For nearly 60 years, racers and performance enthusiasts around the world have relied on Klotz to grab the checkered flag. Developing products for the motorsports industry is our passion and commitment. The tradition of race-testing Klotz products continues to this day. In fact, by the time a Klotz product reaches your engine, it's spent countless hours on the dyno and proven on the race track. Mastering the Science of Synthetic Lubrication® is our top priority. Our Estorlin® Technology and TechniPlate® Lubricity Systems integrated bonding process makes this chemistry a complete pure synthetic lubricant. John Klotz started his racing career with one of the first Go-Karts
manufactured in Southern California by Go-Kart Manufacturing
Company in 1958. As a competitive racer, he had a passion to
go faster. “In racing, you get the bug and you just try to win
everything; that’s where it all began,” said John Klotz.
“The need for a quality lubricant is how the Special Formula
[original product name] full synthetic was created in 1959. The
Special Formula name was later changed and trademarked as
Klotz TechniPlate. I recall testing the TechniPlate formula in a local
insurance company’s parking lot. While I was there, city police
officers pulled in to watch me. I stopped to check the engine by
disassembling it to see how the parts looked. I was checking it for
wear, heat spots and fuel lubrication efficiency. As I was working on
the engine, the officers walked over to me and we started to shoot
the breeze. It was quite comical because I thought they were sent
there to have me removed!
"After testing, I tweaked the formula to create the still-standing
Original Klotz TechniPlate formula with a unique smell. I used my
formula on Sunday afternoons at the go-kart track and would win
every race! I started beating everyone and they all wanted to know
my speed secret. I decided to start selling it to a few fellow racers
and they ended up coming back for more, week after week, so I
thought to myself, this can pay for my racing.”
That’s how Klotz Synthetic Lubricants began, from a desire to win.
John Klotz continued to sell his special formula and became a
local Indiana champion; he then went on to race semi-pro in the
USAC Series. He has raced alongside many legends such as Mario
Andretti, Tiny Lund, AJ Foyt, Jim Hurtubise, Parnelli Jones, Richard
Petty and David Pearson.