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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (March 1, 2023) – Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, the Official Lubricant of Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) and Cometic Gasket, the sport’s Official Gasket, have reached multi-year agreements to sponsor eight-time Champion Jared Mees.

Beginning with the March 9-10 Daytona Short Track doubleheader, Mees will join an exclusive fraternity of legendary riders, including Scott Parker, Ricky Graham, and Randy Goss to carry the Klotz livery in Progressive AFT competition.

“Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, an iconic American brand, is thrilled to partner with a multi-time champion and iconic Progressive American Flat Track rider in Jared Mees,” said Brad Kruckenberg, president of Klotz Synthetic Lubricants. “Klotz is proud to be the Official Lubricant of Progressive American Flat Track and further expand our presence in the sport by partnering with a rider of Jared’s pedigree.”

Founded by Chairman Emeritus John C. Klotz Jr., in 1959, Klotz developed the original “Special Formula” synthetic lubricant. Over six decades later, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants continues to prove its superiority on the dyno and the race track. 

In that same spirit, Klotz has spent the last 60-plus years formulating lubricants, fuels, fuel stabilizers, octane boosters, aerosols, and cleaners to service the needs of racers, performance enthusiasts and end-users who demand superior products for their cars, boats, motorcycles, karts, and RC machines.

Klotz separates itself from the pack with in-house chemical engineers and formulators who integrate only the most advanced additive packages, ensuring quality is never compromised for the bottom line. 

Mees, along with crew chief Kenny Tolbert were instrumental in helping Klotz develop and validate its latest V-Twin engine lubricant.

Klotz was acquired by the principals of Cometic Gasket, Inc., in January 2021. Mees previously carried the Cometic colors for several seasons in Progressive AFT competition.

“I’m extremely excited to reunite with the Gorman family through both the Klotz and Cometic brands,” said Mees. “Klotz has been around for a long time and had a big presence in the sport during the amazing era of Scotty Parker and Ricky Graham. Klotz is proud American company with a high-performance lubricant that mixes perfectly with the American muscle of the Indian FTR750. Cometic has been my go-to gasket for years. I can't wait to get the season started and hopefully kick start the relationship with a win at the Daytona Short Track.”. 

Progressive American Flat Track Racing kick starts the 2023 season at the Daytona Short Track doubleheader Thursday, March 9 and Friday, March 10 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

About Klotz Synthetic Lubricants

For over sixty years, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants has consistently met the needs of racers, performance enthusiasts and traditional end-users who won’t settle for anything less than the best available lubrication products on the market today. Mastering the science of synthetic lubrication is our first and highest priority. Klotz engineers utilize leading edge materials and components, develop original formulas, and employ the most precise integration processes available.

Klotz is the Official Lubricant of American Flat Track (AFT) and an Official Contingency Partner of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). Racers and performance enthusiasts around the world rely on Klotz to get them to the checkered flag. Klotz proudly specializes in serving the high-performance needs of the automotive, kart, marine, powersports, RC scale model, snowmobile, and V-Twin markets. Providing the highest quality and most reliable products to enhance your good times on the track, on the road, on the trails and in the water is our commitment to you. For more information about Klotz, please log on to Klotzlube.com.

About Cometic Gasket, Inc

Cometic Gasket, Inc., is a leading worldwide supplier of gaskets and engine sealing solutions for the Automotive Performance, Powersports, Marine, Original Equipment and Remanufactured Engine Industries.  Housed in a state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing center in Concord Township, Ohio, Cometic Gasket is an industry leader. Founded in 1989, Cometic has expanded its offerings to service the Domestic Automotive, Sport Compact, V-twin, Diesel, Agricultural, Industrial and Stationary Power markets.Today, Cometic Gasket offers over 85,000 SKUs, shipping gaskets and engine sealing solutions across the globe.

Cometic is committed to customer satisfaction and provides quality products, delivered on time at a competitive price, designed for each customer’s specific application. Cometic gaskets are the industry standard for championship-winning teams across multiple disciplines of both professional and amateur motorsports. For more information about Cometic, visit www.cometic.com.

About Progressive American Flat Track

Progressive American Flat Track is the world's premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on Progressive American Flat Track, please visit us on the web, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram and catch all the Progressive American Flat Track racing action on FOX Sports.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (January 31, 2023) – Klotz Synthetic Lubricants and SRI Performance have partnered to bring the iconic lubricant brand to market as part of SRI’s robust performance parts portfolio beginning January 2023. 

SRI Performance will carry over two dozen products from the Klotz catalog at both its Mooresville (N.C.) and Indianapolis locations to service professional racers, engine builders and performance enthusiasts. 

Beginning with the New Year, SRI performance began its roll out of Klotz’s most popular products and part numbers to service a host of applications including automotive, powersports, marine, ATV/UTV, karting, V-Twin, and snow. 

“SRI Performance and Klotz are extremely excited to be working closely together moving forward,” said Kevin Storms, General Manager, SRI Performance. “SRI has had a long-standing successful partnership with Bob Gorman and his Cometic Gasket Company. When the principals of Cometic acquired Klotz, the partnership became a natural extension of our already existing relationship. We feel extremely confident that relationship will carry over to the Klotz brand, which is already showing promising potential in our well-established lubricant line.” 

Established in 1959, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants was founded to service a niche karting market in desperate need of a lubricant to mix with fuel and keep the racing machines running cool while also offering performance advantages.

In that same spirit, Klotz has spent the last 60-plus years formulating lubricants, fuels, fuel stabilizers, octane boosters, aerosols, and cleaners to service the needs of racers, performance enthusiasts and end-users who demand superior products for their cars, boats, motorcycles, karts, and RC machines. 

As a former racer and avid karting enthusiast, Klotz Chairman Emeritus John C. Klotz Jr. is passionate about performance. To honor Mr. Klotz and his legacy, Klotz strives to offer the most advanced and trustworthy synthetic lubricants available, spanning the spectrum from serious racers all the way to invested performance enthusiasts. SRI Performance is equally committed to that same mission, creating a focused synergy between the two organizations. 

“Klotz is thrilled to partner with SRI Performance as we continue to re-energize our brand and develop new products,” said Brad Kruckenberg, President, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants. “SRI is a market leader and the go-to retailer for hardcore racers and performance enthusiasts so we’re grateful to Greg Fornelli and his entire team for their hard work and partnership.” 

Contact SRI at (704) 662-6982, email sales@sriperformance.com or visit the website, www.sriperformance.com for more information or to place an order. For any inquires near Indiana, please reach out to the SRI Indy location at (844) 774-4639 or email sales@sri-indy.com. 

About Klotz Synthetic Lubricants …

For over sixty years, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants has consistently met the needs of racers, performance enthusiasts and traditional end-users who won’t settle for anything less than the best available lubrication products on the market today. Mastering the science of synthetic lubrication is our first and highest priority. Klotz engineers utilize leading edge materials and components, develop original formulas, and employ the most precise integration processes available.

Klotz is the Official Lubricant of American Flat Track (AFT) and an Official Contingency Partner of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). Racers and performance enthusiasts around the world rely on Klotz to get them to the checkered flag. Klotz proudly specializes in serving the high-performance needs of the automotive, kart, marine, powersports, RC scale model, snowmobile, and V-Twin markets. Providing the highest quality and most reliable products to enhance your good times on the track, on the road, on the trails and in the water is our commitment to you. For more information about Klotz, please log on to Klotzlube.com. 

About SRI Performance …
Stock Car Steel and the SRI family of businesses have been providing parts and services to the racing industry for more than 25 years. Headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina – the lifeblood of NASCAR – Greg Fornelli has established healthy brands dedicated to ensuring the motorsports industry thrives for decades to come. Since the inception of Stock Car Steel in 1996, the SRI family has grown to serve every aspect of the motorsports industry.  Whether it is steel, aluminum, shop supplies, dirt or performance parts, teams and drivers know to choose SRI. For more info, please visit sriperformance.com and stockcarsteel.com. 

FORT WAYNE, Ind – (January 25, 2021) – Cometic Gasket, a leading worldwide supplier of gaskets and engine sealing solutions for the automotive, powersports, original equipment and remanufactured engine industries, announced today the acquisition of Klotz Synthetic Lubricants. 

Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., and founded by John C. Klotz Jr., in 1959, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants specializes in providing superior lubricants to racers, performance enthusiasts, and traditional end-users who won’t settle for anything less than the best available lubrication products on the market today.

For over 60 years, Klotz has proudly serviced the high-performance needs of the automotive, kart, marine, motorcycle, RC scale model, personal watercraft and snowmobile markets.

“Cometic Gasket is exceptionally proud to announce the acquisition of Klotz Synthetic Lubricants and to add one of the most recognizable and trusted lubricant brands in the industry to our portfolio,” said Cometic Founder and CEO Bob Gorman. “I’ve known John Klotz since I was a teenager and we’ve become far more than friends. John is one of the most genuine, passionate and caring individuals I’ve ever met, and he’s built this company from the ground up, with his own hands. Becoming the caretaker of a brand as rich in history and proud as Klotz is a humbling moment for the entire Cometic family. We’re grateful to the Klotz family for allowing us to lead this iconic company.”  

Brad Kruckenberg, a powersports industry veteran who comes to Klotz from the LeMans Corporation with over 30 years of experience, will serve as president while Mr. Klotz has been named Chairman Emeritus and will continue serving in a leadership role. 

Klotz will remain at its Fort Wayne headquarters, where all products are proudly engineered, formulated and packaged in its purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility.  

“After sixty-plus years, it’s time to turn over the reigns,” stated Klotz. “The Gorman and Klotz families have been very close for many, many years. Bob and I have watched each other’s families grow and blossom. I think that’s a very important component of what makes this a good fit. Secondly, I’ve always been very impressed with how Cometic Gasket has grown over the years into perhaps the most reputable and nimble gasket company in the industry. They have the skills, the product knowledge and the resources to carry the Klotz name well into the future. I’m not going anywhere but it’s time to leave the heavy lifting to a team with a fresh set of eyes and great expectations. I know that Klotz is in the very best of hands.” 

Kruckenberg, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, literally climbed the corporate ladder from the very bottom rung. The Wisconsin native began his career with the LeMans Corporation in 1987 as a part-time warehouse worker and forged a path over the next 33 years to become the General Manger of Moose Racing, Moose Utility Division, Z1R helmets and apparel and Arctiva snow clothing and accessories. 

“Brad Kruckenberg’s resume and loyalty speak for themselves,” said Gorman. “I’ve known Brad going all the way back to the ‘80s. His business acumen is second to none and his experience in building some of the most visible brands within the LeMans’ portfolio is very impressive. Brad’s family values and his personality go hand-in-hand with our group. We’re pleased to announce his hiring and are very confident in his ability to lead Klotz Synthetic Lubricants into the future.” 

“I am very excited and thankful for my new opportunity to lead this incredible team,” explained Kruckenberg. “The Klotz name has been associated with performance, quality and customer service since 1959. Our focus is to charge into 2021 aggressively and keep building on the already solid foundation Mr. Klotz has laid before us.”

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (July 8, 2020) – As the quality of pump gasoline erodes and carbon emissions from combustion engines continue to be important topics of discussion, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants is pleased to roll out “Cleanest” Fuel System Cleaner as the legendary Indiana organization’s latest product. 

“Cleanest” Fuel System Cleaner significantly dissolves carbon in the combustion chamber, intake manifold and fuel injectors, and is formulated to optimize performance in carbureted, direct injected, turbo direct injected or port fuel injected combustion gasoline engines. Klotz’s most recent offering restores fuel economy, reduces emissions and is the cleanest formula available to reestablish a vehicle’s fuel system to like-new performance. 

Klotz separates itself from the competition with a product that targets not just conventional port-injected engines, but goes the extra mile to service power plants with gasoline direct injection (GDI), as well. At the same time, “Cleanest” Fuel System Cleaner has been proven consistently effective at improving performance in two-stroke applications. 

Klotz “Cleanest” Fuel System Cleaner features a proprietary polyetheramine blend (PEA) - a premium fuel detergent found in the purest forms of reformulated gasoline.  

“We’ve received a significant amount of in-bound communication about poor fuel quality and the ill effects on vehicle fuel delivery systems,” explained John C. Klotz, Founder and CEO of Klotz Synthetic Lubricants. “Many of those inquiries came from individuals looking to purchase Klotz’s Higher Octane Booster. That led us to identify the need to create a complete fuel system cleaner that works across several applications. Our customers are blue collar working men and women who know preventative maintenance can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars in costly vehicle repairs.

Klotz “Cleanest” Fuel System Cleaner is offered for sale by the pint or 30- and 55-gallon drums. All Klotz products are available for purchase online at www.Klotzlube.com or by calling 800.242.0489. 

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