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SOLID WASTE & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Sprint Car Racer #86

 

Re-Refined Oil Program /
Speedway Promotion

 

 

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During the 2002 Racing Season at the Placerville Speedway, El Dorado County Environmental Management sponsored Sprint Car Racer, number 86, Marc MacKay.Marc MacKay and his sprint car # 86

His sprint car's motor and several others were lubricated with re-refined motor oil. Re-refined oil is made from base stock reclaimed from used oil and meets all car manufacturers’ recommendations. The engines for sprint cars can costs as much as $20,000. With that much at stake, race teams depend on the lubrication of a high quality oil to keep the engine running smooth. Re-refined oil surpassed their expectations, was found to run cleaner than oil made from crude, and minimized engine wear. Re-refined oil costs the same as virgin motor oil. You can purchase it at Cameron Park Auto Parts and other automotive supply stores.

Responsible drivers are making a change for the better. They're switching to re-refined motor oil. And it's easy to see why:

  • Test after test has shown that re-refined oil is just as good, if not better, than virgin oil.
  • Re-refined lubricants that are American Petroleum Institute (API) certified comply fully with vehicle manufacturers' warranty requirements.
  • The price of re-refined oil is comparable to virgin oil. In some cases, it costs less.

Re-refined oil products are subject to the same stringent refining, compounding, and performance standards applied to virgin oil products. API-licensed re-refined oils must pass the same cold-start, pumpability, rust-corrosion, engine-wear, and high-temperature viscosity tests that virgin oils do. The API and American Automobile Manufacturers Association (AAMA) have developed the Engine Oil Licensing Certification System (EOLCS) to ensure all engine oils consistently meet performance specifications.

Re-refining is an energy-efficient and environmentally beneficial method of managing used oil. Less energy is required to produce a gallon of re-refined base stock than a base stock from crude oil.

Lubricating oil does not wear out, it simply becomes dirty as it does its job. Once water and contaminants are removed from collected used oil, it is returned to a full and useful life as a re-refined base oil. There is no compromise in the quality of re-refined oil.

Select from the links below to learn more!
(links to CIWMB webpages)

 

Don't forget, recycling your used oil at certified locations can be profitable, 4 cents per quart or 16 cents per gallon.

Recycle your used oil and filters and everybody wins!

Local Automotive Recycling List [.pdf]
(Certified locations are indicated by a "C" next to the name).

 

Placerville SpeedwayFor More Speedway Information: http://www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com/placerville/index.html