AMSOIL Helps Set New World Record for Motorcycles
| On September
26, 1988, Ron Krol of Garfield Heights, Ohio used AMSOIL Synthetic
Oil at the ATCO race track in New Jersey to accomplish the
unimaginable; he raced his naturally-aspirated (carbureted) 1100cc
16-valve Suzuki drag bike in the Funny bike class. This
class usually uses turbo-chargers and nitrous oxide fuel!
Ron and his AMSOIL-ized motorcycle didn't win at ATCO, their first ever national drag bike event (although he did make it to the semifinals). What Ron did do was set a new world record for carbureted motorcycles -- 7.38 seconds elapsed time over a quarter mile course! That's 180+mph! Ron's bike also won Best Engineered Bike and the Best Appearing Bike at ATCO. Ron owns and operates Krol Cycle, a high performance motorcycle parts and service shop. He is a factory representative for a major piston company and an AMSOIL Retail Account. Ron has been working on motorcycles for over fifteen years. So when Ron says, "I know what works and what doesn't," most people listen. There is "no doubt" in his mind that "all of the 'top dogs' in racing use synthetic oil, no matter what the logo says on the car or bike,." Based on dynamometer tests on engines in his shop, Ron figures motorcycles gain "at least a couple of horsepower" using synthetic oil over petroleum. "There's no comparison," he says. |
Petroleum oils begin to
break down and degrade almost immediately at these
temperatures. The shortcomings of non-synthetic oils are
especially obvious in drag bike racing, where the heat, high RPMs
and pressures are magnified many times over a very short period
(remember that Ron set his world record in 7.38 seconds).
It's no wonder petroleum oils only whet an engines
"appetite" for expensive engine parts! But using
AMSOIL 20W-50 Synthetic Racing Oil removed camshafts and rocker
arms from Ron's engines diets! Ron is convinced:
"Synthetic oils give more protection... they don't
break down like petroleum oils."
Over the past winter, Ron has been working on a new, faster (yes, faster) naturally-aspirated bike, based on his revolutionary 1700cc "Monster Motor"! "It looks like something out of "Battlestar Galactica, " notes Ron. Equipped with a big silver fairing and AMSOIL 20W-50 Synthetic Racing Oil, Ron's new bike should reach speeds of "190+mph" in the quarter-mile, with elapsed time "in the high 6's." Proof positive that AMSOIL Synthetic Oils deliver "out-of-this-world" performance! |
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The Warlock, a 1791cc Harley Davidson,
was the fastest thing on two wheels in 1981, setting two world
records in the NMRA Class XX Altered Class. Owner Bill Bailey
of Redwood City, California, has brought this nitrous-fueled
super-bike up to 141 mph and done the quarter mile in 9.52 seconds.
Bill was introduced to AMSOIL by Dealer Fred Loveland, also of Redwood City. After switching to AMSOIL he's noticed that there is substantially less wear and deposits in an engine that produces a tremendous amount of power and heat. Bill Baily and the Warlock, with some help from AMSOIL, have achieved some real "magic" on the track! |
