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Inside Katech
 Issue #32

Greetings!

 

In this issue -  Street Attack 500 pegs the torque meter, Camaro GT.R, Cadillac CTS-V.R and Solaris Lumina updates, and a video request for Track Attack participants. 

 

 

IN THIS ISSUE
STREET ATTACK 500
CAMARO GT.R
CADILLAC CTS-V.R
SOLARIS MOTORSPORTS
TRACK ATTACK
KATECH STREET ATTACK 500 640hp 671ft-lbs
Fresh off the dyno is this Street Attack 500 engine. A Torquer LS7 110 camshaft was chosen to keep it very drivable. It's camshaft-limited in power, but torque is through the roof at 671 ft-lbs.

Street Attack 500
RHS block with piston squirters, main and head studs
Forged crank/rods/pistons
Torquer LS7 110 camshaft
WCCH-ported heads with bronze guides
Ti/Mo intake valves/LS7 exhaust valves
FAST LSXR intake with NW102mm TB
ARE Stage 3 with Katech red pump

 


Katech Street Attack 500 with Torquer cam 
Katech Street Attack 500 with Torquer cam

Getting ready to go back in the car:
 


 

GRAND-AM CAMARO GT.R  - GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI

The Grand Prix of Miami in Homestead, FL started under a yellow flag due to hard rain and standing water on the track. Persistent rain and poor visibility led to 24 of the race's 54 laps being run behind the pace car under yellow flag conditions. Conditions continued to deteriorate, leading race officials to halt the event 52 minutes short of the scheduled distance (2 hours, 45 minutes). The average speed was only 65.857 mph as the cars were sliding all-over the track. The rain was so bad that many of the surrounding towns around Homestead, FL were under flood warnings put out by the National Weather Service. With steady rain late Saturday morning during the scheduled time for qualifying, the session was cancelled and the starting grid was set by the point standings    

 

Stevenson Motorsports #57: John Edwards, Robin Liddell

 

John Edwards and Robin Liddell were able to push through the rain and managed to grab 3rd position in the GT class. Their Katech-powered Chevrolet Camaro GT.R ran great and finished 8th overall. Liddell states, "The conditions are pretty horrendous out there. But on the restart we managed to get into the lead, and then the #40 car hit me in turn 8, pushed me on the grass, so we lost a lot of spots. So that was a bit annoying. But managed to work our way back up, so not too bad." Edwards stated, "It was a hard race just because the conditions were so treacherous. You couldn't put a wheel wrong, you had to be really careful. It was changing conditions the whole time. For a couple of laps, the puddles would start to diminish, then more rain would come in and they'd get bigger, so you didn't know what you had at any given time. It was a constant changing battle every lap."     

 

 

Autohaus Motorsports # 88: Paul Edwards, Jordan Taylor


The Katech-powered Chevrolet Camaro GT.R of Autohaus Motorsports finished 9th in class and 14th overall. Their finishing spot does not do the team justice, as they worked hard this weekend after encountering car issues. The team was able to sort everything out and get the #88 out on the track. The torrential downpours halted the race 52 minutes short, which left them at the back of the GT-class. Taylor stated, "There was so much spray, you couldn't see more than two car lengths in front of you. I was trying to pop out to one side or the other, trying to get a clear view of what was going on. I couldn't see the cars in front of me, couldn't even see their tail lights." The most frustrating fact was that shortly after officials stopped the event, the rain lightened and skies appeared to clear.


-Mike Kasatkin, Marketing Dept.

  

 

 

 

 

 

CADILLAC CTS-V.R AT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK

Cadillac Racing CTS-V.R: #3 Johnny O'Connell, #8 Andy Pilgrim

 

The 3rd round of the SCCA WCC took place this past weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. Johnny O'Connell was able to grab 2nd place, Andy Pilgrim took 4th. O'Connell extends his GT Drivers' Championship lead with the runner-up finish, holding a 501 to 452 point lead over teammate Pilgrim. "It was a really good race with Patrick," O'Connell said. "With us carrying all the weight, I figured out pretty early that he was just going to try to wear me down, make me use up my tires and then have his way with me. I actually backed my pace off a little to let him get close. I figured eventually he would take a run at me going into Turn 1. We raced each other super clean, and I think the fans enjoyed that. I was just hoping for traffic that never came. You have to give it to them. They were a little bit stronger today, but shoot, with 144 pounds...we were carrying a lot of weight.

 

      

  

 

 -Mike Kasatkin, Marketing dept.

 

 

 

SOLARIS MOTORSPORTS LUMINA AT IMOLA

Italian based, Solaris Motorsports had a good outing this past weekend [4-28-12] in northern Italy, at the Imola circuit. The 17-turn, 3.050 mile circuit is one of the few major international circuits to run in an anti-clockwise direction. The track was inaugurated in 1953, and it had no chicanes, so the run from Rivazza all the way to Tosa, through the pits and the eventually notorious Tamburello was totally flat out. Despite the addition of the chicanes, the circuit was subject to constant safety concerns, mostly regarding the flat-out Tamburello corner, which was very bumpy and had little room between the track and a concrete wall which hides a creek that runs behind it.
 



Over the years revisions were  made in an attempt to make the circuit safer. The flat-out Tamburello corner was reduced to a 4th gear left-right sweeper, and a gravel trap was added to the limited space on the outside of the corner. Villeneuve corner, previously an innocuous 6th gear right-hander into Tosa, was made a complementary 4th gear sweeper, also with a gravel trap on the outside of the corner.
 
Franscesco Sini, driver of the Solaris Motorsport Chevrolet Lumina CR8, had a successful outing and piloted his car to a 4th place finish in the first race. The second race proved to be more a difficult one for Solaris. Francesco drove a great race, but was forced to retire due to cooling system issues. The next race will take place on May 20th at Donington, which is located in England.

-Mike Kasatkin, Marketing Dept.




KATECH TRACK ATTACK 2012 - VIDEOS WANTED
Group photo

Spring is upon us and we're getting closer to Katech Track Attack 2012.  Is your car ready?  Katech is looking for videos of you getting your car ready.  So get our your cameras and lets see your cars being worked on, coming off the hoist, and getting loaded into your trailers. This will go into our compilation video we're putting together after the event. I would also like to see video of your trek across country, passing significant land marks, etc.. We have some very cool ideas for a video that will be promoted on our YouTube channel, Facebook, and other social media.

Are you registered for Track Attack yet?  Space is limited and registration closes May 31st.  Use the link below for registration.
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=qjcnxifab&oeidk=a07e5izr45n07c06342


If you know of anybody who would also enjoy this subsciption, please point them to the main page of our website, http://www.katechengines.com, to sign up.   We would also like to hear your feedback on the newsletter.  Please don't hesitate to respond to this email with comments.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jason Harding

Director of Aftermarket Operations

Katech Inc.