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Rock crawlers Brad and Roger Lovell found themselves in familiar territory at round No. 4 of the 2009 We-Rock Western Series in Oroville, California. The veteran team won their third We-Rock Series Championship and sixth Pro Rock Crawling Series Championship.
Brothers Brad and Roger Lovell won their sixth straight rock crawling championship in Oroville, California, photo by Jud Leslie
The brothers were under a lot of pressure to secure another championship. “It weighed on us as much as the 110 degree temperatures,” said Brad Lovell. “But, concentration and smart thinking won out.”
Team Lovell took a conservative approach in the We-Rock Western Series and took the win, photo by Jud Leslie
The Lovell’s put together a consistent effort during the weekend and was the only team to finish all
eight regular courses. “We did not want to take any unnecessary risks out there and put the title in jeopardy,” said Roger Lovell. “We were tempted to go for glory several times and had to talk each other down.” With their conservative approach, the brothers managed to lead in the pro-modified field for both days.
Team Lovell uses K&N products. “K&N Filters keep the debris out of our engines and our sensors do not clog up,” said Brad Lovell. “There is also a slight taper to give us the clearance and flexibility we need to get this kind of win.”
Brad Lovell said the team will remain focused on the eight desert and rock races they have left in 2009. “The real story is we stand behind companies that are dedicated to excellence and it has paid off,” said Lovell. “We have been the dominant rock crawling team for six years and it does not come from luck or shoddy craftsmanship. It takes K&N Filters, BF Goodrich Tires, Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems, Art Carr Performance Products, Spidertrax Off-road and other supporters to keep us in a dominating position for six years.”
Ricky Logan is a global sprint car racer who spends his racing year between the United States and New Zealand. He races both 410 and 360 cars three to five times every week.
Arkansas native has endless summer on the sprint car racing circuit by spending have the year in the United States and half the year in New Zealand, photo by DaveHillsRacingImages.com
“As soon as the six month season is over in the winter in the United States, I hop on a flight to New Zealand,” said the Little Rock, Arkansas native. “I get about a day of rest and it’s off to the races
for six months Down Under.” Logan won the National Sprint Car Championship Series in New Zealand in 2008 against some of the world’s best sprint car drivers.
Ricky Logan took home a trophy, a check, half an pig and half a cow after winning a sprint car race during the Marion County Fair in Knoxville, Iowa, photo by DaveHillsRacingImages.com
Logan’s most recent race was at the Marion County Fair at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. “We were going to make the journey out to the west coast for two weeks to participate in the ASCS tour races,” he said. “But we decided instead to stay put and prepare for the two biggest weeks of the sprint car season, the Knoxville Nationals.”
It turned out to be the right choice. Logan took the 360 feature win, his second win at Knoxville this summer. He started the feature on the pole position and took off into a race of his own. After only three laps around the fast half mile, Ricky had already extended his lead by a full straight away. “I knew from the minute we took off that as long as I didn’t do something stupid we had this race in the bag,” he said. “The car was running around the track like it was on rails.”
After his win, Logan collected a check and a trophy. “I also won half a beef and half a hog since the race was run during the Marion County Fair,” he said. “We’re going to be celebrating this win at the bar-b-que for a while.”
Logan lives to race. He also pilots his own plane to different parts of the country. “It took a long time, lots of work and a lot of wins to get to where I am now,” said the 39-year-old racer. “When I first started I was like a starving artist. I went to a lot of races and had nowhere else to sleep but my car. I’m really grateful for my sponsors who help me to do what I love to do all the time,
and that is race.”
Logan’s cars are equipped with K&N products. “K&N is what engine builders recommend,” he said. “The life of the engine is the heart of the race car and K&N keeps our heart pumping. K&N protects our engines, gives us power and filtration and keeps our engines clean.”
Logan will race a few more 410 races between Kansas and Wisconsin between now and the Knoxville Nationals. “Any win is great,” he said. “It does not matter if it’s a weekly race or a national touring race. It’s an awesome feeling.”
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The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course hosted an AMA Daytona SportBike Series Race in Lexington, Ohio. There, the Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team had another top-five weekend with rider Chaz Davies.
Aaron Gobert is Newest Rider on The Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team
New rider Aaron Gobert also had a solid weekend with an eleventh place finish in Saturday’s Race One.
The next race in AMA Daytona SportBike Competition will be at Heartland Park, Kansas
Factory Aprilia RSV1000R Rider Chaz Davies Scored Top Five Finish in AMA Competition at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
“A good qualifying position is critical to a podium finish in the race,” said Chip Spalding, Team Manager. “If a rider is not able to latch on to the lead group early in the race, the lap times become too close to bridge the gap to catch up and win.”
The weather in Ohio was bad on Friday and the normal qualifying session was cancelled. This only left a
short final qualifying session on Saturday morning. “Chaz was able to get in some quick laps,” said Spalding. “Unfortunately, the session ended early because another rider crashed.”
The cancellation of the qualifying session was the last thing new rider Aaron Gobert needed. “He needed more track time to learn the Aprilia
RSV1000R,” said Spalding. “He did manage to end up in the 14th position on the outside of row seven at the start
of the race.”
Both riders got boxed in at the start in Race One and lost positions going into turn one. Davies and Gobert put their heads down and proceeded to turn their fastest laps of the weekend. In the end, Davies finished in fifth place and Gobert finished in eleventh place.
“On the second day we had a good pace and were able to run with the lead group,” said Chaz Davies. “We couldn’t get close to the
leaders because of our qualifying position. It’s a shame that because of the rain on Friday, we didn’t get a chance at the podium on Sunday, but that’s the way it goes.”
“We had a solid weekend,” said Kevin Hunt, Team Owner. “We had some good finishes with Chaz and we made a lot of progress with Aaron.”
The Aprilia RSV1000Rs are equipped with K&N sport bike air filters and oil filters. “We use K&N on everything we build,” said Spalding. “K&N protects our engines from track debris, gives us great filtration and is very dependable. K&N performs for us on the track every time.”
The next AMA Daytona SportBike Series Race will be in Heartland Park, Kansas.
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