Sprint car racer Donny Schatz is experiencing the best season in his 10-year
World of Outlaws career. The Fargo, North Dakota driver and his ParkerStore team
are not content with simply finishing up the 2006 season.
On September 29th and 30th, the National Open, sponsored by Cleveland Brothers
and sanctioned by the World of Outlaws will get underway at Williams Grove
Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
World of Outlaws Points Leader uses K&N Carbon Fiber Airbox
Schatz has won three out of the last six National Opens including two in
succession. If he wins this year, he could become only the third driver in the
race’s 43-year-history to have three consecutive National Opens.
“I feel like I’ve got the best crew out there. My guys work hard to give me a
race car this good,” said Schatz. “Our K&N Engineering Carbon Fiber Airbox helps
us achieve maximum horsepower at every race.”
“This is one of those races that hold a lot of tradition and prestige,” said
Schatz. “We kind of won the thing out of nowhere in 2000 and since then, I’ve
really loved racing at the Grove. We haven’t won there yet this season, and that
was one of our goals for the season.”
ParkerStore Sprint Car
The race is shaping up to be a big showdown between World of Outlaws
points leader Schatz and National Sprint Tour points leader Danny Lasoski.
“The competition is really tough out there and I think I learned how to be good
there from being so bad for so long,” said Schatz. “This is the time of year
when everyone is thinking about next year and trying new things. We’re doing the
same, but we also know this race pays $50,000-to-win.”
In five 2006 starts at the half-mile dirt oval, Schatz has not finished outside
the top five. He said the key to the weekend is getting off on the right foot on
the first night. The Friday night 25-lap feature will pay $5000 to win.
“We have to get locked in Friday night,” said Schatz, who has a total of nine
career wins at Williams Grove Speedway. “The last two years we’ve finished in
the top four on the first night and that really helps set you up for the Open.
You have to qualify well enough to be close to the front and then make it
through your heat race. With the quality of cars getting through the heats can
be pretty tough. Like any big race, you have to have some luck go your way, take
advantage of the breaks when they are there and put yourself in a position to
win with 10 laps to go.”
Schatz and the ParkerStore Team will only have six races remaining in the 2006
WoO season after Williams Grove.
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When Mustang drivers corner hard they get a good grip and can really feel what
the car is doing. Performance is what the Mustang GT is all about. It also
sounds good, whether cruising or at full throttle. The GT engine has revised
camshafts, intake manifold runners and larger valves.
Typhoon Air Intake Kit for Ford Mustang GT 4.6L
K&N Engineering has released a new 69-Series Typhoon Air Intake (69-3524TP)
in polished aluminum for the 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L V8. K&N
dynamometer tests show a 6.81 horsepower gain @ 4600 RPM for this intake.
"Kit 69-3524TP is specially designed to work with the Ford Mustang GT 4.6L,"
said K&N Project Technician Nestor Cabrera. "The Kit uses the factory MAF (Mass
Air Flow), an airflow optimized filter adapter and a high flow K&N Air Filter
(RF-1036) with heat shield. The high flow K&N Air Filter helps provide smooth
non-turbulent air flow into the intake tube. It incorporates an airflow
optimized mounting flange. The heat shield isolates the filter from the engine
compartment keeping the air around it cooler."
The vehicle design played a major roll in the development and design of this
intake kit. "Special care was taken to ensure that the Air Intake System (69-3524TP)
followed the vehicles lines and that it did not obstruct or rub against other
parts in the engine compartment," said Cabrera. "There is symmetry between the
intake kit and the engine compartment."
With all K&N 69-Series Typhoon Air Intakes there is a through development
procedure which requires the use of multiple vehicles to ensure a consistent
horsepower and torque gain on every car, said Cabrera. "There is a lot of
testing that K&N Air Intakes go through before they are finalized for production," he
said. "We were able to locate the cars we needed for testing through our car
database on our website."
Carl Renezeder is in one of the closest points battles in CORR history. In the
Lucas Oil Pro-2 division Renezeder is the leader, but only by one point.
It was a challenging weekend in Chula Vista in his Lucas Oil Nissan Pro-2 and
Lucas Oil/SoBe No Fear Pro-4. Renezeder had two second place finishes in the
four-wheel drive class but Johnny Greaves extended his points lead by eight more
markers.
Carl Renezeder's Pro-4
“What a crazy weekend,” said Carl. “On Saturday in the Pro-2 we broke a
five dollar fitting on an oil line. On Sunday, I was looking forward to battling
for a win when part of Huseman’s front bumper came through the driver’s side
door and switched off the ignition. What are the odds of that happening?”
In Saturday’s Pro-4 race, Curt LeDuc’s front bumper partially tore off
Renezeder’s rear bumper, forcing him to pit and remove it during the mandatory
yellow. He exited the pits after the field took the green on the restart and
worked his way to 2nd place in five short laps.
At Sunday’s Pro-2 race, Renezeder spun out on the first lap in 4th place. He
worked his way back into the top three, but more problems meant a 9th place
finish. In spite of the problems Renezeder is still the racer to beat in Pro-2,
and there is a minuscule margin for error.”
Carl Renezeder's Pro-2
The Laguna Beach, California racer has used K&N Engineering products for 8
years. “Carl will only use a K&N Filters,” said Jennifer Bissett of Team
Renezeder. “K&N stops the dirt and debris from getting into our engines. We’ve
never had a problem on these trucks with K&N Filters.”
The 2006 season concludes October 21st and 22nd with the final two rounds of
racing at Chula Vista International Raceway, near San Diego, California.
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Harry Alden captured the 2006 SKUSA G.L. Pro Tour FG1 Points Championship at
Newcastle, Indiana.
Harry Alden won 2006 SKUSA at New Castle, Indiana
K&N Airbox on Alden Enterprise Racing Kart
The win came down to the last race and Alden won by 20 points. On the
first day of the two day event, Alden finished 3rd, and on Sunday he finished
11th. “In SuperKart USA the rules allow you to throw out your two worst finishes
and count the top eight,” said Dan Alden, of Alden Racing. “My brother, Harry
was in the top three almost every race this season and came in first for three
races. We were able to throw out Sunday’s points.”
This is Alden’s 3rd championship in the Eastern Division. “We hit speeds of
120-125 mph, and have a 6 speed sequential gear box,” said Alden. “We shift them
like an Indy car.”
Alden Enterprise Racing
K&N Products are on Alden Enterprise Racing Karts
The Alden Brothers use K&N Engineering Products. “We test all kinds of
filters on our dyno, and K&N makes the best filter,” said Alden. “We gained 1
horsepower and that is huge. We’ve used K&N for ten years.”
Dan and Harry Alden race four karts with 125cc shifters. They use K&N products
RK-1000,
RU-5005, RX-3810-1 (this filter may have a marking of 04989) , and
RU-1360. “We race for cash prizes and season
awards,’ said Alden. “We choose to use K&N.”
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Race day at the O’Reilly Fall Nationals at Dallas, Texas was tough for Phil
Burkart and his Checker Schuck’s Kragen Team. Burkart wanted to experience a
calm and steady qualifying effort, and power past his opponents on race day.
Instead, he and the CSK Team spent two days dealing with qualifying drama and
then had to live through a first round battle that took place behind a smoke
screen.
On Friday, Burkart imitated everyone else in the Funny Car class by
failing to make a full lap during the first qualifying effort. His opening shot,
5.014, was good enough for the No. 6 spot.
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,” he said. “It reduces the risk of damage from debris on the race
track.”
Phil Burkart's CSK Crew
Burkart smoked his tires during a Friday night session which featured a
number of stout runs. He went into Saturday in the No.15 spot.
Saturday’s first run came after a brief but heavy downpour and Burkart made his
first full pull of the event, clocking in with a steady 5.014. The CSK Team had
a solid baseline for tuning but Burkart’s teammate, Del Worsham, was still
behind him on the sheet.
“It’s not a good feeling to be the second pair in the final session, knowing
your teammate and boss needs to bump you out,” said Burkart. “When it’s someone
else behind you, it’s hard not to hope they don’t make it, but when it’s Del
doing the bumping, you have to hope he does it. Then, we’d just have to come
right back and bump our way back in. It was a pretty simple concept, and we did
it.”
Worsham’s 4.93 was enough to bump Burkart out, but seconds later the Havoline
Chevy posted a strong 4.891 and Burkart was back in. In the end, both teammates
were part of the race on Sunday.
Burkat landed in the No. 13 spot and had to face a much quicker car in round
one. That car was piloted by Tony Pedregon, who qualified 4th with a 4.812.
At the start, Burkart’s machine lurched forward and then almost immediately went
up in tire smoke. His crew’s view was obscured behind the line with the “white
wall” which hides the race car, and usually means a loss.
“We saw tire smoke, figured we were dead ducks and began to walk away,” said CSK
Co-Crew Chief Marc Denner. “I heard pedaling going on, but I figured it was Phil
giving chase even though Tony was pulling away. I looked over and saw both cars
in tire spoke. Tony was way out on us, but it looked like he was dead in the
water. Phil was closing in fast, but ran out of room.”
“It went up in smoke as I hit the throttle,” said Burkart. “When I hit again, I
saw Tony’s tire smoke, and even though we were way behind, I know how much these
cars can make up if the tires hook back up again. I think I pedaled the car six
times, but it would never hook up and all I could do was blaze it down there.”
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