PTT Philippines launched the newest addition to its lubricant products during the Inside Racing Festival at the World Trade Center last March 24.
Hundreds of riders trooped to the PTT Lubricants booth on Saturday to witness the Philippine launch of the PTT Challenger Superbike Racing, the official lubricant in this year’s Moto Grand Prix to be held October in Thailand.
“We bring the PTT Challenger Superbike Racing here in the Philippines because of the growing number of Filipino riders and the demand for motorcycle oil, from scooters to super sports bikes,” Vittaya Viboonterawud, PTT Philippines Director for Commercial Fuels & Lubricants, told reporters during the launch.
“We find it an opportune time to bring this lubricant line for 4-stroke motorcycles because we see a potential market here in the Philippines as motorcycle are everywhere on the Philippine streets,” Viboonterawud said.
The PTT Challenger Super Bike Racing 10w-50 and 10w-60 is created for the big bikes and motorbikes with 600cc and above displacements, perfect for those who love to go for a long distance travel and riders seeking a thrill on the race track.
Challenger Super Bike Racing is a fully synthetic oil combined with special formulated with Ester Tech and modified for engine of racing motorcycle to unleash the best performance of torque, capacity and horse power as well as smooth gear shifting.
The Triple Action Formula improves clutch lock up, smooth and actuates gearing, it also provides additional lubricant film strength and extremely high thermal stability for maximum engine protection over continuously high revolutions.
Viboonterawud said that the new technology is another formulation by the Research and Technology Institute of PTT in Thailand that has Php2-billion annual budget for research alone.
The PTT Challengers Superbike Racing was first launched in Thailand in November 2017 and was initially sold in the Philippines in January 2018 through Lazada.ph.
With the formal launching in the Philippines, Viboonterawud said they can now be sold in Metro Manila stores and at selected PTT gas stations.
Among the big and sports bike brands for which the new PTT lubricants are recommended include Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, BMW, Ducati, and KTM, among others. These are the same superbikes brands that are expected to be among those that will be seeing actions in the forthcoming Moto Grand Prix in Thailand.