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K&N Sponsored Jason Meyers Crowned 2010 World of Outlaws Champion

Nov 11, 2010

Meyers says that this year was a lifetime achievement for every member of his team.

There's a familiar phrase that pronounces "Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy." Or viewed from another slant there's the claim that "The harder I work, the luckier I seem to get." Jason Meyers and his Elite Racing team can attest to the validity of both those perspectives.

Jason Meyers and his Elite Racing team are the first Californian team to ever claim the World of Outlaws Championship.

"What a year...probably one of the toughest of my career, but the tough times seem to have disappeared with the highlight of the championship, the Gold Cup, the Iron Man, and 12 wins in a season. What a Year!!" marked a triumphant Meyers.

With over 50 competitors on the dirt track at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend, Jason "Hot Foot" Meyers put a colossal exclamation point on 2010 by winning the last two races of the season and the World of Outlaws Championship. Meyers was the first car to pass under the checkered flag two times on Saturday, making Meyers the only driver this year who has won two features in a single day.

Team co-owner Guy Stockbridge and Guy's brother David, who also helped found the team flank their new champion. The gentleman on the end is the third team owner Chris Luck (left to right).

Meyers and Elite Racing are also now the first team from California to ever to win the World of Outlaws title. The K&N sponsored racer became only the eighth driver to win a World of Outlaws title, joining the ranks of: Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, Sammy Swindell, Bobby Davis Jr., Dave Blaney, Mark Kinser, and Danny Lasoski.

Meyers drove his K&N sponsored car to 12 total victories in 2010, with the highlights being the Gold Cup, the Iron Man, and culminating with his first World of Outlaws Championship.

"It was absolutely tormenting sitting and waiting two and a half weeks to finish the last two races," confessed Meyers. "And then when we got to the races, we were once again delayed by rain (Friday's race was delayed until Saturday evening).

"It gave us a chance to see what we were made of though as a team...to see if we could stand up to the pressure. I am very proud of how our team rallied during the latter half of the season, to come back from behind, and win our first World of Outlaw championship."

"You never know until is over," adds Meyers. "This year was an emotional roller coaster, struggling to find that consistency that we are so accustomed to. To be honest, there was never a time when we thought we had the championship, and when we got close to the end, and the championship was in sight, we never let ourselves think that way. We just stayed the course and continued our drive, and I think that is why we were so strong on Charlotte at the finals. We never let ourselves think the championship was ours until the final checkered flag was waved. Even after we had clinched the championship, after the first feature on Saturday night, we still would not let ourselves think of it as ours, until after the night was over."

We asked Meyers, other than the obvious wins and the championship, if there was a turning point, or a specific moment that stood out?

"The Knoxville Nationals was the ultimate low for us this season. After I missed the scales on our qualifying night, rather than letting that moment define our season, we took that mistake and turned it into a championship. From that moment forward, we made the necessary changes, and put together an offensive charge towards the top. We made a personal change after the national, which was a very tough decision, and it put a lot of pressure on Brian (Bloomfield) and Glen (Beaton) to perform and fill the role of leaders within our team. A total team effort from that day forward is what led us to the championship."

We also wondered how long Meyers and his team would lollygag in the glow of their championship before beginning to plot towards its defense?

"We started thinking about defending the title the moment that is was ours. Racing is just like any other business, if you aren't moving forward, then you are falling behind. To be honest, we are six weeks into preparing for 2011 already. It's just now that it will be titled 'defending the title.' We are enjoying it though at the same time. This is a lifetime achievement for everyone on this team, and we would be cheating ourselves if we didn't enjoy it a little!"

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Performance Air Filter for Several 2010 - 2012 BMW 523i, 528i and 730i Models Released

Nov 11, 2010

Replacement Air Filter for some BMW models

BMW has been one of the leading vehicle manufacturers for as long as anyone can remember. Quality, performance and reliability has been a focus of BMW. These are big factors in what has kept consumers coming back year after year.

Restriction Chart for 33-2970 Air Filter

K&N has also focused on these factors and it shows in their reusable air filters including the 33-2970 which is available for the BMW models listed below.

Many of these models are available in either the US, or Europe and the 33-2970 is a recommended upgrade for any of these 6 cylinder 3.0L vehicles.

The 33-2970 is designed to be a simple drop-in style replacement filter. It takes the place of stock disposable filters that require replacement and can limit performance. K&N has engineered the 33-2970 to be washable and reusable. It can go up to 50,000 miles under normal driving conditions before servicing is required. Backed by a 1,000,000 mile limited warranty, the 33-2970 is designed to be the last air filter you will ever need for your BMW.

This high flow air filter provides excellent filtration and is a quick and easy improvement to any of the BMW models listed below.

K&N 33-2970 fits the following models:
2013 BMW 530I 3.0L L6
2012 BMW 530I 3.0L L6
2011 BMW 730I 3.0L L6
2011 BMW 530I 3.0L L6
2011 BMW 528I XDRIVE 3.0L L6 - Non-US, F10
2011 BMW 528I 3.0L L6
2011 BMW 523I 3.0L L6
2011 BMW 520I 2.0L L4 - China
2010 BMW 730I 3.0L L6
2010 BMW 528I XDRIVE 3.0L L6 - Non-US, F10
2010 BMW 528I 3.0L L6 - Non-US, F10, F11
2010 BMW 523I 3.0L L6 - F10, F11
2010 BMW 520I 2.0L L4 - China, F10/F11
2009 BMW 730I 3.0L L6

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K&N's High Performance Air Filter Gives the 2010 to 2015 Jaguar XK and XKR a Performance Boost

Nov 11, 2010

Replacement Air Filter for 2010 through 2015 Jaguar XK and XKR 5.0L

Jaguar is known for its classic styling and designs as well as delivering some very competitive vehicle specs and the 2010 XK and XKR are no exception. Both vehicles are powered by a 5 liter V8 motor with the XKR sporting a supercharger, boosting performance from the XK's 385HP up to 510HP. K&N has recently designed a new high performance air filter for these powerful machines. The new 33-2445 air filters are engineered to enhance the Jaguar XK and XKR's double sided airbox.

Restriction Chart for 2010 through 2013 Jaguar XK and XKR 5.0L Air Filter

Restriction Chart for 33-2445 Air Filter

The 33-2445 includes two performance air filters that are manufactured to fit into the OEM airbox of the 2010 Jaguar XK and XKR with the 5.0 liter engine. The 33-2445 filters are engineered with multilayered cotton gauze and coated with K&N's special filter oil. By utilizing the multiple layers of cotton in between the filter's wire mesh, dirt and other contaminants are captured within the filter allowing the 33-2445 to collect dust without sacrificing airflow like most OEM disposable filters.

K&N filters are washable and reusable and they come with a Million Mile Limited Warranty. These filters can be used for up to 50,000 miles before servicing is required depending on driving conditions. Their design provides outstanding engine protection and easy installation and maintenance over the life of your Jaguar. Part 33-2445 is available from any authorized K&N dealer. 2010 to 2015 Jaguar XK and XKR 5.0L models will breathe easier allowing for better performance with these performance K&N filters.

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Tom Bradley Sr. and the Winningest Off-Road Truck in Mexico Ready for Baja 1000

Nov 11, 2010

Bradley is extremely diligent about pre-running the Baja 1000 course, he says at 100 mph plus - especially at night - you have to know the route well, or you won't make it to La Paz in one piece.

"We don't play golf or tennis, off-road is what we do, and it is our passion," says Tom Bradley Sr.

Tom Bradley's number 805 Chevrolet Class 8 truck is not only the most recognizable off-road truck in Mexico, it's also the winningest.

Bradley Racing has in fact been fervent about racing in the desert, specifically the Baja peninsula, for 32 years. Since 2000 the team has won more races and championships than any other off-road truck in Mexico. For the last 12 years Bradley has been racing with his son, Tommy. Besides racing alongside his dad, Tommy also races in CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing) in the Midwest, where he has now clinched the Crandon World Championship the last four years in a row. For this year's running of the Baja 1000 the team however will be racing separate trucks.

You need to feel the freedom...the adrenalin going maximum speed, our truck does not have wings but it can fly, says Bradley.

"Tommy is driving Trophy Truck number 45 in this race next week for Gary Magness, and I will be in truck number 805," says Bradley.

Bradley Sr. has won four Baja Championships and three Mexican National Championships in all thus far. In 2006 he was also honored with the Overall Off-Road Driver Award.

"The race shop is in La Paz, Mexico, and all prep work is done there," remarks Bradley regarding his residence being listed as Nevada and Mexico. "I fly down monthly to race in Baja. Tommy and I live in Las Vegas where we each have our own glass business. Tommy mostly races in the U.S., and all my racing is in Mexico."

Bradley's lure for Baja is powerful, and why not, Baja is the world's longest peninsula, and it's the last outback left in our corner of the world. The peninsula is divided into the state of Baja California in the north and the Baja California Sur in the south. Except for two large coastal plains on the Pacific side, the peninsula consists largely of rugged mountain ranges, with one peak, San Pedro Martir, reaching more than 10,000 ft above the Sea of Cortez. The Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, is the body of water that separates the peninsula from the Mexican mainland. The land is desolate and arid. The only naturally cultivable areas are isolated mountain valleys. The austere immensity from horizon to horizon has woven many into its magical spell.

"We are pre-running all this week, using a GPS that has a chip that has been pre-marked by SCORE to show the route - all 1061 miles of it," says Bradley. "We also mark it as we go, for dangerous spots, special landmarks and pit areas. At 100 mph plus - especially at night - you have to know the route well, or you won't make it to La Paz in one piece."

Class 8 has a special attraction for Bradley as well, "It's a real production Chevrolet that has been modified to race in the Unlimited Truck Class," explains Bradley about his truck. "The engine is the same as a Trophy Truck, only the suspension is different because we have the original chassis and driving compartment, whereas a Trophy Truck is built out of tubular steel, like an Indy or NASCAR. Our goal is to get first place in Class 8, and we will try to move up on the Trophy Trucks and Class 1 Unlimited cars, that start in front of us."

In 2006, Bradley Off-Road Racing made a bold move, entering three different racing Series, the Baja Sur Championship, the Mexican National Championship and the Coppel Challenge. The result was yet another triple Off-Road Championship, winning all three Series in CLASS 8 Unlimited Trucks.

"Our entire professional career has been with K&N filters," comments Bradley. "We use all the K&N filters possible on the truck - carburetor, oil, breathers, etc."

Last year Bradley Racing won the biggest race of the year in Mexico, the "Dos Mares 500" and he was the first overall truck to finish, ahead of the Trophy Trucks. In all, his team was active in six major races in 2009, winning the Baja Sur Class 8 Championship for the fifth time in ten years.

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K&N's Steve Williams Hits NHRA Jackpot in Las Vegas, Nevada

Nov 10, 2010

Steve Williams is no stranger to the winner's circle

Far from being a stranger to the winner's circle, with numerous NHRA National event victories, K&N Vice President of Research and Development, Steve Williams still remained in search of a national win in Super Gas prior to the most recent NHRA National event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Steve Williams at NHRA National event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Williams has made four previous trips to the Super Gas championship round during NHRA Nationals events, only to find himself on the wrong side of the win light due to many of the same scenarios that plague all racers from time-to-time.

"I've won in division Super Gas races, I've won four or five National events in Super Comp and seventeen to eighteen division races in Super Comp. But in Super Gas National event finals, and I've been in four of them, I've lost every one of them," admitted Williams. "It's just been some bad luck. I've had a broken transmission, where it broke right off the line. I've had a shifter that wouldn't shift in the final and the other two were just really close races where it would be by say only three thou."

K&N Vice President of Research and Development, Steve Williams

In addition to some fantastic driving, Lady Luck was also about to pay Williams a visit during the Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

"It was a really big event, I mean it was sold out, there were over a hundred and forty cars," noted Williams of the Super Gas entries. "There are still guys who are claiming national event points, but because it's close to the end of the year, I'm already claimed out. So I guess it was an easy time for me, I was more relaxed."

Due to the size of the much anticipated event, many of the Sportsman competitors completed all three of their times runs on Thursday, with first round of eliminations commencing Friday morning.

"It was just tough all the way through," noted Williams. "I ended up pulling a guy named Kelly our of division six and my day almost ended first round. When we rolled up, it was real dark. I had .029 delay in the box and there had been a couple of red-lights in front of us. For some reason, I just reached over and put another .002 in the box or I would have been .399 red first round. Then he broke out by a few thousandths, so that kind of got things going."

Williams moved on to second round, where he would not only better his opponent on the tree but be able to carry that through the stripe for a very close margin of victory.

"Third round I had Thomas Bayer," he continued. "He and I have raced each other for years. I had worked really hard to get close on the dial, we had had a lot of swing, a lot of weather changes. Mostly wind, from a head wind to a tail wind and it meant as much as eight to eleven hundredths shift. So it was pretty hard to dial. When it came down to it, I was .009 and he was .001 on the tree and he was under by one thou at the stripe and I was good by two thou."

"That was really the lucky round," he confessed. "That was the round that you know, you got to win those where it really comes down to a coin toss at the stripe. Once I won that round then I had a really good race with Pete Bothe and it was the only one where I really felt like I missed the tree."

It was once Williams made it to the following round, many things had changed for the racers and their way of thinking in how to set up their cars.

"The pros were finishing up and it started to get dark," reflected Williams. "In that fifth round I kept watching, since I was hanging near the back. Every round had redlights by people who don't normally go red. So I told myself, since I didn't know the guy I was racing, he was out of division five. So I added another ten to the delay and was then at .041 in the box and went .019 on the tree." Williams's safe green was all he needed to head into the semi-finals when his opponent pulled up a .009 red on his side of the tree.

For the next round, the story was all told on the starting line as Williams had a nice .017 advantage and giving himself all he needed to play with at the stripe.

"We've probably raced each other twenty times," said Williams of his semi-final opponent Sheldon Gecker. "We're about 50/50 and it was just my time to win when he missed the tree a little bit."

Both drivers posted identical 10.053 ET's, but it was Williams taking the holeshot win and on to his fifth NHRA National event final in Super Gas.

The final round would find Williams and his K&N clad 1963 Corvette Worthy Roadster paired up with Stephanie Warn-Skaggs in her first NHRA National final.

"She wanted to stay in the right lane," noted Williams. "I had raced all but one round in the left lane. So, that was fine to stay where I had been."

Possibly with the added pressure of her first final, Warn-Skaggs missed the tree and gave Williams all the ammunition he needed right off the line. Williams was able to quickly put a wheel on her and carry it through the stripe for, what may have looked like to the untrained eye, a rather easy victory and his very first NHRA Super Gas National event win.

"I knew the minute we left the line that she was late. So from then on it was like don't get too cute down there and just make sure you are in front," said Williams.

"It's been great," he said of his first Super Gas National win. "Each year when I come to SEMA, people always ask how I did at the Vegas race and this year I got to say that I won."

Williams competes on both the NHRA National and Divisional level in not only Super Gas, but continues to campaign in Super Comp, as well.

"I couldn't do it without the support of K&N," he said. "Plus a lot of thanks go to a lot of people, one being Travis Hodges. He gets the truck and trailer to the races and if he didn't do that I couldn't race. Plus with the help of John, Ferderer, Boutte, they are all there helping me out."

"What is great about K&N is we have guys that work for the company that are involved in all kinds of motorsports. From drag racing to dirt track, NASCAR, motorcycle racing, just all types," said Williams. "But all these guys that race are also in product development for some area of the company, they are really the R&D staff in the field that bring back those ideas."

"For example, every Pro Stock car in the country now runs the K&N scoop," he continued. "That scoop was designed and built at K&N by people that race and you know that's why we do it. And of course, my car has a K&N scoop, the one that has the filter in it, along with our oil filter program."

Look for Williams to compete at his last event of the 2010 season, in both Super Gas and Super Comp at the 46th Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, slated to take place Nov 11-14 at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California.

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