Castrol is a brand of industrial and automotive lubricants which is applied to a large range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles A lubricant (sometimes referred to as a "Lube" is a substance (often a liquid introduced between two moving surfaces to reduce the Friction between them improving An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is Lubrication is the process or technique employed to reduce wear of one or both surfaces in close proximity and moving relative to each another by interposing a substance called The Castrol brand is part of the BP Group of companies, but has retained its separate identity. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major
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History
In February 1899, Charles Cheers Wakefield took what was perhaps the greatest risk of his working life: he resigned from the Vacuum Oil Company over a disagreement with the management regarding Vacuum Oil's foray into the railroad lubricants sector, and set himself up as competition. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The title of Baron Wakefield was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 20 January 1930 for Charles Cheers Wakefield, (1859 Vacuum Oil Company was a Petroleum company in the United States founded in 1866 "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The firm he left behind would go on to become Mobil Oil. Mobil Gas Station by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|Mobil gas station East Village section of New York City]] Mobil was a major American oil company
Wakefield rented three small rooms on the third floor of 27 Cannon Street in the heart of London, and it was there, on Thursday 9 March 1899, that the firm of C. Lease Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary Cannon Street is a road in the south of the City of London. It runs roughly parallel with the River Thames and about 250 metres north of it London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common C. Wakefield & Co opened its doors for the first time.
In 1909, the company began production of a new automotive lubricant named "Castrol" (a contraction of castor oil, from which it was made). Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A lubricant (sometimes referred to as a "Lube" is a substance (often a liquid introduced between two moving surfaces to reduce the Friction between them improving Castor oil is a Vegetable oil obtained from the Castor bean (technically castor seed as the castor plant Ricinus communis, is not a member of The company developed specific oil applications for various applications of the new internal combustion engine, including cars, motorcycles, and aircraft. The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the Combustion of Fuel and an Oxidizer (typically air occurs in a confined space called a MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. The original 3 grades of oil being CW for cars, C for motorcycles and R for aircraft and racing engines.
In 1966, Castrol was acquired by British oil company Burmah, which was renamed Burmah-Castrol. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Burmah Oil Company was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1896 by David Sime Cargill to develop oil interests on the Indian subcontinent. In 2000, Burmah-Castrol was acquired by the then BP Amoco plc (now renamed BP plc). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Castrol branded lubricants continue to be sold around the world and are, in many countries, market leaders.
Products
Castrol offers lubricants for virtually all domestic, commercial and industrial applications. Some of the bigger, current product brands offered by Castrol include:
- for passenger cars: Edge, Magnatec, Syntec, GTX
- for motorcycles: Power1, PowerRS, Act>evo
- for heavy duty vehicles: Elixion, Enduron, Hypuron, Tection, CRB, Agri
- for ships: Cyltech, TLX Plus
- for industrial applications: Hyspin (hydraulic), Aircol (compressors), Alpha (industrial gears)
More specialist, less well-known or discontinued brands of note for cars include XL, GTD, Formula RS, Synt and SLX. For motorcycles, they include TT, TTS, GP, GPS and Go!.
Castrol A747 is considered by many to be the premier oil for 2-stroke racing motorcycles. It has a distinctive smell that can be recognized instantly and is often nostalgic. This characteristic smell derives from the castor oil base lubricant. .
Castrol produce oils for the whole arena of automotive lubrication, including motorcycle 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines, car petrol and diesel engines, an extensive range of manual and automatic transmission fluids, chain lubricants and waxes, coolants, suspension fluids, brake fluids, greases, cleaners and maintenance products. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Two-stroke oil (also referred to as two-cycle oil, 2-cycle oil, 2T oil or 2-stroke oil) is an Engine oil intended for use in Motorcycle Oils are a range of Lubricants, including engine oils, which are specifically developed and marketed for use in the Internal combustion engines A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an Internal combustion engine with spark-ignition designed to run on petrol ( Gasoline) and similar volatile A diesel engine is an Internal combustion engine which operates using the Diesel cycle (named after Dr A coolant is a fluid which flows through a device in order to prevent its overheating transferring the heat produced by the device to other devices that utilize or dissipate it
Castrol also produce products for agricultural machinery, plant, general industry and marine engineering uses. Agricultural machinery is one of the most Revolutionary and impactful applications of modern Technology. A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Marine Engineers are the members of a ship's crew that operate and maintain the propulsion and other systems on board the vessel
Castrol products were voted best/most trusted products in switzerland. [1]
Sponsorship
The most prevalent display of the Castrol brand is to be found in sponsorship of varying motorsports (mainly as a "technical partner"), currently in the World Rally Championship, MotoGP, World Superbikes and World Supersports. History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 History The Superbike World Championship began in, being open to modified versions of road bike models available to the public Overview As of 1999 the Supersport World Championship is a support class to the Superbike World Championship. Castrol have previously been formally involved in Formula 1, World Touring Cars, British Superbikes, British Rallying, DTM, V8 Supercars, Dakar Rally, Drag racing, Sidecar racing - and more. The World Touring Car Championship ( WTCC) is an international Touring Car championship organized by the FIA. The British Superbike Championship ( BSB) is the leading Road racing superbike championship in the United Kingdom. The Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship is a yearly Rallying series based in the United Kingdom. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters ( DTM, German Touring Car Masters is a Touring car racing series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA The Dakar Rally (or simply " The Dakar " formerly known as "The Paris Dakar" or "Paris to Dakar Rally" and now as "The Lisboa Dakar" is Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Transition Period Prior to 1977 the racing sidecars were similar to road going sidecars
In North America, Castrol has been an active sponsor of NHRA drag racing, especially with John Force's funny car under the GTX brand. "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. John Force (born May 4, 1949 in Bell Gardens California) is an NHRA drag racer and 14 - time Funny Car champion Funny Car is a Drag racing car class In the USA other "professional" classes are Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. The company has also sponsored the Brewco Motorsports #27 car in the NASCAR Busch Series, driven by Casey Atwood. Baker Curb Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. Casey Lee Atwood (born August 25, 1980 in Nashville Tennessee) is an American racecar driver
Castrol is one of the most popular oils used in the Australian Touring Car/V8 Supercar series with Castrol as one of Ford Performance Racing's title sponsors. History Prodrive took over Glenn Seton Racing in 2003 and renamed it Ford Performance Racing as part of a marketing push to link FPV's road cars to the popular Castrol has been sponsoring Perkins Engineering for many years, most of them as a title sponsor until 2006. Perkins Engineering (currently known as Jack Daniel's Racing) is one of the most iconic teams in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Castrol has also have hold the rank of title sponsor with Team Bray, owned by Australian drag car legend, Victor Bray for 17 years. Victor Bray is an Australian drag racing competitor in the Top Doorslammer class of racing
For the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship, Castrol also sponsor the Williams F1 Toyota team. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967
Castrol sponsored Swindon Town Football Club from 1995 to 1997. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In the first season of this two-year deal, Swindon were Division Two champions. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
Castrol has recently began to sponsor a popular Nintendo podcast called Lithcast.
Another interesting sponsorship by Castrol is of the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournaments see www. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football castrolindex. com
Speed records
Historically, Castrol has been a prolific sponsor of World Land Speed Records, with 21 "titles" to their credit, and their rightful claim of the "World's 'Fastest' Oil", with their current unbroken record of a supersonic speed of 763. The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land as opposed to one on water or in the air or on rails. For other uses see Supersonic. The term supersonic is used to define a speed that is over the Speed of sound ( Mach 1 035 mph (1,228 km/h) set by RAF fighter pilot Sqn Ldr (then) Andy Green, in the Richard Noble 'brainchild' ThrustSSC. A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage other aircraft and typically pilots a Fighter aircraft. Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence Wing Commander Andy D Green OBE BA RAF (born 1962 is a British Royal Air Force pilot and World Land Speed Record holder Richard Noble OBE (born March 6, 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was educated at Winchester College. Thrust SSC ( '''S'''uper'''S'''onic C ar is a British designed and built jet -propelled car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne This occurred in the USA at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, on 15 October 1997. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Black Rock Desert is a Dry lake bed and the surrounding Endorheic basin in northwestern Nevada in the United States. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Advertising
Castrol products are still marketed under the red, white and green colour scheme that dates from the launch of Castrol motor oil in 1909. Advertisements for Castrol oil historically featured the slogan "Castrol - liquid engineering"; this was more recently refreshed and reintroduced as "It's more than just oil. It's liquid engineering. ". For many years the opening notes of the second Nachtmusik movement of Mahler's Seventh Symphony were used as the signature theme of Castrol TV commercials. Gustav Mahler 's Seventh Symphony was written from 1904 to 1906
External links
- Official Site - Castrol Motor Oil
- BP buys Burmah Castrol report on BBC News
- Castrol Edge Motor Oil
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