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After bolting in a bulletproof Moser M60 and some new Mickey Thompson slicks the car was ready.
Everyone enjoys the exhilarating experience the Winner's Circle seems to convey but, how does one continue to be number one? On the Drag Strip, a complex combination of skill, consistency, knowledge, and patience is required to bring home a Wally. One racer in particular who seems to be aware of this combo is Michael Beard. Patience has been his main focus for quite some time and we can easily say it is paying off.
Between April and May of 2012 there were some setbacks with the Duck Tape sponsored Super Stock Volare. A new rear end and tire combination had to be installed in the classic body Dodge. A drag racer with a broken car is like making a child do his chores before he can go out and play. The only thing standing in the way is the dirty work. After bolting in a bullet proof Moser M60 and some new Mickey Thompson slicks the car was able to return get back on the track in late May.
Once Beard and the Duck Tape Volare began making runs at the Spring Fling, electrical problems seemed to arise.
The first destination with the new and improved Volare was Mooresville Dragway. This event was used to prepare for the K&N Spring Fling at Thunder Valley in Bristol Tennessee. After 3 passes Beard felt confident enough to tackle to generously large field of cars in Thunder Valley.
Once Beard and the Duck Tape Volare began making runs at the Spring Fling, electrical problems seemed to arise. They were able to compete all four days but, did not find their way into the Winner's Circle. Beard claims it was not a total loss because, "The Duck Tape Volare caught the lens of multiple photographers, and each run was broadcast on the live streaming webcast, which garnered over 39,000 unique viewers." This is one of the biggest "foot brake" drag races of the year and competing itself is an accomplishment. Beard also had the opportunity to participate as backup announcer for the event. Keep in mind the Duck Tape Volare has not seen the Winner's Circle or for quite some time. Patience is a virtue.
After 8 elimination rounds Beard found himself holding the ridiculously large check at the end of the event.
Things have seemed to make a change for the better recently as the wins have been more frequent. After swapping out the fuel management system testing continued at Rockingham Dragway in order to get the race car dialed in. Beard said, "Saturday and Sunday ended with close early exits in eliminations." Fouling out lights on the tree will not get any drag racer very far in the rounds but, on Monday the race car was hitting on all cylinders. Beard was nailing the tree with excellent reaction times of .002, .004, .014, .027, and .010 between rounds. After 8 elimination rounds Beard found himself holding the ridiculously large check at the end of the event.
The success continued the next weekend as Beard subbed in for the driver on the Duck Tape sponsored Stock Dodge Dart run by Terry Knott. Beard managed to click off a perfect reaction time for the win in round 2 against division 1 racer Jeff Gardiner. Beard went on to win the event that Saturday. Not a victory for the Volare but, a win none the less.
This past weekend was the third week in a row that the Duck Tape team found their way into the Winner's Circle only this time a victory for Beard and Knott. Beard's win last weekend has bumped him to a points lead in the IHRA division 2 Super Stock category. He now leads by 142 points. Let's just say Beard seems to have the proper combinations of tools to carry his sponsors, like K&N Engineering, to the Winner's Circle.
The next big task for Beard is racing in the NHRA Div. 2 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Atlanta next week. Plenty of testing will be completed in the meantime. Congrats to Michael Beard for his dedication and hard work. Keep it up!
Bryan Ortiz sliding down the backstretch after a wreck.
A newcomer and a part-timer took the spotlight away from the top drivers in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Gresham Motorsports Park in Georgia. Rookie Kyle Larson won the Slack Auto Parts 150, the first of his K&N Pro Series East career, taking the lead on lap 146 and holding it for the last five laps of the race.
Cale Conley, making only his third start of the K&N Pro Series East this season, won the pole and led the first 145 laps of the race. But he spun his tires on the final restart allowing Larson to pass for the lead. "I just got lucky there," said Larson, a driver from Elk Grove, California. "I spun my tires really bad and fell back to fourth and we got a red and they put me back up to second. I started on the inside row and just didn't spin my tires. I beat him into (turn) 1 on the restart."
Kyle Larson thanking the fans from victory lane.
Larson won the pole, led for 35 laps and finished fifth in the K&N Pro Series East race at Bowman Gray Stadium on June 2. He has three top-five finishes in six K&N Pro Series East races. Conley held on for second place giving him two top-fives in three K&N Pro Series East starts. He said after the race being the runner-up left a sting, though. "Next time I'm definitely not going to spin the tires," Conley said. "Gosh, I'm going to think about this one all the way home. This is going to be frustrating, Second place in a NASCAR race, this is what we dream of. We're here. We're all healthy. We're all blessed to be here. Let's looks at the positives, not at the negatives."
Brett Moffitt was third, his fourth top-five finish in K&N Pro Series East races. "We had a really good car," Moffitt said. "It's tough racing here. It's all about where you start on a restart whether you're going forward or backward. It came down to the end there and we were in a decent spot. I guess we were lucky to hang on to third. It was a rough night, but hopefully we'll go to Langley and run a little bit better."
Chase Elliott, the leader in the K&N Pro Series East standings after six races, finished in 12th place at Gresham. Larson moved up to second place in the East Series standings with the win. He is three points behind Elliott. Larson is also the sixth different winner and the third first-time winner in six K&N Pro Series East races this year. Larson said after the race he had to make adjustments throughout the race, especially after caution periods. "We definitely didn't have the best car on the short runs," said Larson. "We probably were the best car on the longer runs, but we kept getting all the yellows."
Corey LaJoie, who won the previous K&N Pro Series East race at Bowman Gray Stadium, was fourth at Gresham. Ben Kennedy was fifth.
After years of runner-up finishes and near-misses, Corey LaJoie won the first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race of his career at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina and made a huge jump in the East Series standings. LaJoie etched his name next to NASCAR legends Richard Petty and Tim Flock, previous winners at Bowman Gray Stadium. "It's awesome and it's an elite group of people," La Joie said. "I have a long, long, long way to go to catch up to the prestige of those guys. I'm just happy to get into Victory Lane once."
The 20 year-old son of two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie was second at Bowman Gray Stadium in last year's K&N Pro Series race at the track. He had three runner-up finishes in his career racing in the K&N Pro Series East. "It took a long time to get to this point," LaJoie said. "The Lord gives a lot of trials to, I think, build my faith to come to this moment and be strong with my faith. I'm just so blessed and grateful to be here talking with you guys."
Corey LaJoie and his team celebrating their victory.
Rookie Kyle Larson won the pole and led 35 of the first 36 laps of the race. LaJoie, who started the race on the front row with Larson, led the first lap of the race. Larson passed LaJoie on the second lap and held the lead until lap 36. LaJoie regain the lead on lap 37 and was out front for the remainder of the race, including a green-white-checkered flag finish. "When that caution came and the green-white-checkered, I was like, 'Oh no, same song and dance here,'" LaJoie said. "'I'm going to be on the right side of it this year, not on the wrong side.'"
Corey LaJoie being presented with the 1st place trophy.
There were 10 yellow flag cautions and one red flag caution period in the race. Chase Elliott spun out in turn 4 with five laps to go in the race and set up the green-white-checkered flag finish. Darrell Wallace Jr. was second in the NASCAR Hall of Fame 150. "It's definitely been up and down for us," Wallace said. "We already got our win out of the way. It's Bowman Gray-style racing there. It was a hard-fought battle from lap one to lap 150."
Rookie Bryan Ortiz, a driver from Puerto Rico, was third, the first podium finish of his K&N Pro Series East career. "It wasn't a win, but it was a good step forward for me," Ortiz said. "I'm very, very happy for today."
Rookie Harrison Rhodes was fourth, followed by Larson in fifth. Elliott, the leader in the K&N Pro Series East standings, was sixth. He has 16-point lead over LaJoie in the K&N Pro Series East standings after five races. LaJoie moved up from fifth to second place in the East Series standings after the Bowman Gray race.
There have been five different winners in the five K&N Pro Series East races this year. Elliott recorded his fifth top-10 finish of the season. LaJoie has three top-five finishes in five races.
Greg Pursley leads Dylan Kwasniewski in Las Vegas.
Greg Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at the Bullring in Las Vegas for the second year in a row. His trip to Victory Lane was not nearly as dominant as it was last year though. Pursley qualified third, passed his Gene Price Motorsports teammate Dylan Kwasniewski on lap 12, and won by a mere 0.700 seconds.
"It was a great race," Pursley said. "We had a really good car there and a really good battle there with Dylan. Our car, on a restart, wouldn't start going until about 10 laps in. We had a great battle with him there at the end. Kid's a great driver, but our car was just a little bit better and had a little bit more at the end."
Pursley and Kwasniewski gave Gene Price Motorsports a 1-2 finish in the Star Nursery 200. Kwasniewski won the pole and maintained his lead in the K&N Pro Series West standings. "That's two in a row here and we just can't be proud enough," Pursley said.
Greg Pursley celebrates his victory in Vegas.
Pursley, the driver of the No. 26 Ford, won his second race of the season and the 11th of his K&N Pro Series West career. Pursley worked his way to the front on lap 12 and held the lead for 147 laps before Kwasniewski regained the lead. "It's pretty critical to get a good restart here," Pursley said. "You want to be on the bottom. I knew we had a little bit better car than him, so I was going to try and get in back a little later. It worked out for us. I'm just really proud of my Gene Price Motorsports guys. It's a brand new car, first race on it. I'm just really proud of them."
Kwasniewski was out front for the next 32 laps including a caution period that started on lap 184. Jessica Brunelli spun out in turn 4 and brought out the 10th caution flag of the night. When the race restarted on lap 192, Pursley passed Kwasniewski and stayed out front for the last eight laps of the race. "He had a good car and I definitely knew he was on my bumper," Kwasniewski said. "We'll come back and we'll definitely put it to him the next race."
Jonathan Gomez was third, followed by David Mayhew in fourth and rookie Cameron Hayley in fifth. "I knew it was going to be hot, but it took a toll on the car," Gomez said. "The car ran really hot the whole race. I went through like three bottles of water. But the car was really good. I'm happy to be in the top three. It's good for the team. Good momentum. We're moving forward every race."
Kwasniewski has a 12-point lead over Pursley in the K&N Pro Series West standings after seven races. Each driver has won two races. Kwasniewski has seven top-five finishes to Pursley's six. "Second place is alright," Kwasniewski said. "I know it's not a win, but I lost to Greg, so it's definitely better than losing to somebody else."
The Star Nursery 200 will be televised on Speed on June 14 at noon PDT. The next K&N Pro Series West race is the Pick-N-Pull Racing To Stop Hunger 200 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., on June 23.
Replacement Air Filter for 2007-2011 Toyota Hiace 3.0L diesel
Since 1967 when Toyota first introduced the Hi-Ace it has been the go-to vehicle throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia. The hyphen was dropped sometime around the early 1970s and now it's universally known as the Toyota Hiace. The reason for the vehicle's enormous appeal is that it was available in a wide range of configurations which included a pick-up, taxi, ambulance, minibus (seating 14) minivan and superior overall stuff hauler. Over the years it has become the general default setting for many tradesmen, courier drivers and shuttle van proprietors, and it also makes a downright dandy camper. Pretty much the only downside with the Hiace is that you can only buy used ones in the US, but that's another story.
Restriction Chart for 33-2987 Air Filter
As with all Toyotas they are built to not only endure but to dominate and the Hiace is prime example of that intention. When it comes to interior space, comfort, practicality and most importantly reliability, this is the van a large portion of the planet chooses. In early 2001, the top-of-the-line 3.0L diesel Hiace Super Grandia was launched, and the four-cylinder turbo-diesel became another instant Toyota classic. The second generation of the 3.0L engine was introduced in 2005, and today all 2007 through 2011 Toyota Hiace 3.0L diesels can add even more performance by upgrading their existing air filter with a K&N 33-2987 reusable air filter.
The K&N 33-2987 high-performance panel-style air filter is replaced just like the existing air filter, meaning the installation procedure is identical. The only difference is the performance increase you'll get, without investing anymore time or effort or making any modifications.
K&N air filters have less restriction than typical paper air filters so your engine doesn't have to work as hard to pull in clean air. Not only is K&N 33-2987 designed to increase horsepower and acceleration, but it also provides excellent filtration and engine protection.
Additionally, this will be the last air filter you'll ever buy for your Hiace, being that it's backed with K&N's Million Mile Limited Warranty. Plus, regardless of whether you're driving in Timbuktu or the Outback, you won't even need to think about cleaning your 33-2987 air filter for up to 50,000 care-free miles, depending on driving conditions. When it is time to finally clean the air filter, you simply service it with one of K&N's Recharger Kits, and it's good to go for another few laps around the world.
2011 Toyota Hiace 3.0L
2010 Toyota Hiace 3.0L
2009 Toyota Hiace 3.0L
2008 Toyota Hiace 3.0L
2007 Toyota Hiace 3.0L
If you have a Toyota Hiace that's not one of the models listed above, take a look at our Toyota Hiace Air Filter page to find one for your Hiace. Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.
