Archive for September, 2009
Preview Of The Formula Bmw Usa Mosport
The 17year old Daniel Morad after taking a 67point lead in the overall standings and qualifying into the final two rounds of the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship at Motosport International Raceway sponsored by the maker of high quality BMW catalytic converter BMW this coming weekend is hoping to win this years Formula BMW USA title in the presence of his hometown fans.
Morad is a native of Toronto and last years rookie champion. He is having a remarkable season this year standing on the podium nine times of which five of them are on the top step.
Morad is one of the seven drivers who competed in the 15car field at Mosport last year. His experience on the track seems to assure that he will be able to obtain high scores this weekend. He only needs a seventhplace finish in the first race of the weekend to grab the title over this seasons Rookie Champion Esteban Gutierrez from Team Autotecnica which is the only driver with the chance to beat Morad. Gutierrez is also very young aging 16 years old only. He is from Monterey Mexico and has post a record eight poles and secured the Rookie title with his fourth win of the season in Round 12 at Road America.
The other three drivers who could challenge Gutierrez in the Overall points include Alexander Rossi from Team Apex Racing USA and HBR Motorsport Team USA teammates Maxime Pelletier and Steven Guerrero. Rossi is from California and has come on strong in the closing stages of the season winning two of the last four races. He is currently third in Overall points. Meanwhile the secondyear Formula BMW USA drivers Pelletier and Guerrero ranks fourth and fifth respectively were able to obtain four podium finishes and have never finished out of the top10.
Last August 23 2007 was the official test day while the final Formula BMW USA weekend of the 2007 season starts this Friday with practice sessions at 9:3510:00am and 12:551:20pm. Round 13 qualifying is scheduled for 5:155:40pm while Round 14 qualifying will be held at 8:008:25am. Round 13 is on Saturday at 5:00pm. The Round 14 is scheduled the next day Sunday at 1:30 pm.
Here are the Championship points after 12 of 14 races:
1. Daniel Morad EUROINTERNATIONAL 444
2. Esteban Gutierrez Team Autotecnica 377
3. Alexander Rossi Team Apex Racing USA 335
4. Maxime Pelletier HBR Motorsport Team USA 321
5. Steven Guerrero HBR Motorsport Team USA 320
6. Robert Thorne Team Apex Racing USA 301
7. Yannick Hofman EUROINTERNATIONAL 298
8. Jordan Dick JD Racing 288
9. Ricardo Favoretto HBR Motorsport Team USA 283
10. Sebastian Saavedra EUROINTERNATIONAL 258
11. Philip Major Team Autotecnica 246
12. Jeffrey Petriello Team KMA Racing 242
13. Eric Morrow Hearn Motorsports 228
14. Tim Hollowell Team KMA Racing 202
15. Mike Hill Team KMA Racing 180 16. Julia Landauer Team KMA Racing 154
17. Adrien Tambay EUROINTERNATIONAL 109
18. Lindsey Adams Team Apex Racing USA 84
19. Matt Ferris Gelles Racing 80 20. Billy Goshen Hearn Motorsports 48
21. Felipe Polehtto Team Apex Racing USA 28
21. Jordan Lynch Hearn Motorsports 28
22. Keenan Schmitke Gelles Racing 24
23. Michael Vincec Jensen Motorsports 12
Rookies:
1. Esteban Gutierrez 377
2. Ricardo Favoretto 283
3. Jeffrey Petirello Team KMA Racing 242
4. Eric Morrow 228
5. Tim Hollowell 202
6. Adrien Tambay 109
7. Keenan Schmitke 24
7. Michael Vincec Jensen Motorsports 12
About the writer: Evander Klum is a Business Administration graduate who hails from Alabama. He enjoys extreme sports and he is also a car racing fanatic. At present he works as a marketing manager at an advertising agency in Cleveland.
Prepare For Storms With Garage Door Bottom Seals And Garage Door Thresholds
Preparing for incoming; the 10 Keeps
Ice storms tornadoes severe thunderstorms and hurricanes can cause complete destruction to power systems all over the country. It takes time to clear away debris deliver new poles transformers and equipment to recover the system. Even with the advanced equipment it could be days before some get there power back online. So if a storm is coming your way take heed of the following keeps:
Keep your house sealed tight. Make sure your windows doors and garage doors are locked and sealed. Check your garage door bottom or threshold seals and ensure that wind or water cannot flood in.
Keep up to date with current weather conditions. Understanding the terminology that goes with weather warnings and conditions is also important.
Keep an updated personal list of emergency phone numbers. Its hard to remember these when faced with a crisis. Believe you me!
Keep the fridge and freezer set to the lowest temperature setting. In a power cut your food will remain stored and edible for a longer period.
Keep enough food in the house. Make a plan on how you and your family will survive in the event of a storm. If theres a power cut or its dangerous to venture out you wont be able to replenish your groceries or visit restaurants. Also if you have a barbeque or a gas grill in your garden be sure to keep spare gas cylinders for cooking.
Keep alternative heating systems. Like gas for example. If its winter and the electric powers down you may not be able to sufficiently heat your house. Make sure your house is insulated properly. Uninsulated garages doors and windows will make your house colder quicker.
Keep water in your bathtub. During a power cut the electric pumps that distribute water around the house will not work for flushing toilets etc. So make sure the bath is filled.
Keep car fuelled up in the garage. It might be necessary for you relocate at short notice. Fuel stations maybe without power too.
Keep your laptop and mobile phones fully charged. You might need these for additional methods of communication.
Keep extra batteries for extra appliances.
Items to keep handy:
Flashlights and torches. Have these handy for each member of the family.
Batterypowered radio. Youll need these to listen to the latest weather reports.
Candles and matches. Use these with caution especially when children are present.
Fully charged mobile phone. Use this to contact authorities and services or check for latest updates and reports.
Drinking water containers. It will be necessary prepare drinking water when
taps and faucets are not working.
Longlife food. Long life milk and food is always useful. Especially when theres a power cut.
Manual can opener.
Cash . ATMs and bank machines may not be working keep cash handy just in case.
Doors
Learn how to manually open all autodoors or gates. Garage doors are usually remote control operated so when the power is down the doors wont work. When manually closing the doors make sure the bottom of the garage door makes contact with the threshold seal which is usually set horizontally along the threshold of the garage.
About the writer: For information on garage door bottom seals visit the Garage Accessories R Us Website. A range of products can be ordered online which includes items like garage door threshold and other car and garage accessories that could help you further prepare for those incoming storms.
Performance Headers For Better Performance
Your car is built to perform. And perform it does. However the performance it delivers is despite several components holding it back. That is to say your car can perform even better with the same engine specs if some of the components are modified.
You may wonder why manufacturers do not make these refinements since the car would enjoy a stronger reputation if it has a better performance. The answer to that is that a manufacturer has a strike a balance between cost look and performance of the car. You as an individual buyer are free to personalize the car and improve its looks or performance or both. That is why custom body kits are popular car aftermarket products.
If you wish to improve the performance in an elegant way that does not increase the load on the engine you should consider performance headers. Performance headers improve performance by making it easier for the engine to perform its reciprocating cycle. This reciprocating cycle consists of accepting fuel air mixture compressing it exploding the mixture by igniting it causing an expansion and creation of exhaust gases and finally compressing it again to remove the exhaust gases. This cycle is carried on continuously and that is how the engine generates power for the vehicle.
This last part of the cycle is made easier by performance headers. The exhaust gases have to pass through the silencer and the related pipes to make the exit. Since they cant get out very fast they create a back pressure. This slows down the engines reciprocating cycle. Performance headers increase the paths available to the exhaust gases to leave and they are able to leave quicker. This reduces the back pressure and thereby improves the engine performance.
Performance headers need to be precision engineered and therefore you should choose a manufacturer with a strong reputation. You can know more about car aftermarket products at www.ilovebodykits.com.
With performance headers installed you can enjoy a boosted car performance. If you will compare your cars performance with that of an unmodified factory built car you will find that your car performs better.
About the writer: Louie Liu has been in the car aftermarket products industry for 5years. He has specialized in body kits headlights cold air intakes and other aftermarket products. He has deep knowledge of a wide range of products including knowledge of benefits of body kits and other products product options and how to choose a car aftermarket product. You can learn about a wide range of body kits and other car aftermarket products at his site www.ilovebodykits.com.
