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Tyler Clem racing his sprint car in the Chevrolet Performance World Championship

The race was part of a three-day event, which was sanctioned by NeSmith RockAuto.com Winter Shootout that started on Thursday night in the opening round of the annual Bubba Army Winter Nationals. Clem earned the 15th-starting position for the A-Main after timing 8th fastest in the qualifying group. However, in the 40-lap event he slipped three spots to an 18th-place finish.

On Friday, he recorded the 13th fastest time in qualifying, which set him up in the B-Main and he progressed as part of the top six into the $2,000-to-win preliminary feature. Tyler finished second behind Rambo Franklin. Starting in 11th, he vaulted three slots to an 8th-place finish for the night.

Saturday night’s Chevrolet Performance World Championship was postponed to Sunday afternoon due to rain. Clem earned the 20th-starting position for the $10,000-to-win finale. He raced through the field in his Late Model and gained 16 spots in the 100-lapper actually finishing 4th behind Kyle Bronson, Brandon Sheppard, and Mike Pegher, Jr. He also earned the Hard Charger Award for the finish.

“We got better and better as the weekend went along, and it really showed in the 100 lapper on Sunday,” said Clem. “To have such a strong run against such a talented field of competitors gives me a lot of confidence and excitement for this season.”

Next on the schedule was the All Star Circuit of Champions at Bubba Raceway Park. Held on February 9th-11, Clem raced his 410 Sprint car in the competition that included a total of 38 Sprint Cars.

He began the first night achieving the fastest time overall in a field of veteran racers. Starting in 3rd in the Kear’s Speed Shot Heat #4, Clem finished 7th putting him into the B-Main. Starting in 3rd, he placed in the top 4 landing him a spot in the $5,000-to-win A-Main. He fell three spots in the 50-lap main event resulting in a 25th place finish.

On Friday. Clem posted the 7th fastest time in the qualifier, which earned him the pole position of the Hunt Brothers Pizza #3 where he finished 4th and he claimed a 16th place finish.

On Saturday, Clem earned 4th position for his heat after timing 9th fastest in a field of 36 racers. He needed a 5th place finish or better to move on to the $5,000-to-win finale. He actually finished 3rd, which was his best result of the weekend. In the 50-lapper, he fell just one position to earn a solid 14th place finish.

Tyler Clem’s next events are the All-Star Circuit of Champions at the Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida on February 14-20 and the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park on February 20-25.

Tyler Clem’s sponsors include K&N Filters, Rent ‘N Roll, WingHouse, Shooters World, Vahlco Wheels, Hedman Hedders, Stanton Race Engines, Keyser Manufacturing, Rocket Chassis, Sunoco Fuels, Braille Battery, JE Pistons, Ferrea Valves, Whelen Engineering, 1-800-Ask-Gary, Tony Stewart Racing, Elder Ford, Leaf Race Wear, Winters Racing Products, Bell Helmets, Aurora, Dan Olson Racing Products, Impact, Race Optics, Redline Oil, Stepp’s Towing, BR Motorsports, AR Bodies, DB Plugs, Jones Racing Products, Ole NE Jewelers, Callies Performance Products, Willy’s Carburetors, Toyo Tires, Durst Motorsports, Gates Belts, Butlerbuilt Seat Systems, Zero Error Racing, Superior Bearing & Supply, AR Bodies, NGK Spark Plugs, and MSR Mafia Marketing & Website Services.

The K&N 33-3050 replacement air filter is designed for the Proton Suprima, Preve, and Exora

Launched in April 2012 the Preve is a front-wheel drive 4-door compact sedan that was the first global car offered by Proton. Two engines are available to power the car -- a 1.6-liter CamPro IAFM+ DOHC I4 and a 1.6-liter CamPro CFE DOHC I4 turbo. There are three transmissions –- a 5-speed manual, 6-speed CVT automatic, and a 7-speed CVT manumatic, which is an automatic transmission that permits the driver to control gear selection.

The car was introduced in Australia in October 2012, in Malaysia in 2013, in the United Kingdom in 2014 and in 2015 Proton signed a distribution agreement with Andes Motor to offer the car in Chile.

Seeking to create a signature exterior, Proton designed the Preve to include the so-called Proton Wing, the unification design element that combines the sport LED position headlights, Proton emblem and air-intake grille giving the vehicle the appearance of a rising bird.

The Preve has been designed to incorporate a maximum of six SRS airbags, an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution EBD, Brake Assist (BA), Traction Control (TCS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC).

The 1.6-liter CamPro Turbo DOHC I4 engine powers the car and is mated to a 7-speed CVT manumatic transmission. It delivers 138 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 205 Nm of torque at 2,000-4,000 rpm.

The Suprima was introduced in Brunei, Australia, and Thailand in November 2013 and in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, and the states in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in 2014.

The K&N 33-3050 comes oiled and ready to install right out of the box

K&N manufactures the 33-3050 washable and reusable replacement air filter for the 2012 to 2016 Proton Suprima, Preve, and Exora.

The air filter features a multilayered cotton gauze media that is treated with a special grade of oil to make the cotton strands sticky. This permits the media to capture and hold contaminants.

To clean the filter after up to 50,000 miles (depending on driving conditions), K&N offers the 99-5000 filter care service kit that is specially formulated to cleanse and recharge the air filter so it can be used for up to another 50,000 miles. The fact that the filter can be reused over and over again means that it may be the last filter you will ever have to buy. It will last for the lifetime of the car.

K&N is so confident of the quality of the filter it backs it with a 10-year/Million Mile Limited Warranty. The warranty guarantees that the air filter will perform for up to 10 years or 1,000,000 miles without needing replacement.

It works with OEM vehicle electronics, will not void the vehicle warranty, and is designed to simply replace the factory air filter in the existing factory air box.

The K&N 33-3050 replacement air filter fits the following vehicles:

2016 PROTON SUPRIMA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2016 PROTON PREVE 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2016 PROTON EXORA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2015 PROTON SUPRIMA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2015 PROTON PREVE 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2015 PROTON EXORA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2014 PROTON SUPRIMA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2014 PROTON PREVE 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2014 PROTON EXORA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2013 PROTON SUPRIMA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2013 PROTON PREVE 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2013 PROTON EXORA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2012 PROTON PREVE 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo
2012 PROTON EXORA 1.6L L4 Fuel Injection - Turbo

Eric Barron had to deal with dry then wet conditions, which makes off-road racing very demanding

The season started out with high hopes after a great season opener at Wild Horse Pass with some great battles up front right away. The battles were fast and fierce with Eric standing on the podium in third place. He then followed that with a fourth place finish, but the truck wasn’t working the way it should have been. Eric was hoping to improve his racing finishes while improving the new parts on his truck.

A little extra boost going off the step down for Eric Barron in his K&N-sponsored Pro 4

K&N-sponsored Eric Barron won Fast Lap and 2nd place finish at Wild West Motorsports

One of the things Eric is looking forward to is the new track that Lucas Oil has built at their facility in Wheatland, Missouri, which should be great for the series and brings new fans. This track is looking to be very technical but also has one of the first over-under jumps in short course off road, which is normally something you would see at a motocross event. Watch for Eric to be up front this upcoming 2017 season, and especially in Missouri where everyone is trying to be the very first person to stand on top of the podium at the new track.

Eric Barron throwing some of the loose dirt out of the corners during the 2016 LOORS season

Floating in the air in front of the crowd, Eric Barron shows that he is a force to be reckoned with

Colten Moore on his freestyle sled at an earlier Winter X Games

Medics attended to him for several minutes before transporting him to a local hospital. Colten gave a thumbs up to the spectators as medics moved him to the awaiting ambulance.

The 27-year-old Texan was flown to a Denver hospital where emergency surgery was performed to repair a dislocated T-12 vertebra. Unfortunately, the dislocation also bruised his spinal cord.

“Colten had successful surgery yesterday to treat a lower back injury,” the family said in a statement. “He is resting and recovering well, and he and his family appreciate all of the support, well-wishes and prayers from his fans.”

Rehabilitation costs will run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The non-profit company Road 2 Recovery, an organization that supports severely injured action sports athletes has established a fund at #HelpColtenRecover, accepting donations to support Colten’s recovery from friends, fans, and members of the action sports industry.

Colten, a six-time snowmobile X Games medalist, was the second rider to attempt a double backflip, a trick that had not been successfully performed in previous X-Games as it requires riders to rotate their 500-pound snowmobiles a full 720 degrees. He and competitor Heath Frisby were both attempting the trick during Sunday’s competition on Buttermilk Mountain outside of Aspen. Both managed to rotate their sled twice but were unable to stick the landing. Frisby was knocked off his sled after crashing and walked away. He did not attempt another run.

Colten with the his first X Games Gold, winning Freestyle Snowmobile

The organizers of the X Games dropped the “Best Trick” contest from future events just weeks after the 2013 event but had brought it back for 2017.

In a 2016 interview with K&N, Colten had this to say about his brother: "Every time I go out and ride, I pray to my brother, I pray to God, and I talk to them," said Colten. "After his accident, I wrecked too, so I wasn't able to ride for a while, and I was kind of bummed out. But honestly, the first time I hopped back on a quad and got to ride, it was the happiest I'd felt in a while, and it felt like he was right there with me, riding with me. I just feel close, like I have the best guardian angel there could possibly be now, right there, watching out for me and helping me."

Colten Moore returned a year later to the 2014 X Games, and won two medals including gold in the freestyle competition.

Everyone at K&N Filters wishes Colten Moore a speedy, successful recovery and are all looking forward to seeing him out competing again soon.

K&N manufactures several types of oil filter for different vehicle applications from cars to RVs

K&N Automotive Oil Filters

The K&N automotive oil filters designed and engineered to offer high flow rates, exceptional filtration, and to be strong and durable. These oil filters come in a variety of styles to fit different needs. The K&N Wrench-Off automotive oil filters are known for their durability and strength. They include a 1-inch nut welded to the bottom of the canister for easy removal. The K&N Performance Silver oil filters are designed to be replacements for original equipment applications. They offer a high capacity, low restriction, and enhanced engine protection. K&N cartridge automotive oil filters provide excellent filtration and low restriction. They are available in a range of car, truck, and SUV applications. Finally, K&N offers a line of washable and reusable billet automotive oil filters. These are constructed from a billet aluminum housing for strength and durability. They have stainless steel mesh and magnets to help remove debris from the oil. K&N also offers several styles of inline oil and fuel filters, specifically for race applications.

K&N oil filters are made to provide excellent oil filtration no matter what type of oil you use

For those of you who prefer riding motorcycles, K&N manufactures oil filters for motorcycle and ATV applications. These come in four major varieties. K&N canister type ATV and motorcycle oil filters are a great choice for race and street applications. They come with a 17mm nut welded to the canister for easy removal. K&N cartridge motorcycle and ATV oil filters offer high oil flow with great filtration capabilities. K&N washable and reusable billet oil filters for motorcycle offer the same great flow and filtration characteristics as the other oil filters but come in a washable and reusable format. No more throwing away oil filters every couple months! Finally, K&N oil filters for Harley-Davidson® motorcycles are the perfect choice for all the H-D® riders out there. These are great for use will all types of oils and will add increased performance to your motorcycle.

K&N Marine Oil Filters

K&N Wrench-Off oil filters have a 1-inch nut welded to the canister for easy removal

K&N Heavy Duty Oil Filters

If you own an RV or semi, you know the importance of keeping your oil clean. Diesel engines need a constant supply of fresh, clean oil in order to run at full efficiency. K&N heavy duty oil filters are designed specifically for big diesel engines in applications like motorhomes, semis, tractors, and more. K&N offers a cross reference chart to find the right oil filter for your application.

K&N also makes a line of washable and reusable billet oil filters

If you would like to find the right oil filter for your car, truck, SUV, motorhome, personal watercraft, or other application, check out the K&N oil filters be vehicle manufacturer page for a full listing of vehicles that K&N makes oil filters for.