At the Pan-American Nationals in Atca, New Jersey, Antonio Torres, owner of Sakura, a 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage, watched his son Eric Yamil blast through the quarter mile in 7.97 seconds at 168.30 miles per hour. It was the first four cylinder powered vehicle to break the seven second barrier. Torres says that AMSOIL lubricants played a vital role in the car's record breaking performance.

"During my life as a runner, I've used a lot of different oils and additives in hopes of improving my engine performance," said Torres. "Once we installed AMSOIL Series 2000 75W-90 Gear Lube and the AMSOIL Racing Grease, we noticed a much more responsive machine. This was proven when we broke the world record in July of '97. We are making small changes and adjustments, expecting that with AMSOIL products we will be able to push the machine to its absolute maximum. We believe we'll be able to break the record again."

Chuck Lachance on his way to victory

Chuck Lachance, driver for Last Chance Racing of Augusta, Maine realized early on that AMSOIL racing lubricants are superior products.

"Due to lack of funds, it looked as if Last Chance Racing was going to sit the 1991 season out," said Lachance. "Our car had not been touched all winter long. The engine already had two full seasons of racing, and we knew we couldn't afford to rebuild to race-ready status."

"After going to opening day at the track, just to watch, my crew and I realized that sitting on the sidelines wasn't the place for us. We decided to make due with what we had and prep the car as best we could on our limited budget. The desire to race was our driving force, and we had no idea how long we could run before that old engine blew up."

AMSOIL dealer David Fernald offered Last Chance Racing one case of AMSOIL 20W-50 Racing Oil to try.

"We returned to the race track that next week, not sure of what would happen next," said Lachance. "To our surprise we finished that first race in third place. The next week in second place and the third week we finished first."

"The rest of the season, we raced every Friday and Saturday nights without any engine problems. Which to me means that Last Chance Racing raced the equivalent of two seasons just one oil change. We didn't change the oil all season! I am a firm believer that the engine would have never finished the season if we had not switched to AMSOIL Series 2000 20W-50 Racing Oil."