Hegarty Lawson Q8Oils Racing Dominates Recent Sidecar Events
Leeds, UK – Friday, 07 June 2013 – Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants (Q8Oils) is celebrating following two successful race weekends for Hegarty Lawson Q8Oils Racing, the British Formula 1 Sidecar team the company is sponsoring for the 2013 season.
In its latest British Formula 1 Sidecar Championship race held at Donington Park on 24th to 26th May, the team competed alongside FIM World Superbike Championship teams to qualify second on the grid for Race 1 on Saturday. Sean Hegarty and Calum Lawson made a great start and, after the second turn, managed to take the lead from Team JH Racing. Hegarty Lawson Q8Oils (HLR) retained this lead despite many attempts from current Championship leaders Steinhausen/Cluze and finished the race a clear five seconds ahead, putting HLR and its LCR Suzuki in pole position for Race 2 on Sunday.
Sunday saw another great start for HLR and a real spectacle for the crowds as they battled for position with Steinhausen/Cluze and Team JH Racing. In chasing the leaders, Sean and Calum set the fastest lap and eventually finished second, gaining valuable points and moving them up to second place in the Championship.
Commenting for Hegarty Lawson Q8Oils Racing, driver Sean Hegarty says that despite not achieving the double win, the team is incredibly happy with the weekend’s results and is looking forward to Knockhill for round four of the British Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship on 14thto 16thJune.
Prior to the team’s success at Donington Park, HLR entered its first ‘wildcard’ event of the season, a Dutch Championship race at the Hengelo road race circuit in Holland. Arriving on the Friday afternoon, Sean and Calum tested the bike over seven laps and, following the first session on the Saturday morning, managed to take pole position after just six laps. The team continued to dominate the event, maintaining pole into the first corner, breaking the lap record on lap two and continuing to pull clear of the field to win the race 18 seconds ahead of its closest rival.
Commenting for Q8Oils, automotive sales manager Andy Harris says: “Everyone at Q8Oils is delighted with these results and would like to congratulate Sean and Calum on their recent performances. Two victories and a second place are also fantastic results for the Q8 team in Leeds as they prove that Q8 Moto SBK Racing 10W-50 engine oil has what it takes to compete in a Championship that has, for so many years, been dominated by a single motor oil supplier.”
Q8 Moto SBK Racing is a very high quality, synthetic 10W-50 motorcycle engine oil designed specifically for high-performance four-stroke engines with wet or dry clutches. Developed by Q8Oils for racing, road and off-road use, it provides superior levels of protection, while helping to maintain engine power.
For more information about Q8Oils visit www.Q8Oils.co.uk.
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For further information contact:
Naomi Holden, Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants (UK) Limited
Knowsthorpe Gate, Leeds, LS9 0NP, UK
Tel: 44 (0)113 235 0555 Fax: 44 (0)113 248 5026
E-mail: Naomi.Holden@Q8Oils.com Web: www.Q8Oils.co.uk
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16 The Cornhill, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2JT, UK
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E-mail: simon@cka.co.uk Web: www.cka.co.uk
Note to Editors:
Q8Oils is part of Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants. It has a unique, innovative and progressive approach when it comes to producing some of the World’s finest quality lubricants. Manufactured in its plant in Leeds, Q8Oils represent the very best and latest in lubricant technology and delivers this direct to customers across the Industrial and Automotive sectors.
For Q8Oils sales phone: 44 (0)113 236 5204 or email: Marketing@Q8Oils.com
Q8 Oils offers a comprehensive lubrication solutions range in the following products:
• Passenger car engine oils
• Commercial vehicle engine oils
• Marine engine oils
• Outboard engine oils
• Motorcycle engine oils
• Automotive transmission and axle oils
• Universal transmission oils
• Gas engine oils
• Food grade lubricants and greases
• Hydraulic fluids
• Plant maintenance oils
• Demoulding oils
• Quenching oils
• Process oils
• Neat cutting oils
• Neat forming fluids
• Soluble metal working fluids
• Heat transfer fluids
• Greases
• Extensive range of ancillary products
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