Opie Oils Newsletter No. 3
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Welcome to the OpieOils.co.uk Newsletter, Issue 3!

This month we have plenty of news!

Things are busy here... we're preparing for the JAPFEST Show (Saturday 16 May, Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire) where we'll have an exciting collection of some of the fastest and most powerful Japanese cars in the country!

Other big news... we'll be launching a brand new range of competition and race oils at the show. To celebrate the launch, we will be playing host to a very special race-winning car! You'll find more info about the car and clues in this newsletter about our new product range. Piece them together and enter our competition where one lucky person will win £100 worth of oils from our new range... 

In issue 3:
JapFest 2009 info & exclusive show bargains
New product launch! Win £100 of oils from our new range
Limited offer on Silkolene Pro S and Pro R Race oil - Buy 5 litres, get 1 free - this weekend only!
Special Offer on Motul RBF 600 - Top end racing brake fluid - last few days
What's new at Opie Oils - Twitter / Offers / New staff
Sponsored Cars and drivers
Tech Article - What does engine oil do?
And Finally...
article2Japfest 2009 - Japanese performance car show & track day...
 ... Plus an exclusive new product launch!


Sponsored driver Keith Cowie - See this car on our stand at JapFest
Keith Cowie's Nissan Skyline - See this car on the Opie Oils stand at Japfest

Opie Oils will be at the Japfest Japanese Car Show, taking place on Saturday 16th May at Castle Combe Circuit in Wiltshire. It's Europe's biggest Japanese car show, featuring around 2500 Japanese show cars and all-day track action - full details at www.japfest.co.uk

If you can make it along, why not take advantage of our special JapFest show bargains? Available on a pre-order and collect basis only exclusively for visitors to the show. We've very special prices on a range of oils and lubricants. Offers include Castrol Edge Sport @ £32 (4 litres), Silkolene Pro S Race @ £36 (5 litres), Fuchs Titan XTR 5w-30 @ £13 (5 litres) and Motul 8100 XCess @ £23 (5 litres).

See our web site for details of products and prices

Our stand ( 6 / 7 / 8 - opposite the food tavern) will host 1000s of Japanese horse power from a selection of cars driven by Opie sponsored drivers, plus a very special British infiltrator...

We wouldn't allow just any non-Japanese car along to a Japanese car show (we'd get lynched), but this is such a special car that we're sure we'll have enthusiastic and interested crowds throughout the day.

So why the special guest?

Opie Oils and a major oil name will be launching a brand new range of high-specification, ester-based competition and race oils, hot from the chemists' lab and coming to the market for the first time, exclusively online from Opie Oils!

We've been involved in the development of the product range and are excited to be able to bring them to market, available exclusively online at www.opieoils.co.uk from 16 May 2009. We'll also be selling a comprehensive range of new oils for "street use", further expanding our range of service packs, engine and manufacturer specific oils (for BMWs, Fords, VWs, Vauxhalls, Renaults and more).

We can't tell you too much more about things yet, but we can give you a couple of clues as to the identity of the new oils and the car we're playing host to... and if you can work out the car shown below and the oil sponsor (cunningly removed from the photo), drop us an email and we'll enter you in to a prize draw to win £100 of the new oil (choose from across the range).

So... if you want to enter, let us know:

  1. What make of car is this?
  2. Who is the oil sponsor of this car?

Mystery car! Guess the make and oil sponsor in our competition

And here's another somewhat cryptic clue!

Oil sponsor teaser    Send us an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk with the subject "JapFest competition" and your answer. We'll enter you in to a draw, to take place at Japfest on 16th May, for £100 of oil from the new range.

We look forward to welcoming as many as possible of you to our stand at the show!

article3 Silkolene Pro S Race and Pro R Race oils - Buy 5 litres, Get 1 litre free

Opie Oils - Oil Recommendation Specialists For this weekend we're offering a 1 litre top-up bottle free with any purchase of Silkolene's top-spec race oils - Pro S Race 5w-40, Pro S Race 10w-50, Pro R Race 15w-50.

All you need to do is enter discount code ADD1LITRE at the checkout - but only until midnight on Monday 27 April!

For details of the Silkolene Pro S and Pro R oils or to purchase, please look at the Silkolene oils section on our web site
article3 Special Offer on Motul RBF 600 - Top end racing brake fluid

We're currently running a promotion on Motul's excellent RBF 600 "factory line" racing brake fluid. With an exceptionally high boiling point, it's even better than a conventional dot 5.1 brake fluid - effective braking even under extreme conditions! Our offer price of £9.90 (club members) or £11.00 (anyone) for a 500ml bottle is a great saving over the retail price of £14.96, but is only available for a few more days.

See RBF 600 brake fluid on our web site
article4What's New at Opie Oils

New "Twitter" updates and RSS feed - be the first to know to hear about our news and offers

We've got ourselves an account at the "Twitter" social networking web site. Most days, we'll have some news or info... we use Twitter to let the world know.

You don't need a Twitter account to see our updates - just go along to our Twitter page at http://twitter.com/opieoils . If you do have a Twitter account, you can follow us by adding opieoils .

You can also receive exactly the same updates as an RSS Feed. RSS allows you to subscribe to our updates and many other news feeds from around the Internet. Our RSS feed is available at: http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/31726264.rss

If you want more details on how to view RSS feeds, start here.

New staff

We've welcomed another new member of staff, Darren, to the team. Darren joins our technical team, working on computers and things that the rest of us don't understand. You may also get Darren on the end of the phone if you give us a call, so please bear with him if he doesn't have all the answers, unlike Guy who has an answer for everything!
article5Opie Oils Sponsored Cars and Drivers

A few more pictures of sponsored cars...
Many drivers are featured in our web site Sponsored Cars section - worth a look!

James Rumsey's Mitsubishi Evo (drag racing) - JR Motorsports

Sponsored Driver - James Rumsey


Michael Begley's Nissan Skyline (drag racing)

Mark Watkins Nissan 280Z


Steve Dunne's Nissan 200 SX drift car (Team D:MON)

Sponsored car - Team D:Mon

We'll be posting info about our sponsored drivers through our Twitter page - twitter.com/opieoils
TechArticle
Tech article - What Does an Engine Oil Do ?

Apart from the obvious role of lubrication, engine oils protect, clean and cool. A read of this article will help you understand why oil is such a crucial part of keeping your engine happy!

Read the article here
article7And Finally...

A policeman spotted a man trying to cross a busy road and asked him:

"Why are you trying to cross here when there's a zebra crossing only fifty feet away?"

"Well" replied the pedestrian, "I hope it's having better luck than me."

Thanks for reading! Issue 4 is due in May 2009.

In future issues we'll be featuring further articles on Opie Oils sponsored cars and drivers, more technical articles and news of developments at Opie Oils. If you've got something you'd like us to include (or indeed, if you have any suggestions or feedback), let us know through the form on our web site or with an email to sales@opieoils.co.uk

Until then, safe motoring!
 
The team at Opie Oils
www.opieoils.co.uk

Opie Oils - Oil Recommendation Specialists