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The first Auto Club Speedway Superbike race in Fontana, California was a good run for Corona Extra Honda Racing. Jake Holden stood in for injured team rider Neil Hodgson. Holden drove his Honda CBR1000RR to a fifth place finish.
Autoclub Speedway Superbike Race in Fontana, California
Corona Extra Honda Racing's Honda CBR1000RR equipped with K&N air
and oil filters
Holden pushed ahead of the factory Yamaha team after a duel that lasted the
entire race. He was up to speed in practice and just missed a crash during race one. The incident brought out the red flag and a restart. Holden was in eighth place after the first lap. Holden then began to pick off racers in the top ten.
Jake Holden rode in place of Corona Extra Honda Racing's injured rider Neil Hodgson in Fontana, California
Corona Honda Superbike will next race in the Road Atlanta at Braselton, Georgia
"I didn't get a very good start but just tried to be consistent," he said. "The Yamaha's Team riders held me up and I had a hard time getting past them. I was getting more confident on the bike as the race went on and started closing in on Blake Young by the end."
On day two of the race, the weather did not cooperate. Heavy rain affected warm-up practice. Holden spent the session becoming familiar with the Honda Superbike's power during the rain. Holden said he wanted a dry race.
Holden got his wish. The green flag dropped under sunny skies. Unfortunately, during race two a red flag came out on the first lap. On the restart Holden settled into sixth for a few laps before charging up to fourth place. Holden was about to make the pass when an electrical problem on his Honda slowed him down and forced him to retire.
"I thought it was a fuel problem so I dropped to the trackside," he said. "I got back on the bike and tried again, but it was worse and I pulled in."
In its "Race to the Lime" Corona Extra Honda is proud to be partnering with K&N. The team uses K&N air filters and oil filtersHA-1008 and KN-204. "K&N is a quality product," said Team Owner Tim Saunders. "This is a highly competitive sport and K&N improves the performance on our bikes."
The Corona Extra Honda Racing Team will race again at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia on April 3-5.
Rick Watters, owner of RWR Racing Engines, has been involved in the racing industry for over 25 years. He is considered to be one of the premier custom engine builders in the country and has provided motors for countless national champions. He has been the crew chief and engine builder for multiple NHRA national event winners and past world champions.
RWR Racing Engines uses K&N air and oil filters exclusively.
Watters served as Chief Engine Builder and Crew Chief for Eaton Enterprises race team from 2000 to 2008, before buying the company in 2009 and changing the name to RWR Racing. Based in Glendale, Arizona, RWR builds custom high performance engines for racing, street and marine applications. Their services include custom machining, assembly and dyno testing. The company no longer has a race team, but has chosen to become more involved with their customers and even providing trackside engine support. "Our customers' racing performance is very important to us. We are very proud that they have won NHRA national championships, NHRA division championships, and set countless NHRA national records with our motors," says Watters.
RWR Racing outfits all of their competition eliminator engines with K&N air and oil filters. "We have been using K&N exclusively for about two years now. They really stand up to the demands of a high performance racing engine," says Watters. "Our personal racing experiences fueled the growth of Eaton Enterprises and that tradition will continue with RWR. We take pride in researching and building our engines and we are proud to use K&N products as well."
Keith Johnson started his business 35 years ago, and out of necessity, he branched out into camshaft design and manufacturing about 15 years ago. As a championship competitive racer himself, he knew that to keep his edge, the camshafts he used must meet his exacting standards.
Keith Johnson of Johnson Cams relies on K&N exclusively.
The problem was he simply could not find them. To resolve this he did what most entrepreneurs in this industry do, he went out and bought the equipment he needed to machine them, taught himself how, and eventually went into the manufacturing business. He is now considered a master machinist.
With a who's who list of tuners and race teams that rely on Johnson Cams, it's no wonder his Onalaska, Washington company is considered one of the country's premiere manufacturers of motorcycle camshafts. Their specialty is Dirt Track cams, as well as extensive performance modification work for race bikes. "Our philosophy is to focus on developing horsepower in a balanced and reliable package," says Johnson. "With the use of computer design and simulation programs, extensive flow bench and dynamometer testing, and current technology and materials, we provide user-friendly power!"
Johnson Cams started as vintage specialists, serving the street rider, racer, and restoration specialist alike- from basic head services, such as valve jobs that keep British and European Iron on the road, to total performance modifications and modern camshaft design to keep competitors at the front of the pack on race day. The addition of work on modern dirt trackers rounded out their offerings, and now with over seventy-plus years of competition experience, they've certainly earned their reputation for excellence. Their customer list in fact, includes land speed record holders at Bonneville, Maxton, and El Mirage, multiple AHRMA dirt track and road race championships, several consecutive Pike's Peak Hillclimb record holders, and numerous Daytona short track podium finishers.
"We rely exclusively on K&N for a number of reasons," says Johnson. "Since my teen years racing on dirt tracks in the Midwest and as an AMA professional, I have always used the very best products on the market, and that included K&N filters. So not only are they the best, but they are readily available, have a huge selection, and regardless of the application, I can always find what I need."
Shawn Langdon is a back-to-back Super Comp world champion. The K&N sponsored racer will not have time to go for a third win in one of the toughest sportsman class categories.
Super Comp world champion Shawn Langdon wins big bucks in the brackets
Langdon is driving the Lucas Oil/Dixie Choppers Top Fuel Dragster in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
Shawn Langdon won at the Tenn-Tuck Grander at Beach Bend Raceway Park
He also wins big in bracket races in his old Super Comp dragster. The 26-year-old competed at the Tenn-Tuck Grander presented by Comp Cams and TCI at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Langdon swept the field that evening and took home the trophy and a $10,000 prize in his dragster with K&N products. “My K&N dragster scoop and air filter assembly (100-8505) keeps my motor clean, keeps the dirt out of the carburetor and helps with engine performance,” he said. “The K&N oil filter (HP-3002) is the best I’ve ever used.”
There are 240 cars in competition, including lots of big bracket racing hitters. “A win against these guys is a big deal to me,” said Langdon. “Getting $10,000 isn’t bad either.”
After the Tenn-Tuck event Langdon will return to the Full Throttle NHRA Drag Racing Series.
No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R finished 6th overall in the GT1 Class at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
Corvette Racing No. 3 C6.R Drivers Antonio Garcia, Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen
No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R completes 349 laps in the Mobile 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R finished 7th overall in the GT1 Class at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
Corvette Racing No.4 C6.R Drivers Olivier Beretta, Marcel Fassler and Oliver Gavin
No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R was never more than 30 seconds behind the No. 3 Corvette during Sebring
Corvette Racing scored a great performance that included an American Le Mans Series record for laps completed in the GT class at Sebring, Florida.
The 57th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring also was a history-making event for Corvette Racing. Driver Johnny O’Connell had a record-setting eighth Sebring class victory. Jan Magnussen set his milestone 100th career victory in the ALMS landmark 100th race and Antonio Garcia had his first win for his team.
O’Connell, Magnussen and Garcia completed 349 laps in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. The three drivers took a one-lap victory in the GT1 Class over Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Marcel Fassler in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R.
Gavin started on the GT1 pole with Magnussen in pursuit. Magnussen pitted first and handed off to O’Connell. One lap later, Gavin pitted and was replaced by Beretta. The two cars emerged from their stops side-by-side with O’Connell taking the lead in Turn 10. The No. 3 Corvette C6.R kept its lead through 11 more pit stops in 11 more hours of racing.
“I had the advantage of a killer lap going out of the pits,” said O’Connell. “Maybe our car was in a little better. I came by as Olivier was coming out of the pits on cold tires, so he had a knife for a gunfight on that first lap.”
The Corvette’s finished sixth and seventh overall in America’s most demanding endurance race. The gap between the two Corvettes was never more than 30 seconds through the race. Gavin and Magnussen started and finished the race, while their teammates each completed four stints.
Corvette Racing runs a special K&N air filter. “Dirt is a huge problem in endurance racing,” said Crew Chief Dan Binks. “K&N protects our engines from the debris we encounter during the long stints.”
“It was a good race,” said Beretta. “We just had some little issues and some bad luck on the pace car. We left Sebring with two cars in perfect condition and that is the most important thing.”
Corvette Racing’s next event is the Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series at Long Beach in Long Beach, California on April 18.
