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News and Updates From Jasper Engines & Transmissions August 2005 In This Issue... Claims Pocono ARCA

Customer Profile: Win for Penske-Jasper Racing Cape Auto Body In his first-ever ARCA RE/MAX group of guys who are responsible and Service pg. 2 Series event, Travis Kvapil, driver for Ryan Newman’s NASCAR of the #27 Kodak/Jasper , Busch Series effort. They work took the checkered flag in the well together and kept their heads JASPER’s New ARCA Pocono 200 June 11th, after in the game all day.” Diesel Test starting the 80-lap race from the “We came to Pocono to help pre- Rooms Up . pare Travis for his Cup Series effort and Running pg. 3 Kvapil was entered in the 200- and it looks like we’ve done that. mile event in an effort to help the Hopefully, he learned where he can NASCAR Nextel Cup Series rookie pass and where he needs to set the On The Water gain experience and familiarity other competitors up. I know they with JASPER Pro with the 2.5 mile triangle. Kvapil won’t be shifting tomorrow, but any Jimmy Ward pg. 4 was a quick study, leading four bit of seat time and gained knowl- times for a total of 56 laps. edge goes a long way.” Moving Targets “What can I say about this car, The #27 Kodak/Jasper Dodge it was fast," Kvapil said. “The claimed the pole with a speed of Helps Draw New Kodak/Jasper Dodge Charger felt 166.257mph. Kvapil was strong Customers to Your great. It was a little tight in the throughout the race, and he crossed Business pg. 5 turns, but nothing we couldn’t the finish line 2.017 seconds ahead handle.” of six-time ARCA Series champ 2006 Calendar “Travis drove a great race Frank Kimmel. At one point during Contest Deadline today,” says Penske Racing South the race, Kvapil opened the lead by chief engineer Roy McCauley, who 18 seconds. September 1st pg. 6 led the ARCA Series effort. “This “It felt good to be in a car that Kodak/Jasper team is the same strong,” Kvapil said. “It is a testa- Doug Bawel: ment to the strength we have under For Those Of Us the hood. The Penske-Jasper engine shop gave us a great engine. Over 50... I couldn’t have wanted more.” Congratulations! pg. 7 McCauley’s race strategy played out during the first caution period when he called Kvapil to pit road just prior to the green flag, and top off the tank with Sunoco fuel. “I knew at that point we were Published by: going home from there,” McCauley Jasper Engines & said. “The intent was to get Travis Transmissions Travis Kvapil emerges from his race car victo- some seat time but no one said we P.O.Box 650 rious in the ARCA Pocono 200, beating series couldn’t win the thing. Whenever Jasper, IN 47547-0650 veteran Frank Kimmel by over two seconds. (Image courtesy of Penske Racing (continued on page 6) Phone: 1-800-827-7455 South/Steve Rose, MMP.) Fax: 1-812-634-1820 www.jasperengines.com 2 ProfileCustomer to datewiththelatestadvancements offered clinicsandclassestokeepup technicians toattendalllocally- company coversthecostfortheir nine ASE-Certified technicians.The Auto BodyandService,including frame machines. with 15bays,asprayboothandtwo its own8,000squarefootfacility recently separateditsbodyshopinto bays. Cape Auto BodyandService work space,14liftsand20 business, with7,000squarefeetof place onthemechanicalsideof Most oftheexpansionhastaken has doubled,andsotheshop. Body andService. 50% ofthebusinessatCape Auto Today, mechanicalrepairsmakeup the mechanicalservicemarket. reflecting thefacility’s expansioninto the word“Service”toname, business inthelate1970’s andadded Cape Auto Body. Dave tookoverthe changed in1952,andwasknownas Alfonso’s Auto Body. Thenamewas 1930’s andstartedthebusinessas immigrated fromItalyintheearly the business.Dave’s grandfather third generationofhisfamilytorun fleet servicespecialist. mechanical andbodyrepairisa ly-owned facilitythattakescareof Plymouth, Massachusetts,isafami- located at53SamosetStreetin body repair and service center since the 1930’s. centersincethe andservice body repair hasbeenafamily owned auto Massachusetts, inPlymouth, Cape AutoBody andService There are19employeesatCape In thelasttenyears,business Owner DaveGalleraniisthe Cape Auto BodyandService, Cape AutoBodyandService it’s aWin-Win situationforboth! to besuccessfulaswell.Intheend, want Cape Auto BodyandService car fixedright,andthecustomers about. Thecustomerswanttheir tomer baseofpeopletheycare has establishedaverygoodcus- have, Cape Auto BodyandService all levelsofautomotiverepair. of customersatisfactionbyoffering and theycanachieveahigherlevel dealers duetoJASPER’s warranty, more competitivewiththelocal JASPER simplymakestheirshop Mark MacKinnon,agreethat business.” for ourlongterm,family-owned ly-owned companyjustmakessense “Partnering withalongterm,fami- says ownerDaveGallerani. son weuseJASPERisthesupport,” with industryleaders.“The#1rea- prides themselvesonpartnering third-generation business,Cape tials ofJASPERsince2001. As a engines, transmissionsanddifferen- used thequalityremanufactured cates toqualifiedcustomers. they sendoutfreeoilchangecertifi- up anddelivery. At Christmastime, vehicles availableandvehiclepick- very customer-friendly, withloaner repair. in automotivetechnologyand Being inbusinessaslongthey Gallerani, andPartsManager Cape Auto BodyandServicehas Cape Auto BodyandServiceis JASPER’s New Diesel Test Rooms Up and Running

The Engine Division at Jasper Engines & Transmissions has BEFORE undergone a facelift, as five new diesel engine test rooms are online. One room is being used to spin test JASPER’s line of complete diesel engines. The other four rooms house dynamometers. Two are eddy-brake (electrical) systems; the other two are water-brake sys- tems. Each dynamometer is fully computer controlled. Planning for the new test rooms began in October of 2004. Con- struction started the first week of February of 2005. All of the test rooms were completed in early June. “These new dynamometers will allow us to be monitoring a lot more of what’s going on with the AFTER engine,” says Matt Weinzapfel, JASPER Engine Division Manager. “The operators will actually be able to hook up the engine, and the com- puter will run the engine through a specific test, giving us more consis- tency in our dyno pulls, because everything will be run an exact amount of time, and the exact same parameters on each and every engine will be monitored.” With the new dynamometers, computer sensors can detect prob- lems instantly and either warn the operator of a potential problem, or shut down the engine entirely and stop the test. “As for the dyno rooms them- Instead of overhead hoses as visible in the old diesel test areas (above), the new test rooms have the piping routed through the floor and up to the proper engine location. selves, the biggest change is from Each dynamometer is fully computer controlled (inset). the outside looking in,” says Weinzapfel. “You would look at our short hook-ups, the area is a lot that’s ready for installation,” says old dyno rooms and see a maze of more user-friendly.” Weinzapfel. “What they will give pipes, water tanks and oil tanks. It also makes for a very neat us are some enhanced features, It really was a poor working and clean appearance. “It’s a lot such as more detailed emissions environment. more appealing to the eye for our testing and other engine smoke “With these new dyno rooms, customers who come in on tour issues that we have not been able nearly everything is piped under- and see what they should see, an to monitor closely in the past.” neath the floor and brought up to engine on a dyno,” said As for the original dyno rooms, the proper location of the engine on Weinzapfel. they will be disassembled to make the test stand. Operators will no “These new test rooms will give way for additional diesel assembly longer have to wrestle with long customers a continuation of what space. tubes and exhaust hoses. With the they already see, a diesel engine

3 On The Water with JASPER Pro Jimmy Ward Question: What’s yellow and Wal-Mart BFL, Empire Division red, turns heads wherever it goes, July 9th Ticonderoga, NY Perseverance Is A and appears at professional bass “Secret” When Fishing fishing tournaments across the July 30th Romulus, NY Perseverance is a “secret” northeast? It’s the Jasper Engines among top anglers, according to & Transmissions Fishing Team lead August 20th Clayton, NY JASPER Pro, Jimmy Ward. Talk by professional bass angler Jimmy to enough professional tourna- Ward. September 24th Ticonderoga, NY ment anglers and you realize that Next time Jimmy is in your even the finest fisherman in the area, check out his rig, a Ranger October 20th Henderson, NC world go long hours without a Z21 Comanche boat, powered by a bite, despite having the best Mercury 225 Pro XS engine. It’s all equipment, a lot of experience, towed behind a Hemi-powered B.A.S.S. Northern Open Division and even confidence that what Dodge Ram 1500 four-door pickup. July 14th - 16th Sandusky, OH they’re doing worked well “yester- day.” Sometimes, fish seem to Jasper Engines & August 11th - 13th Plattsburgh, NY bite well for only a brief period of Transmissions Fishing Team the day, and the people who are Remaining 2005 Schedule September 15th-17th Syracuse, NY still at it when the flurry comes are the ones who are smiling at EverStart Series For more information on Jimmy the boat ramp. July 27th Cleveland, OH Ward, please go to www.jasper engines.com, or you can visit Look for more fishing advice August 17th Woodbridge, VA Jimmy’s official web site at from Jimmy Ward in future Drive www.jimmyward.net. Line issues. September 14th Plattsburgh, NY

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Jasper Engines & Transmissions has teamed up with Moving Targets to help your facility reach potential customers through their new resident direct marketing program. Consider these five underlying reasons why Moving Targets has earned an unheard-of 87% success rate:

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Thousands of auto service pros across the country love Moving Targets combination of (A) Warmly personal letters, and (B) Highly-per- ceived-value Gift Certificates. They see Moving Targets’ mailings as their most cost effective way to replace the 30%-50% of their cus- tomers who move, die, or disappear! You can take advantage of the Moving Targets program with the help of your JASPER Co-op dollars. You can co-op 25% of the program’s cost, up to your annual allowance, in using this great advertising concept. For more information about Moving Targets, call 1-800-926- 2451, or www.movingtargets.com. Take advantage of this great opportunity to attract these prime new-mover This is a sample of a Moving Targets mailing. You can use JASPER Co-op dollars to have prospects, and nail down fresh cus- these sent to prospective customers moving into your area. It’s a great way to drum up tomers who are willing and eager to new customers and retain them. buy.

5 2006 Calendar Contest Deadline September 1st Is your vehicle calendar worthy? should be placed in a “show” type setting All entrants whose work appears in Then send it in! Jasper Engines & when photographed. Polaroid pictures the calendar will receive a $100 gift cer- Transmissions once again seeks quality and digital images transferred onto photo tificate which can be used to purchase color photographs of vehicles and equip- paper cannot be accepted. High resolu- JASPER remanufactured products or ment in which a JASPER gas or diesel tion digital images - 8 x 10 at 350 dpi are wearable items, 24 complimentary calen- engine, transmission, differential, or stern acceptable. dars and a special JASPER Gift Package. drive has been installed, for its 2006 Every qualified entrant will receive a The entry deadline is September 1st, Calendar Contest. Photo categories are JASPER Travis Kvapil autographed race 2005 and is open to all JASPER cus- unique vehicles and performance oriented hat. All entries will be judged based on tomers, distributors and associates. cars and trucks. adherence to the category, equipment Entries should be mailed to: Entrants must submit a color photo- appearance and the quality of the photo- Jasper Engines & Transmissions graph (35mm or larger) and information graph. Winners will be required to sign a P.O. Box 650 about the vehicle along with the JASPER release consent form for photograph and Jasper, Indiana 47547-0650 product that has been installed. Vehicles name publication. Attn: Coy Bateman

Here’s three of our calendar contest winners from 2005. Send in your photo for a chance to be in the 2006 Jasper Engines & Transmissions calendar. The deadline to enter your vehicle is September 1st.

Travis Kvapil poses with the winner’s trophy following his victory in the ARCA Pocono 200. (Image Courtesy Penske Racing South/Steve Rose, MMP.) (continued from front page) Heater Winners Receive Prize Penske Racing fields a car, no mat- Jasper Engines & Transmissions recently delivered a Burns Best waste ter what the series, a win is a huge oil heater to Colin Stocker of D & J Auto, Inc. of Slatington, Pennsylvania. probability. After that last , Colin was the winner of our 2005 heater sweepstakes held earlier this year. we were in it for the trophy.” Pictured left to right is JASPER delivery driver Rich Zadareky, JASPER Kvapil is not the first Penske factory sales representative Dave Keschel, D & J Service Manager Colin driver to win in the ARCA Series. Stocker, technicians Billy Doll and Marlin (Dutch) Frohnheiser, Operations Penske Racing South’s Cup series Manager Greg Serfass, and D & J owner Dean Serfass. driver Ryan Newman began his Located north of Allentown/Bethlehem, near the Blue Mountain range stock car career with Penske Racing of eastern Pennsylvania, Slatington can get its share of harsh winters. The in 2000 in a limited ARCA series Burns Best waste oil heater will definitely come in handy. schedule. Like his successor, Newman won the June Pocono ARCA event that year.

6 For Those Of Us Over 50... Congratulations! Pick Your Favorite by Doug Bawel, President, Jasper Engines & Transmissions JASPER Wallpaper First, we survived being born to mothers X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99 who smoked and/or drank while they channels on cable. No video tape movies. carried us. No surround sound. No cell phones or personal computers. No internet or inter- They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dress- net chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS, and ing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested we went Outside and found them! for diabetes. We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones, Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were had teeth knocked out, and there were no covered with brightly colored lead-based lawsuits from these accidents. paint. We ate worms and mud pies made from We had no childproof lids on medicine dirt, and the worms did not live in us bottles, doors or cabinets. And when we forever. rode our bikes, we never had helmets. Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls; made spears and bows and arrows. As children, we would ride in cars with no And although we were told it would hap- seat belts or air bags. pen, we did not put out very many eyes.

Riding in the back of a pick up truck on a We rode bikes, or walked to a friend’s warm day was always a special treat. house; knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and said hello! We drank water from the garden hose and Give your computer desktop NOT from a bottle. Little League had tryouts and not everyone the JASPER treatment when you made the team. Those who didn’t had to download your favorite wallpaper We shared one soft drink with four friends, learn to deal with disappointment. from www.jasperengines.com. from one bottle, and NO ONE actually Imagine that! Choose from two different died from this. designs. One is the JASPER The idea of a parent bailing us out if we Racing Wallpaper featuring both We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter broke the law was unheard of. They actu- the #77 NASCAR Nextel Cup and drank soda pop with sugar in it. But ally sided with the law! Series car driven by Travis Kvapil we weren’t overweight... WE WERE and the #77 NASCAR Craftsman ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! This generation has produced some of the Truck Series truck driven by best risk-takers, problem solvers and . We would leave home in the morning and inventors ever! The second design is the play all day, as long as we were back when JASPER Fishing Team, showing it got dark. The past 50 years have been an explosion the boat, trailer and tow rig of of innovation and new ideas. JASPER Fishing Pro Jimmy No one was able to reach us all day. And Ward. we were OK. We had freedom, failure, success and The JASPER Racing image is responsibility, and we learned: available by clicking the racing/ We would spend hours building our go- fishing tab on the JASPER home- carts out of scraps and then ride down the HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! page. Clicking onto the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. Professional Bass Fishing headline After running into the bushes a few times, If you are like me and over 50... of the Racing/Fishing page will we learned to solve the problem. CONGRATULATIONS! We made it. take you to the JASPER Fishing Team wallpaper. Both images are We did not have Playstations, Nintendos, in 800x600 and 1024x768 desktop sizes. Doug Bawel Doug started in sales with Alvin To set the image as your wall- C. Ruxer at his Ford agency in paper, click on either the 800x600 1973. After college, Doug moved to JASPER where he or 1024x768 link of the respective worked in production, advertising, outside sales and image. When the image opens up sales management. Doug has served as President since in a new window, right-click the 1987. He is a former PERA President; named Remanu- image and click “Set As facturer of the Year in 1996 and Indiana Businessman Background” from the list of of The Year in 2004. options. Enjoy!

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The day’s fun raised $350 for MDA. MDA. for $350 raised fun day’s The viable options beyond disposing of your vehicle. your of disposing beyond options viable

All riders received t-shirts to remember their trip. trip. their remember to t-shirts received riders All due to overheating or inoperative instruments, you have some have you instruments, inoperative or overheating to due

cruisers, sport bikes and even a couple of custom choppers. custom of couple a even and bikes sport cruisers, The lesson from this story: If you’ve ruined your engine your ruined you’ve If story: this from lesson The

extends engine life and enhances performance. enhances and life engine extends Winged Sprint Cars. The motorcycles included Harleys, metric Harleys, included motorcycles The Cars. Sprint Winged

engine has the added benefit of “seasoned” castings, which castings, “seasoned” of benefit added the has engine riders arrived at Bridgeport Speedway to watch the JASPER the watch to Speedway Bridgeport at arrived riders

exacting standards than original. Further, a remanufactured a Further, original. than standards exacting After a 2 1/2 hour ride through southern New Jersey, the 14 the Jersey, New southern through ride hour 1/2 2 a After

the finest equipment available, these engines are built to more to built are engines these available, equipment finest the their send-off. send-off. their

be as good as the original, it would be better. Hand-built with Hand-built better. be would it original, the as good as be Pennsylvania, where a cookout was held for the riders prior to prior riders the for held was cookout a where Pennsylvania,

factory warranty. The remanufactured engine would not only not would engine remanufactured The warranty. factory The ride started at Brian’s Harley Davidson in Langhorne, in Davidson Harley Brian’s at started ride The

However, the remanufactured engine would carry a strong a carry would engine remanufactured the However,

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same as a remanufactured engine. remanufactured a as same

sions recently held its first annual Wrenchead’s Ride for the for Ride Wrenchead’s annual first its held recently sions

“Also expensive,” said his mentor possibly costing about the about costing possibly mentor his said expensive,” “Also

The Philadelphia branch of Jasper Engines & Transmis- & Engines Jasper of branch Philadelphia The

engine was also out. How about overhauling the old engine? old the overhauling about How out. also was engine

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Trading in the truck was out. The costly option of a new a of option costly The out. was truck the in Trading

parked at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey to watch the JASPER the watch to Jersey New in Speedway Bridgeport at parked

tured engine. tured 14 Riders involved in the 2005 Wrenchead’s Ride for MDA are MDA for Ride Wrenchead’s 2005 the in involved Riders 14

installed, overhauling the old engine or installing a remanufac- a installing or engine old the overhauling installed,

pros and cons of trading in the truck, having a new engine new a having truck, the in trading of cons and pros

Exploring his choices, he and his technician considered the considered technician his and he choices, his Exploring

age had been done. been had age

light. By the time he realized the engine overheated, the dam- the overheated, engine the realized he time the By light.

temperature gauge didn’t work, nor did the ‘Check Engine’ ‘Check the did nor work, didn’t gauge temperature

be towed 250 miles home. The home. miles 250 towed be

truck blew the engine and had to had and engine the blew truck

nightmare. His beloved pickup beloved His nightmare.

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Good News: A Remanufactured Engine! Remanufactured A News: Good

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