight when Willie Croft
made a mistake. Forsberg passed and won the race.
Andy Forsberg wins Pacific Sprint Fall Nationals Championship
Forsberg's Sprint Car
Forsberg uses K&N Engineering Products. “My dad raced and I grew up with
K&N Filters,” said Forsberg. “We use the K&N Oil and Air Filters and I wouldn’t
put anything else on our vehicles. The debris stays out of our engines with K&N
and the products work great.”
On Saturday night things changed for Forsberg came on lap eight when Hirst
drifted a little high going into turn one. Forsberg was in position and took the
lead coming out of turn two. On lap nine the first of six flat right rear tires
began to show when Korey Lovell and Brad Bumgarner had problems. “I had visions
of blowing out tires,” said Forsberg. “The track conditions and the weather were
big concerns.”
Forsberg continued to lead and work his way through traffic. On lap 26 Willie
Croft tangled with another car and flipped. During the red, the officials
allowed the crews to add air pressure to the tires and make minor adjustments
for the final four laps.
Forsberg uses K&N Products
Andy Forsberg's A&A Stepping Stone, K&N Filters # 92
On the restart Forsberg’s crew continued to make the right calls and
helped Forsberg comfortably lead the race. The final four laps ended with the
top three staying in their spots. Kyle Hirst finished second and defending
champion Brent Kaeding finished third.
“Winning was icing on the cake,” said Forsberg. “Our next race is at Tulare,
California. I hope we get out of there in one piece.”
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The battle for the 2006 MSA Gravel Rally Championship comes to an end on October
21st in the UK. The final round of the Bulldog Rally will play out on the fast
roads of Oswestry at Shropshire in the Mid Welsh forests.
Craig Middleton's Hyundai Accent WRC
Llandrindod Wells driver Craig Middleton and co-driver Robin Hernaman have a
shot at the championship. Middleton and Hernaman are in a good position after
taking their 3rd win of the season at Scotland. In the forest above Lock Ken in
Scotland, only two drivers broke the seven minute barrier; Middleton by six
seconds and Roger Duckworth by three seconds.
As the drivers went into stage 4 at Cairn Edward, Middleton was leading
Duckworth by 22 seconds. At the end Duckworth cracked an exhaust manifold and he
chose to finish the race. Middleton and Hernaman took a hard-earned victory.
An 8th place finish will guarantee the Hyundai Accent WRC pair the title, but
they will not take anything for granted. Roger Duckworth and co-driver Mark
Broomfield are close with their Subaru WRC. This year’s championship allows
crews to drop their two worst scores. In 2005 crews were only allowed to drop
one score.
Middleton and Hernaman use K&N Engineering Filters. “K&N gives the best
protection under any conditions,” said Graham Middleton, Craig’s father. “This
is vital because we run an expensive engine in the WRC Hyundai.”
Under the ANCRO Championship Standings scoring rules, Middleton and Hernaman are
the favorites, but the race at Bulldog Rally will determine who wins the title.
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Phil Burkart prepares for race
Phil Burkart prepares for race
