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News News LongLife approval from OPEL/GM MOTOREX PROFILE motor oils are custom-designed to meet the requirements of particular vehicle manufacturers, so MOTOREX was delighted that Opel/GM gave LongLife approval to its PROFILE O-XL SAE 5W/30 synthetic performance motor oil. PROFILE O-XL was developed for Opel’s latest generation of ultra-modern engines. It complies with the company’s GM-LL-A-025 (for gasoline engines, Photo: Stefan Everts MOTOREX bags racing wins galore With the 2003 racing season at an end, MOTOREX has every reason to celebrate. No less than 8 world championship titles and 2 world championship runner-up titles are impressive proof of the Swiss lubricant manufacturer’s professional commitment to racing. Everyone on the racing circuit is talking about MOTOREX this year, not least due to the company’s relationship with KTM. You can re-live the excitement of the 2003 season and read all the results in the special “MOTOREX Paddock Report” enclosed with this magazine. max. 30,000 km or 2 years) and GM-LL-B-025 (for diesel engines, max. 50,000 km or 2 years) standards and thus satisfies the requirements for Opel’s Eco- Service-Flex extended service interval. The manufacturer’s specifications should also, of course, be observed. New radiator protection: MOTOREX ANTIFREEZE G30 PLUS As modern aluminum engines become even more powerful, so are their engine blocks are becoming even lighter. This trend is the result of new casting processes and reduced wall thicknesses. MOTOREX’s new ANTIFREEZE G30 PLUS has been specially designed for high-performance aluminum engines and offers long-term protection against corrosion and deposits. The new formulation supersedes the current MOTOREX ANTIFREEZE PROTECT G30. Record attendance at EICMA 2003 Only a short time after the invitations were sent out, all the available exhibition spaces at the 61st EICMA in Milan were booked out – an auspicious sign for the exhibitors, who came from all over the world to display their goods. MOTOREX was there too, of course, showing its MOTO LINE and BIKE LINE, both of which increased their international market share during 2003. The reward for all the hard work was 748,987 visitors, a new record for the fair. Congratulations to all concerned! MOTOREX ANTIFREEZE G30 PLUS contains no nitrites, phosphates, amines or silicates and is the flagship product in MOTOREX’s antifreeze range. With a maximum service life of up to 4 years, or as specified by the vehicle manufacturer, it is an excellent choice. Any questions? Then contact the MOTOREX customer service, who will be glad to help. A new arrival in New Zealand: MOTOREX MOTO LINE New Zealand lies some 1,600 km southeast of Australia. The country consists of two main islands – North and South – plus a number of smaller inhabited and uninhabited islands. MOTOREX’s MOTO LINE – already an international success story – caught the eye of KTM’s official New Zealand importer, Heytrack Pty. Ltd. of Auckland, and is now proving to be a hit there too. EUROBIKE 2003: a cycling enthusiast’s paradise Once again EUROBIKE lived up to its reputation as Europe’s number one event for the bicycle business, attracting bicycle dealers from all five continents to the Friedrichshafen trade fair center in Germany. Both attendance and number of exhibitors were up from last year: around 23,500 business visitors and 20,000 cycle enthusiasts visited the fair during its four-day run. On MOTOREX’s original stand, the spotlight was on the company’s compre- MOTOREX WIPE & CLEAN: Clear vision at low temperatures DEGRADABLE Just in time for winter; MOTOREX is launching its citrus-scented WIPE & CLEAN ready-to-use screen wash, which offers antifreeze protection even at temperatures as low as – 22° C. In addition MOTOREX WIPE & CLEAN biodegrades rapidly and is ideal for vehicles with fan nozzles. MOTOREX WIPE & CLEAN even removes troublesome silicon deposits, shifts dirt and cleans without leaving a single smear. It quickly thaws out iced-up windshields and effectively protects them against refreezing. WIPE & CLEAN is available in handy 2-liter disposable sachets or bulk containers. Heytrack has found a particularly impressive way of proving to its countrymen that MOTOREX’s state-of-the-art Swiss-made motorbike lubricants and products are head and shoulders above the rest. The well known KTM national motocross team – currently on a seemingly unstopable roll – famously uses MOTOREX products. Congratulations to New Zealand on making such a good choice! hensive BIKE LINE range. Several of MOTOREX’s European importers and a number of VIPs from the world of cycling also came to see what the Swiss visitors had to offer. The majority of the exhibitors were particularly impressed by the mix of nationalities and the large range of products on display – in short all the things that make EURO- BIKE the special event that it is today. EUROBIKE 2004 will be taking place in Friedrichshafen from September 2 – 5 next year. See you there! Keeping up to date: MOTOREX industrial seminars This year MOTOREX hosted several international industrial seminars on the subject of “perspectives for a demanding future”. The seminars attracted lively interest from specialists in Switzerland and abroad. The presentations on highly topical subjects were combined with impressive demonstrations at the MOTOREX plant. Participants naturally also had the opportunity to find out about the latest products from machine and tool manufacturers and the most recent advances in the world of process control and machining fluids. 4 5
