Tag: Canadian
Record Breaking Season
by nitrolube on Jul.19, 2011, under Racing News, Uncategorized
GERALD PATZER – Record Breaking Season in Sport Compact/Sportsman Class for NitroLube Team member.
Driving his 2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT, Patzer has extended his Points Cup lead every month in the Pacific Northwest racing circuit this year with some fantastic finishes.
Gerald placed 1st six times in taking on the 2010 Pacific Raceways Champion Casey Reed in the National Open Event and winning by 9 thousands of a second.
In the second round was paired up against last years national open champion and former division and world champion Don ’the worm’ Elgin, and won that round by 2 thousandths of a second.
In the third round was paired up against the current points leader at Bremerton, Washington and former division champion Jerry Gossett.
Gerald mention “I definitely give credit to NitroLube’s great products in keeping my car running in top shape”
NitroLube wishes Gerald, Mission Raceway top driver, success in the coming months.
Champions of the 6th Annual Enduro
by nitrolube on Apr.12, 2011, under Racing News
Congratulation to the Champions of the 6th Annual 4 Hour Enduro, April 10th,2011 held at Pacific Raceways – Kent, Washington.
There were 19 teams from the northwest and our Canadian Team.
The Nixon Pro sports – Race Team members consisted of Glenn Nixon, Norm Olnyk, Robert Styan and Gerald Paetz. – captured their first title with some awesome driving. The Team drove their #731, a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix on the 2.25 mile track at some record breaking speeds to take the final trophy.
CANADIAN BULL RUN
by nitrolube on Mar.04, 2011, under Uncategorized
Robbie Dickson is doing it for you….Do you like adventure…..Do you want excitement and pleasure and the Canadian scenery with an exhilarating ride included…Then you need to do this…..Rally in the Rockies…….Canada’s First Bull Run….from Vancouver – Jasper – Lake Louise - Calgary – Kelowna – Whistler…Register for August 2011…. http://www.canadianbullrun.com/
The 2011 Canadian Bullrun Rally is expected to run 23rd to 30th July 2011. The winner of the rally will receive ten-thousand dollars worth of prizes.
M4 Racing Team at Gatorz Challenge
by nitrolube on Jan.23, 2011, under Racing News
MATTHEW MONIZ (Canadian Karting M4 Racing Team) – Sets fastest track time at the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas (www.gatorzkarting.com) at PKRA Formula K Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 100 of the top Karting Rotax drivers from North America were competing for honors and points.
The M4 Team finished the races in a respectable 3rd place over all and got valuable points for the Championship series race. Congratulations to winning drivers Jake Craig and Parker Thompson on a great driving performance.
The National Series winner at the end of the year gets to compete in Dubai at the world finals and race against competitors from 60 other countries.
The M4 Team commented,
“NitroLube Lubricants performed very well in keeping the race car performing at top notch speeds.”
NitroLube would like to congratulate Matthew and the M4 Team on a fantastic season opening race and success in future races. www.m4racing.com
Team Chinook in Dakar Rally
by nitrolube on Dec.10, 2010, under Uncategorized
NitroLube wants to congratulate the Canadian, “Team Chinook”, in the #385 Chevy Pick/up entered in the Car Class next month in the Dakar Rally, January 1 to 16th. 2011
Team Chinook have chosen NitroLube products as their Lubricant of choice for this grueling 13 stages, 9000 km / 16 day journey across Argentina and Chile.
This demanding race puts the drivers and their vehicles through the ultimate test.
The Canadian Team Chinook will be raising funds to support Prostate Cancer Foundation of Canada.
Team Chinook is the only Canadian Team in the Dakar Rally. There will be 156 competitors in their class and over 400 total competitors from all over the world. They are the only Chevy truck.
More information can be found at: http://teamchinook.com/
All Classes-http://www.dakar.com/2011/DAK/presentation/us/r3_8-engages.html
The Route- http://www.dakar.com/2011/DAK/presentation/docs/parcours_carte.pdf
Our Class-http://www.dakar.com/2011/DAK/presentation/docs/DAK11-LISTE_ENGAGES_AUTOS.pdf
ABRS visits Thunderhill Raceway Dec. 6
by nitrolube on Nov.27, 2010, under Uncategorized
ABRS is bringing its renowned Formula Racing School program to Thunderhill Park in Northern California on December 6th, along with its fleet of immaculately prepared, state-of-the-art Formula racecars.
The 3.0 Mile FIA certified roadcourse is convenient to San Francisco and an ideal facility for learning to race as well as competing at a very high level.
Thunderhill Park CEO David Vodden commented,
“For as long as I can remember people have been asking when we would have a professional driving school at Thunderhill Park. Thanks to Allen Berg, that day has come – December 6th, one day after the world famous NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill! On December 6th we will host the first-ever full-service formula car automobile road racing school. This is the ultimate Christmas present just in time for the holidays and a completely new experience for experienced as well as new road-track enthusiasts. Sign up now and be sure to tell your friends.”
BAJA 1000-2010
by nitrolube on Nov.16, 2010, under Uncategorized
BAJA1000 – Canadian Team -Good Luck to the Canadian YOLO Racing Team on their quest to finish first in the 1070miles/1700+km BAJA1000 this year.
The team left Vancouver, B.C. for Ensenada, México on November 12th with their famous VW Baja Bug in tow ready to take on the rough roads, hot weather and crazy fans.
The Baja Bug was prepped with all NitroLube Lubricants, from the Nitro Oil, to the Fuel Conditioner, to Nitro Red grease and NitroSeal in the tires which were all on board for this 1070mile trip.
Erich Reisen and Ross Burden the two principal drivers with co-drivers Grant Baylis & Randy Thompson were excited to test the Bug on the course which starts in Ensenada, México and finishes in La Paz, Mexico, (the tip of the Baja (1070miles = 1700+km) on November 18th.
The team will be driving for 20+ hours during the race. Erich stated, ”We finished 3rd last year and we are confident we will do better this year with our past experience and our great Nitrolube’d VW Baja Bug.”
The Team is raising DRIVE-A-THON money for their two charities: http://yoloracing.com/driveathon.html
and
Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society
The team can be followed by GPS at:
http://irctracking.com/2010/Baja1000/North/
Click on Class 5- Car 554
also more information on the Teams Website. www.yoloracing.com
‘Go CANADA Go’
British Columbia Classic & Custom Car Show
by nitrolube on Apr.27, 2010, under Uncategorized
NitroLube introduced some new products and was honored to be associated with presenting sponsor LORDCO Auto Parts at this years British Columbia Classic & Custom Car Show held at Tradex, Abbotsford April 23-25th.
Another fantastic tradeshow with over 20,000 people attending and TV star Chip Foose (from the hit show OverHaulin ) signed autographs for two days, (10 hours on Saturday)….The guy is amazing.
Also in attendance at the 2010 Custom Car and Classic show was George Barris with his famous Batmoblile, and the TV star of Speed Channel’s show Pass Time, Brett Wagner.
Also in the house was radio guru “Brother Bro Jake” and singing sensation “Karen Lee Batten”.
A weekend that saw some beautiful and amazing cars, stars and guitars.
The NitroDragsters were a hit and put on a show that was an awesome experience for all the spectators.
NitroSeal Update
by nitrolube on Jan.23, 2010, under Uncategorized
NitroLube would like to announce that after 3 years in development and testing, “NITROSEAL” the worlds 1st. Bio-degradable “Tire Protection Coating Injection Gel” is now available.
“NITROSEAL”…… STOPS AIR LOSS….STOPS FLATS….STOPS RIM RUST & CORROSION….STOPS DRY CASING…..REDUCES HEAT & OXIDATION and Lasts the Life of the Tire.
NitroSeal plugs holes as large as 1/2″ and is Re-Tread approved and safe for tire patching. NitroSeal which comes in 20 Litre pails will be a Tire Management Solution for the trucking industry, Construction, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles , boats & horse trailers and ATV’s where air loss and flat tires are an issue.
NITROSEAL can also be used in tire emergency situations.
NITROSEAL, Protection for your family & equipment….Making your miles Greener.
YOLO Racing Team Finish BAJA1000
by nitrolube on Dec.10, 2009, under Racing News, Uncategorized
Congratulations go out to the Canadian “YOLO Racing Team” on their spectacular accomplishment in finishing the “BAJA1000″ this year. Only 185 teams finished out of 328 competitors. The YOLO team endured a very hot and rough course and after 1000 miles and 27hrs – 52 Minutes of hard driving they accomplished what no Canadian Team has ever done, they came in 3rd Place this year. Drivers Erich Reisen and Ross Burden and Team “stated we are very proud to represent Canada, with our Canadian flag Logo on our car which ran just fantastic. We had no issues with the motor or the overheating problem that many other racers had.
NitroLube played a big part in the endurance of our Race Car. We also used NitroLube 15w40 in all our support vehicles and had great success.”
NitroLube wants to thank the Team for their efforts in raising funds for two charities Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society and the Firefighters Without Borders Charity in their Drive-a-thon quest this year. Donations are still accepted at www.yoloracing.com











