DuPont™ Krytox® Creates small Sensation at the 24-Hour Nürburgring Race in Germany
DuPont offers a grease that effectively lubricates automotive components and provides longevity during high-stress endurance racing.
Application Description
In the very competitive, high-profile world of professional auto racing, cost-effective maintenance of precision automotive components is crucial. Mechanics look for a lubricant that is easy to apply and most certainly offers consistent, reliable quality.
During the 24-hour race at Nürburgring in Germany this year — one of the most popular and most thrilling long-distance racing events in the world — the high-performance lubricant, DuPontTM Krytox®, created a small sensation. A total of 200 vehicles from 29 manufacturers competed in this grueling race, accumulating 500,000 km.
Materials Selected and Why
During earlier trials at the German formula series, the Touring Car series, the Rally series, and numerous other national and international racing events, Krytox® already proved itself as a superior product. The Krytox® reputation prevailed when Jutta Kleinschmidt, also known as the "Dakar Queen," won the Rally Paris-Dakar trophy in 2001and earned second place in 2002. But meaningful results were yet to be realized at the German long-distance series.
Benefits Gained
Although Team Kindler experienced the weakest engine performance in the N3 class in this year’s endurance race at the 24-hour Nürburgring, it qualified starting in seventh position and placed second, just five minutes behind the winning car. While other teams exchanged axle shafts on their identically constructed vehicles as much as three times during the race, Team Kindler nearly completed the race without changing their Krytox®-lubricated axle. A faulty axle cuff necessitated the only exchange, revealing that Krytox® was still present in all smearing places. “Perhaps we would have been able to finish the race with the leaky axle shaft,” Jürgen Kindler summed up. Kindler was quite impressed with the smearing performance of Krytox®.
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