I wrote:
> Now that there are a few Shell gas stations around in the area, I
> have been dying to try Shell Helix synthetic motor oil. I figure if it
> is good enough for Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, it must be
> good enough for me ;-) Who wants to use that Mobil1 junk, after
> you saw the world's coolest (Mercedes) engine explosion this past
> weekend during the Bahrain GP.
Joe wrote:
> Bear in mind that Shell is one of Ferrari's sponsors and the same
> thing Kas indicates about QS applies there. I would be amazed if
> there is a whole lot of difference in any of the major synthetic
> brands on the market.
I largely agree and more made my comment in regards to people's particular
likes towards certain branding even though most of the formulations probably
do not differ that much.
That said, last year SpeedTV took a tour of Ferrari's "trailers" during one
of the race weekends. One of the trailers, was a full decked out chemical
lab for analyzing the oil in the cars and also for formulating specific
additives to add to the Shell oil to suit the track layout and / or track
temperature as well as a number of other variables. It was quite
interesting to see that level of sophisticated chemical equipment sitting in
a Ferrari/Shell tractor trailer behind the pits.
Now I bet Kas did not have that setup in the Quaker State transporter that
was often the backdrop for QS advertising photo shoots :P
Kai
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