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Alan Pflueger, rides motorcycles, surfs, competes in triathlons and short course dirt track racing. He left his Hawaiian home to compete in the first of two huge weekends in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Lake Elsinore, California. The K&N sponsored racer drives his Chevy powered truck in the Unlimited 4 Class.
Hawaiian native Alan Pflueger at the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series in Lake Elsinore, California
Alan Pflueger is currently second overall in points in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
Unlimited 4 trucks are full size, four wheel drive purpose built race trucks. The horsepower on these racing rigs average between 700-900 hp but there is no required limit. They have a maximum wheel base of 122 inches, and the minimum weight on the course, including the driver is 4,000 pounds.
K&N No. 71 truck driven by Alan Pflueger on the short course dirt track at Lake Elsinore, California
Alan Pflueger is ready for the next round of LOORRS racing action July 25-26 at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex
“This is great racing,” said Pflueger. “It is tight banging, body parts flying and very aggressive track action. Some drivers are here to have a good time; some drivers are here to win. I’m one of the guys here to win.”
Pflueger is currently 2nd overall in points in LOORRS, only 9 points behind team mate Carl Renezeder who is leading the pack. On Sunday Pflueger took third place at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex in the K&N No. 71 truck.
“You have to have a truck in this type of racing that can go out on the track and do battle,” he said. “Short course racing is not about minutes or seconds, it’s about winning or losing in fractions of a second. K&N protects my motor. We spend $50,000 on these engines and K&N filters give me the protection and additional performance I need to win.”
Pflueger went back to Hawaii after the LOORRS race but plans to return to the racing action at Lake Elsinore July 25-26.
"In the next round I plan to get my clean dirt, hammer down and put the roost in their shields," said Pflueger.
Carey Hart left Pink’s side for a moment on her Australian tour to join the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series in Lake Elsinore, California.
Carey Hart managed to coordinate schedules with Pink on her Australian tour and with his short course off road racing
Carey Hart is ready for round two of LOORRS racing action in Lake Elsinore, California on July 25-26
The freestyle motocross pioneer, along with his Rockstar Hart and Huntington teammates unleashed their powerful four wheel trucks on the dirt short course at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex. Hart has come a long way since he began his career as an amateur motocross racer as a teen. He is known for his extensive wins and the first full back flip, named the Hart Attack, on a 250cc bike in 2000.
Hart and Huntington's Carey Hart at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex
Carey Hart and Alan Pflueger kick off first weekend of short course dirt track racing at new facility in Lake Elsinore, California
Hart has crossed over into short course racing and said he is in it for the long haul. “Lucas is taking this series up to a whole new level,” he said. “I’m new to this sport and I have a lot of passion about it. I have a long way to go to climb up that racing ladder, but we’re going to be giving the competition hell.”
Hart competes in the LOORRS Unlimited 2 class. Unlimited 2 trucks are full size, two-wheel rear drive race trucks.
The Unlimited 2 class is considered an open production division. There is no limit to horsepower, but it generally ranges between 700-900 hp. Unlimited 2 trucks have a maximum body width of 80 inches and the minimum weight including the driver is 3,750 pounds.
“I don’t want to overdrive the truck and get in over my head,” said Hart. “It’s a learning process right now. We’re lucky to have a veteran brand on our program. K&N products are amazing. K&N is all we run on my motorcycles and trucks.”
Another motocross legend who has crossed over into short-course racing is
Metal Mulisha founder
Brian Deegan. “I’m super pumped,” he said. “I live ten minutes down the road and I hope this track just blows up, and I’m sure it will.”
Hart took 8th place in the Unlimited 2 race on Sunday. After the race he flew back to Australia to rejoin Pink. He will leave Australia again and fly back to the United States for the second weekend of LOORRS racing action in Lake Elsinore on July 25-26.
Fayetteville Motor Speedway in Fayetteville, North Carolina hosted a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race on the final night of the 2009 Summer Sizzler Tour. K&N sponsored racer Ray Cook earned his first series win since 2006 and a prize purse of $10,000.
Ray Cook wins in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on last night of the Summer Sizzle in Fayetteville, North Carolina
In the main event, Cook and Chris Ferguson started on the front row but Cook took the lead. Ricky Weeks then slipped past Ferguson to take over second with Earl Pearson running
third.
Ray Cook received a round of applause and a $10,000 check on his home town track at Fayetteville Motor Speedway
A caution came out on lap 16 and the field bunched up. Cook was strong on the restart and he kept Weeks back as the cars went to the half-way mark of the race. The top group played out with Cook, Weeks, Ferguson and Pearson in the top four.
There were four flat tires in five laps and the field was closely bunched. On the restart Cook again pulled past Weeks and Ferguson. As the laps wound down, Weeks was within passing distance of Cook, but he didn't make it. Cook led all 50 laps for the win.
The Brasstown, North Carolina racer drove his D&R Motorsports No. 53 MasterSbilt House Car with K&N Products. “Our K&N filters protect our engines in this type of dirt racing,” said Cook. “We count on great filtration and additional horsepower for our engines with K&N.”
In Victory Lane, Cook received a round of applause from his hometown track crowd. “I was a little worried with all the flats that were happening out there,” he said. “I just kept my focus on the track and it paid off.”
Laguna Seca was the place where the Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team scored its first podium finish of the year in AMA competition. Chaz Davies took second place after a hard fought battle that lasted all the way to the finish line.
AMA Daytona SportBike Series Race hard fought battle for Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team
“What a great race,” said Davies. “The Aprilia RSV4 is competitive and a million miles from where it was at Daytona. Now our goal is to take first place on the podium before the season is over.”
Factory Aprilia RSV1000R Rider Chaz Davies scores first podium of the year at Laguna Seca
In the three weeks prior to Laguna Seca, KWS Motorsports continued its development of the Millennium Technologies sponsored Factory Aprilia RSV100R. The riders used the first day of the event to test new parts and settings.
Davies ran with the leaders during qualifying. “Although he only qualified in the sixth position, he was only a few hundredths of a second out of the second position,” said Team Manager Chip Spalding. “Teammate Ben Thompson continued to struggle with his bike set-up and qualified in 22nd position.”
During the Sunday morning warm-up session, Davies posted the fastest time. Thompson also made progress over the course of the weekend, finishing the morning warm-up in 18th position.
The Daytona SportBike race took place immediately after the MotoGP race in Monterey, California. The start of the race went well for both riders. Davies was shuffled back to seventh in the first corner and Thompson make up a few positions.
Davies then fell into a four-way battle for third place. “Riders went into Laguna’s tight turn two, three-wide and sideways all the way to the apex,” said Spalding. “Eventually something had to happen and Jason DiSalvo fell down and took two other riders with him.”
That brought out a red flag and the race stopped. The re-start worked out well for the Factory Aprilia team. Davies took the lead after some very aggressive passes. He held on for five laps until Ben Bostrom slipped by with only two laps to go. Davies caught up and stayed with Bostrom on the last lap, but was not close enough in the final corner to make a final move and took second place.
Thompson moved up to fifteenth position but had to withdraw from the race due to mechanical issues. “We made some progress this weekend trying to find a setting I can work with,” he said. “The race was going well and we were moving forward but we had to pull out. We’re working on a solution and I am confident we will find it soon.”
“We have eight more chances to win this year and we are looking forward to each and every race,” said Team Owner Kevin Hunt. “This is the culmination of an effort that started with four bare Aprilia chassis eight days before Daytona. We didn’t know how it would turn out when we started, but we’ve put in our best efforts and no resource has been spared.”
The Aprilia RSV1000Rs are equipped with K&N motorcycle air filters and oil filters. “We use K&N on everything we build,” said Spalding. “K&N protects our engines from track debris and takes away any additional worry we may have. We are confident that K&N will perform each and every time.”
“I’ve wanted a Wally for as long as I can remember,” said Sportsman Drag Racer Rick Baehr. “I just got my Wally in my first NHRA National event competition and it was awesome.” Baehr won the Stock Eliminator title in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series at Summit Racing Equipment Nationals Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
Stock Eliminator title goes to Wellington, Ohio's Rick Baehr who won his first NHRA National event at his home track in Norwalk, Ohio
Summit Racing Equipment Nationals Motorsports track owner, Bill Bader Jr. jokes with long time friend Rick Baehr in the Winner's Circle at Norwalk, Ohio
Baehr lives twenty minutes from the track in Wellington, Ohio. “I’ve drag raced at Norwalk since I was 15-years-old,” he said. “I was driving my mother’s Ford F-150 pick-up back then. Now I'm going a lot faster down the track.”
Rick Baehr, wife Sarah Baehr and dog Sasha after his first NHRA National Event win
Rick Baehr drove a 1988 Ford Mustang to a final round win at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
At 28-years-old, Baehr drives a 1988 Ford Mustang with K&N products. K&N oil filters protect my engine from track debris," he said. "I love the nut on the end. The K&N wrench off design makes oil changes so much easier. I would like to thank K&N for all its help and support.”
He worked his way through seven rounds and defeated Randy Simpson in the final round at Norwalk with an elapsed time of 12.512 at 103.34 mph. “It was challenging to dial-in the Mustang that weekend because of the wind and weather changes,” he said. “But the Mustang ran great, and the win was absolutely unbelievable. And, it was at my home track which made it so much better.”
Baehr said he was proud to win a National event at Norwalk for all his friends at Norwalk. “I’ve known Bill Bader Jr. (track owner) since I was a kid,” he said. “And Bill was so happy that I was in the Winner’s Circle of my first National event at his track.”
Baehr will race 35 weekends out of the 2009 season. He is an engineer with a regular job, but uses all his vacation days at the race track. “I take off Thursday and Friday, race, and it’s back to work on Monday,” he said. “My wife Sarah and I take our motor home, our dog Sasha and make our racing vacations, camping vacations at the track.”
Baehr has an extensive IHRA resume, some of his most memorable wins include:
2005 IHRA No Box World Champion
2005 Norwalk Raceway Turn Key Dragster race winner
2006 IHRA Bracket Finals Champion
2007 IHRA Canadian Nationals Stock Eliminator Champion
2008 IRA Stock Eliminator 3rd place finish
“I plan to race in Columbus, Virginia and North Carolina,” said Baehr. “I will also mix up my racing in the big dollar bracket circuit.” Baehr’s goals are to win more Wally’s and join the chase for the
World Championship.
