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02-10-2007, 09:34 AM
K&N Engineering, the world leader in performance filter technology, has signed a season-long primary sponsorship agreement with Twin Cities-based CPD Racing, one of the leading teams in the professional rally motorsports series Rally America.
This solidifies a successful relationship that began at the X Games last summer when Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Scott Putnam drove their K&N-sponsored Subaru to an impressive fourth-place finish, the highest of any non-factory team. They are aiming for victory in the X Games this summer, as well as the 2007 Rally America Championship.
"K&N is proud to announce our continued support of Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Scott Putnam in the 2007 Rally America Series and their pursuit of an X-Games Championship win," says David Vesprimi, Creative Director, K&N Engineering. "At K&N, we see rally as an ideal showcase and proving ground for the High-Flow Technology of our air and oil filters. At K&N, our development time with teams like this is just as important as the R&D that takes place in our laboratories. And rally is unique in that it presents an environment in which a wide array of elements are present: from dust to snow to dirt to gravel. The cars breathe through a mandated restrictor plate, just like NASCAR. However, unlike NASCAR, these engines are small displacement turbocharged engines running high levels of boost that are essentially highly tuned variations of what a consumer might drive on the street. For this reason, consistent air flow, low maintenance, durability, and superior filtration are critical in these applications and the development that takes place as a result of racing with teams like this improves K&N's consumer product lines."
During the 10-round calendar, the Rally America Championship visits eight different states, taking in a variety of road - and weather - conditions from Maine to Washington.
Amidst it all, the competitors pit themselves against each other and the clock in one of the most open and unpredictable championships in sport. Any one of the top drivers could realistically win, and while outright fitness and driving ability is of importance, guile and experience are of equal value.
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"As we prepare for this weekend's Sno*Drift Rally in Michigan, the first event of the 2007 season, we are very excited about preparing to partner with K&N Engineering for a full season as well," says CPD Racing's driver Lauchlin O'Sullivan. "We certainly aspire to be the best so it makes sense to use the best products we can in our race car. K&N makes the finest air and oil filters and is the true industry leader. We use their products with total confidence and will do all we can at each - and every - rally event to make them proud."
Sno*Drift is the first stop on the 2007 Rally America National Championship. It's a full-on snow and ice event through the back roads of northeastern lower Michigan which will present plenty of challenges for O'Sullivan, a native Californian who still resides there.
The former Mitsubishi USA factory driver helped capture the Manufacturers Overall Championship for Mitsubishi in 2003 and finished second overall in the driver's championship that year. He makes his living driving stunt cars and performing maneuvers for feature films and commercials, and you may have seen his latest work in the recent movie "Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift."
Co-driving for O'Sullivan is Scott Putnam. After he and O'Sullivan first rode together at the Ojibwe Forest Rally in 2004, everyone recognized they had instant chemistry and should be a team. Putnam has received high level co-driving training in Finland by WRC ace Jakke Honkannen and at Team O'Neil Driving School in New Hampshire.
2007 Rally America National Championship Series Schedule
Sno*Drift Rally, Atlanta, Michigan, January 26-27
Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Salem, Missouri, February 23-24
Oregon Trail Rally, Hillsboro, Oregon, April 20-22
Olympus Rally, Olympia, Washington, May 19-20
Susquehannock Trail Rally, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, June 2
New England Forest Rally, Bethel, Maine, July 13-14
X Games 13, Los Angeles, California, August 2-5
Ojibwe Forests Rally, Bemidji, Minnesota, August 24-25
Rally Colorado, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, September 22-23
Lake Superior Rally, Houghton, Michigan, October 26-27
K&N Engineering, Inc., with headquarters in Riverside, California, has been the world's leader in performance filter technology since 1969, serving the needs of the automotive, motorcycle, marine, industrial and military markets. K&N is heavily involved in nearly every form of motorsports from off-road and powersports to drag racing, stock cars and road racing. For more information about K&N Filters, please contact K&N Engineering, Inc., P.O. Box 1329, Riverside, CA 92502-1329, (800) 213-4182 for a dealer near you, (800) 858-3333 for technical service/questions, (951) 826-4001 Fax, e-mail tech@knfilters.com, or visit www.knfilters.com
CPD Racing is a professional rally team owned by Doug Havir and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team fields two Subaru WRX STi's in the Rally America series, the principal sanctioning and governing body of rally racing in the United States. Rally America is also owned by Havir. CPD Racing, a proven rally race winner, is also sponsored by Luther Automotive Group's Bloomington Acura Subaru and subenet. For more information about CPD Racing please go to www.subaru.net
This solidifies a successful relationship that began at the X Games last summer when Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Scott Putnam drove their K&N-sponsored Subaru to an impressive fourth-place finish, the highest of any non-factory team. They are aiming for victory in the X Games this summer, as well as the 2007 Rally America Championship.
"K&N is proud to announce our continued support of Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Scott Putnam in the 2007 Rally America Series and their pursuit of an X-Games Championship win," says David Vesprimi, Creative Director, K&N Engineering. "At K&N, we see rally as an ideal showcase and proving ground for the High-Flow Technology of our air and oil filters. At K&N, our development time with teams like this is just as important as the R&D that takes place in our laboratories. And rally is unique in that it presents an environment in which a wide array of elements are present: from dust to snow to dirt to gravel. The cars breathe through a mandated restrictor plate, just like NASCAR. However, unlike NASCAR, these engines are small displacement turbocharged engines running high levels of boost that are essentially highly tuned variations of what a consumer might drive on the street. For this reason, consistent air flow, low maintenance, durability, and superior filtration are critical in these applications and the development that takes place as a result of racing with teams like this improves K&N's consumer product lines."
During the 10-round calendar, the Rally America Championship visits eight different states, taking in a variety of road - and weather - conditions from Maine to Washington.
Amidst it all, the competitors pit themselves against each other and the clock in one of the most open and unpredictable championships in sport. Any one of the top drivers could realistically win, and while outright fitness and driving ability is of importance, guile and experience are of equal value.
http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/images/news/2007/full_images/janurary/KN__new_rally.jpg
"As we prepare for this weekend's Sno*Drift Rally in Michigan, the first event of the 2007 season, we are very excited about preparing to partner with K&N Engineering for a full season as well," says CPD Racing's driver Lauchlin O'Sullivan. "We certainly aspire to be the best so it makes sense to use the best products we can in our race car. K&N makes the finest air and oil filters and is the true industry leader. We use their products with total confidence and will do all we can at each - and every - rally event to make them proud."
Sno*Drift is the first stop on the 2007 Rally America National Championship. It's a full-on snow and ice event through the back roads of northeastern lower Michigan which will present plenty of challenges for O'Sullivan, a native Californian who still resides there.
The former Mitsubishi USA factory driver helped capture the Manufacturers Overall Championship for Mitsubishi in 2003 and finished second overall in the driver's championship that year. He makes his living driving stunt cars and performing maneuvers for feature films and commercials, and you may have seen his latest work in the recent movie "Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift."
Co-driving for O'Sullivan is Scott Putnam. After he and O'Sullivan first rode together at the Ojibwe Forest Rally in 2004, everyone recognized they had instant chemistry and should be a team. Putnam has received high level co-driving training in Finland by WRC ace Jakke Honkannen and at Team O'Neil Driving School in New Hampshire.
2007 Rally America National Championship Series Schedule
Sno*Drift Rally, Atlanta, Michigan, January 26-27
Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Salem, Missouri, February 23-24
Oregon Trail Rally, Hillsboro, Oregon, April 20-22
Olympus Rally, Olympia, Washington, May 19-20
Susquehannock Trail Rally, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, June 2
New England Forest Rally, Bethel, Maine, July 13-14
X Games 13, Los Angeles, California, August 2-5
Ojibwe Forests Rally, Bemidji, Minnesota, August 24-25
Rally Colorado, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, September 22-23
Lake Superior Rally, Houghton, Michigan, October 26-27
K&N Engineering, Inc., with headquarters in Riverside, California, has been the world's leader in performance filter technology since 1969, serving the needs of the automotive, motorcycle, marine, industrial and military markets. K&N is heavily involved in nearly every form of motorsports from off-road and powersports to drag racing, stock cars and road racing. For more information about K&N Filters, please contact K&N Engineering, Inc., P.O. Box 1329, Riverside, CA 92502-1329, (800) 213-4182 for a dealer near you, (800) 858-3333 for technical service/questions, (951) 826-4001 Fax, e-mail tech@knfilters.com, or visit www.knfilters.com
CPD Racing is a professional rally team owned by Doug Havir and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team fields two Subaru WRX STi's in the Rally America series, the principal sanctioning and governing body of rally racing in the United States. Rally America is also owned by Havir. CPD Racing, a proven rally race winner, is also sponsored by Luther Automotive Group's Bloomington Acura Subaru and subenet. For more information about CPD Racing please go to www.subaru.net