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Inside Katech
 Issue #50

Greetings!

 

In this issue - 

A wrap up of the 24 Hours of Daytona, billet belt tensioner sale extended, new valve cover inserts, carbon fiber valve covers, and a downloadable Trans Am marketing pack with pertinent information for the 2013 season. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

IN THIS ISSUE
24 HOURS OF DAYTONA
TENSIONER SALE
NEW VALVE COVER INSERTS
CARBON FIBER VALVE COVERS
TRANS AM MARKETING PACK

24 HOURS OF DAYTONA RESULTS 

Photo: Brian Cleary/Team Chevy

The Katech-powered #57 Stephenson Camaro GT.R ran strong in early hours of the 24 Hours Of Daytona, but was forced to retire due to mechanical difficulties.  The Katech engine performed flawlessly.  It finished 23rd in class.


Team Chevy Press release:

Wayne Taylor Racing Finishes Second in 51st Running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona; Gives Corvette Daytona Prototype First-Ever Daytona Podium

 

Daytona Beach, FL (January 27, 2013) - The Wayne Taylor Racing trio of Max Angelelli, Jordan Taylor and Ryan Hunter-Reay battled from the drop of the green flag, to the waving of the checkered flag during the 51st running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Their focused effort yielded a second-place finish for the No. 10 Velocity Worldwide Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) and delivered the first-ever podium position for the Corvette DP at Daytona International Speedway.

 

Starting 12th on the grid, Angelelli ran the first two and a half hours of the historic race to set the pace and the tone for the remainder of the longest endurance race for the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.

 

"Just representing Team Chevy it's such a big deal for me," said Wayne Taylor, team owner. "I wanted to win so bad for Team Chevy just so much for Velocity Worldwide and everybody.  I'm really happy.  I'm relieved I guess you know.  I was not prepared to not be the face of Team Chevy with my team.  I know there are a lot of teams, but I wanted to be the one."

 

Today's finish is the first podium at Daytona for a Taylor-owned team since a third-place finish in 2007 where he and Angelelli shared the driving duties. Taylor and Angelelli also have the 2005 race win on their resumes.

 

"Congratulations to Wayne Taylor Racing for giving the Corvette Daytona Prototype its first podium finish in the iconic Rolex 24 At Daytona," said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. "I am very proud of the tremendous effort put forth by all of our Chevrolet teams and applaud the "never give up" attitude of our Corvette Daytona Prototype and Camaro drivers and crews as they battled for their finishing positions this weekend. We are looking forward to an exciting 2013 GRAND-AM season."

 

Giving the Corvette DP three of the top-five finishers in the race were the No. 9 Action Express Racing Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Burt Frisselle and Mike Rockenfeller who finished fourth; and the No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Corvette DP with drivers Richard Westbrook, Ricky Taylor, Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia who crossed the finish line in fifth place.

 

Jon Fogarty, Alex Gurney, Memo Gidley and Darren Law drivers of the No. 99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP finished seventh, with the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP driven by Christian Fittipaldi, Brain Frisselle, Nelson Piquet, Jr. and Felipe Nasr eighth in the final order.  The No. 3 8 Star Motorsports Corvette DP drivers Enzo Potolicchio, Anthony Davidson, Pedro Lamy, Nicolas Minassian and Stephane Sarrazin finished 10th in-class and 34th overall after early-race mechanical issues.

 

The No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GT.R team with drivers Robin Liddell, John Edwards, Jon Magnussen and Tommy Milner finished 23rd in-class and 36th overall after mechanical issues spoiled what started as a very promising race. The No. 31 Marsh Racing Corvette GT, driven by Boris Said, Eric Curran, Brandon Davis and Lawson Aschenbach, finished 32nd in-class and 52nd overall following mechanical issues early in the race.

 


"All of our Chevrolet Daytona Prototype and GT teams fought a great battle during this grueling race," said Mark Kent, Director of Chevrolet Racing. "There is no other race in North America as demanding as the 24 Hours of Daytona and just finishing is an accomplishment. It was great to see the #10 Corvette Daytona Prototype finish in 2nd place and on the lead lap in a race that tests the limits of endurance for man and machine. We now turn our focus to the balance of the 2012 Grand Am season as we work to defend Chevrolet's Daytona Prototype Engine Manufacturers Championship."

 

The next event for both the Rolex Sports Car Series and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GRAND-AM Road Racing is March 1-2, 2013 at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas.

 

   

25% OFF BILLET BELT TENSIONERS SALE EXTENDED 

Our January sale on billet belt tensioners was a great success so we are extending it through the end of February.  If you missed the opportunity to purchase one, you can still use the coupon codes that were activated in January.  All tensioners are 25% off through the end of the month. That means our car tensioner is $89.99 - the lowest price we've ever offered on the product. All colors are included in the sale (while supplies last).

You must use this coupon code to get the sale price. The coupon code is the last four digits of the part number.
KAT-A4424: 4424
KAT-A4425: 4425
KAT-A4426: 4426

KAT-A4424-ARE is for LS7 Corvettes with the ARE dry sump system (does not include pulley)
http://store.katechengines.com/billet-belt-tensioner---no-pulley-p146.aspx

KAT-A4425 is for all cars: Corvette C5/C6 (excluding ZR1), Gen 4&5 Camaro/Firebird (2010+ requires a different belt), G8, GTO, V1 CTS-V
http://store.katechengines.com/billet-belt-tensioner-p2.aspx

KAT-A4426 is for trucks: Silverado/Sierra, Yukon/Tahoe, SSR, TBSS
http://store.katechengines.com/billet-belt-tensioner-p4.aspx


 

KATECH PERFORMANCE LOGO VALVE COVER INSERTS


Katech Performance engraved valve cover inserts are once again available for your Katech valve cover purchase.  They feature the updated Katech Performance logo engraved into the insert, lettering filled with paint and then clear-coated for a beautiful, glossy shine.

http://store.katechengines.com/valve-cover-insert-katech-performance-logo-p55.aspx

 

CARBON FIBER VALVE COVERS BACK IN STOCK 

 
After a long hiatus due to supplier changes, carbon fiber valve covers are back in stock.  The first batch is selling quickly, but parts will continue to flow into the shop.  You may now place an order in our online store.  If your part number is currently showing backorder it is because the first batch of that part number has been sold out, but we will fill the order as the next batches come in.

http://store.katechengines.com/carbon-fiber-valve-covers-p173.aspx

 

TRANS AM MARKETING PACK 



Trans Am has released a 2013 Marketing Materials pdf with pertinent information about the 2013 season as well as a history and vision for the Trans Am Series.  Due to Katech's involvement in the TA2 class teams, we thought this information would be enjoyed by our subscribers.  You may download the marketing materials via the link below.

http://www.katechengines.com/wp-content/uploads/TeamMarketingTransAm1.pdf

 

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.