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M O T O R S P O R TM O T O R S P O R T N E W S2013 International Edition - April 2013SOUTH AFRICATwo podiums for the Wilford duoThe amazing racing spectacular of the South African V8 GT series has always beenclose to the hearts of motorsports enthusiasts in South Africa. FUCHS LUBRICANTS(S.A.) PTY. LTD. wants to be associated with a sport that brings with it as much excitementas the FUCHS staff’s enthusiasm for these products. “Being associated with sucha major attraction, we’ve always had great coverage and publicity from the Wilfordteam and associate sponsors of the events”, explains Jason Rathbone, AutomotiveTechnical Specialist, FUCHS LUBRICANTS (S.A.) PTY. LTD. “Wilford have always beenhighly accommodating, so much so that we were in the process of organizing a corporateday, where we can put some of our own customers in the car and show them justhow good the products really are.” A FUCHS ambassador for 16 years, the Wilfordteam combines performance, speed and spectacle. Competing against 24 drivers, theteam had a very successful race meeting in Cape Town, bringing home two trophies.FUCHS lubricants: TITAN Race SAE 10W-60, TITAN SINTOPOID LS SAE 75W-90, TITAN SUPERGEARSAE 80W-140ITALYNova Race TeamFirst round 2013The Nürburgring track provided the first roundsetting for the two Nova Race teams involvedin the Ginetta G50 Cup and VLN Championship.The spectacle was watched by motorsportfans and tourists of all ages and fromall backgrounds. 73 bends, wind speeds of25km/h and the performances of the 214crews all provided fuel for discussion. TheGinetta crews performed well, but this wasonly the dress rehearsal when it comes to thedevelopment of the cars. The curtain opensagain in a fortnight at the mythical Nürburgringtrack for the much-anticipated secondrace.FUCHS lubricants: TITAN Supersyn SAE 10W-60,TITAN SINTOFLUID SAE 75W-80, TITAN SINTO-FLUID FE SAE 75W, TITAN SINTOPOID LS SAE75W-140BENELUXNew partnership for FLV teamFor the first time, FUCHS LUBRICANTS BENELUX will be working in partnershipwith FLV Competition in the Formula Ford Championship. Young driver,Frederic Vergote, will race in six rounds in the Benelux countries, the UK andDenmark in his Ford with a 2.0 Zetec engine.FUCHS lubricants: TITAN Supersyn F SAE 5W-30, TITAN SINTOPOID LS SAE 75W-140www.flvcompetition.wordpress.comwww.fuchs-oil.com

M O T O R S P O R TM O T O R S P O R T N E W SGERMANYDaniel Spiller clinched topposition on the podiumIn 2012, the 14-year old Daniel Spiller participated in theFIM 250cc Longtrack Gold Trophy World Championship andwon the bronze medal. With his last race in the 250 cc classin April, the young motorcycle racer won the SpeedwayYouth Gold Trophy. “Through extensive improvements onthe motorcycles, significantly better fitness and his naturaltalent he could achieve the objective he had set for himself.This season he moves up to the more demanding 500 ccclass where he wants to gather first experience with themore powerful motorcycles and the stronger competition. Atraces in Europe and Germany he will gain experience racingagainst tougher opponents on a larger number of differentrace tracks”, explains Graham Spiller, his coach since 2005.FUCHS lubricants: CASTORENE R50S, Silkolene CHAIN LUBE, SilkolenePRO CHAIN, Silkolene CHAIN CLEANER, ANTICORIT SYNTH, SilkoleneFOAM FILTER CLEANER, Silkolene FOAM FILTER OIL, RENOCLEAN KU,RENOCLEAN 2000, PLANTOTAC HV100S“FUCHS has been supporting the team since 2006. We are con-vinced, that their products are among the best available on themarket and the support for selecting the right product for eachapplication could not be any better”, says Graham Spiller,Daniel’s father.GREAT BRITAINPBM rider Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne will defend the title he won for the team in 2012. Hewill be joined by another PBM champion from last year, Keith Farmer, who steps up toBSB having won the Superstock 1000 title.FUCHS lubricants: Silkolene PRO 4 PLUS SAE 5W-40, Silkolene PRO R SAE 0W-20,Silkolene ALL-ININ-ONE, Silkolene CHAIN CLEANER, Silkolene PRO CHAINBike: Kawasaki ZX-10RByrne leads BSBChampionship afterBrands HatchReigning champion Shane Byrne and the RapidSolicitors Kawasaki team got their MCE InsuranceBritish Superbike Championship title defense underwayin fine style at Brands Hatch, with the Kentrider taking a victory and a third place respectivelyin the two 30-lap races to end the opening roundwith the series lead. "Shakey leading the championshipand Keith inside the top eight after the openinground is certainly a job well done this weekend.We've had good pace all weekend and we knowfrom last year we have an exceptional package withthe Kawasaki and with Shakey on board. Keith is areal talent and when you consider this was only hissecond time ever racing a Superbike, he has donemagnificently well and brought it home as instructedin both races. We'll go to Thruxton in aconfident mood and look to build on our success inround two", said Paul Bird, the team owner.www.fuchs-oil.com

M O T O R S P O R TM O T O R S P O R T N E W SFRANCERoyal EnfieldBoosting the brand imageof FUCHS SilkoleneCZECH REPUBLICAB Cardion Motor Racing teamready to race in MotoGPFUCHS OIL CORP. SPOL. S.R.O. has signed a partnership withthe AB Cardion Motor Racing team for the MotoGP 2013 season.Rider Karel Abraham, who is 23, will race in the 18 races ofthe championship. In his first year in MotoGP, the Brno-bornrider will race an Aprilia ART and will be surrounded by a teamof seven specialists (chief mechanic, mechanics, telemetric specialistand logistics crew) who will set-up the bike and help defendthe FUCHS colors. All these experts have several years’ experiencein the motorcycle world. “We are very pleased to supportthe team”, said FUCHS Engineer, Pavel Broz..OILIn 2012, DIP* gained exclusive rights to distribute RoyalEnfield motorcycles within France. This new deal expandsthe company’s existing portfolio, which already includesproducts from DAELIM and other manufacturers. On thisoccasion a partnership was also signed with FUCHS LUBRIFI-ANT FRANCE S.A. This partnership will, without doubt, helpto promote the Silkolene range across all 66 Royal Enfieldretail outlets. “Our ultimate aim is to have 80 stores. In2013, we are focusing on repositioning our brand and runningintensive marketing campaigns in order to achieve ourtarget of 500 registered bikes”, explained a representativefrom Royal Enfield. For FUCHS Silkolene, the move is a positiveone since the brand benefits greatly from the widespreadrecommendation of its lubricants, established partnershipswith various professional trade fairs and also fromthe repercussions of the different advertising methods employedby Royal Enfield. “We benefit from a visual presencein specialist motorcycle magazines and the inclusion of ourbrand in their various communications materials”, explainedPascal Brotonne, Managing Director of SILKOLENE France.“We are presented to new distributers as the favored lubricantsupplier. We offer them attractive deals, for instancewith customized displays. We help DIP with technical trainingand share our expertise in the area of lubricants.” Performanceand quality are at the heart of the FUCHS Silkolenebrand.*Distribution company for ROYAL ENFIELD motorcycles in FranceKarel Abraham’s track recordKarel raced his first 200cc race in 2003 and came third in the CzechRepublic Junior Championship. After a few podium finishes in variouscategories, he entered the World Championships in the 125cc and the250cc class in 2006. In 2010 he switched to the 250cc class in Moto2.He finished third in Japan and a few weeks after the race announcedhis move to the MotoGP, the elite category. Karel won the last race ofthe Moto2 season in Valencia. In his first two years in MotoGP heachieved 13 top ten finishes with three 7 th places being his best results.Bike: Aprilia - 999cc - top speed: over 330km/h - power: 230HPFUCHS lubricant: Silkolene PRO R SAE 0W-20BENELUXAll motorsport activitieson the Facebook page:FUCHS LUBRICANTSBENELUXwww.fuchs-oil.com

M O T O R S P O R TM O T O R S P O R T N E W SAUSTRALIAFabian Coulthard makes ittwo from two in TasmaniaWinning two races is the perfect preparation for heading homeaccording to Lockwood Racing's Fabian Coulthard, who enjoyedanother weekend at Symmons Plains earlier this month.The Kiwi qualified on the front row for both 42-lap races, finishingthird in the first and winning the second after passingMark Winterbottom in the closing stages. That moved him upto seventh overall in the V8 Supercar points. Coulthard is nowhoping to back up his stellar form at the next round in NewZealand, where the inaugural Jason Richards trophy will bepresented to the winner.“I'm pretty ecstatic. I may not look it but it's been a very emotionalweekend. It's awesome to get two race wins and thengo to my home event full of confidence. It would mean a greatdeal for me to win there. I don't think you can put words on it,especially now with the Jason Richards trophy beingawarded”, said Fabian. “The guys in Albury (where the BradJones Racing team is based) have given us a car we can fightwith. It's been a great effort from the boys. I didn't think Iwould be finishing seventh in the points when I got here thisweekend but our expectations changed very quickly. To beleaving seventh is pretty awesome. Hopefully it's a luckyseven.”FUCHS lubricants: TITAN GT1 SAE 0W-20, TITAN CYTRAC SL SAE 75W-90, TITAN SUPERGEAR HTB 85W-140, RENOLIT CX-BSP 1, GLEITMO585 K, IGL 9 220www.fuchs-oil.com