Plus, there’s more Quicksilver news in an active 2021 racing season FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Maus-Berkley, communications manager 920-924-1221 | dmb@mercmarine.com FOND DU LAC, Wis. (June 29, 2021) — After a reduced race schedule in 2020, this year Quicksilver CT engines are once again on circle tracks across the country. More tracks,...
Takes #1 at the Podium: Again, and again, and again… Camden, Tenn., Oct. 31, 2019 – T.J. Herndon and Quicksilver CT engines have taken the season championship in the 2019 Quicksilver Street Stock Performance Series at the Camden Speedway. The wide banks at the three-eighths-mile Camden dirt...
Saturday night, March 2, Clarksville Speedway, Clarksville, TN. The 15th annual Tuckasee Toilet bowl featured 175 cars and three series--including the Quicksilver Street Stock Performance Series. Teams from far and wide as Alabama to Canada came to race at this regional classic in Clarksville, TN northwest...
The first race of the "Quicksilver Street Stock Performance Series" was held Friday, March 1 at Clarksville Speedway in TN. 25 cars took the field with about half using Quicksilver CT engines and the other half using another brand of crate engine. The result, a 1-2-3 sweep...
With current weather headlines like “Coldest Temps Ever Recorded in All 50 States” and “Coldest Artic Outbreak in a Generation” many people are being exposed to conditions that competitors of the North American Ice Fishing Circuit (NAIFC) face every year. Last weekend on Lake Redstone near...
Happy New Year to all from Quicksilver. Sorry we’re a bit late but, just because its been winter doesn’t mean Quicksilver has not been busy. Quicksilver products aren’t just for water sports and boating. Nothing proves that more than contestants of the North American Ice...
Winterizing is an important part of boat ownership, one that can be critical to the long-term performance of engines, lower units and other components. Gear oil is intended to emulsify water and leaving used oil in the lower unit will lead to separation, and eventually...
Marine grease has a tough job. Not only does it have to lubricate and protect bearings and other parts, it must withstand extreme moisture conditions, extreme to the point of being submerged in water. While marine grease and “regular” grease both have the same job,...
Well they don’t call it the Alabama Rollercoaster for nothing. The lows really made us appreciate the highs and there was no feeling greater than making the MotoAmerica Stock 1000 grid and finishing the race on Sunday. The two-man-crew made up of Mark Hein and Kim...
Automotive engine oils often contain viscosity modifiers and lubricity additives that help increase the efficiency of a car’s engine. Engine oils are becoming a vital tool for automotive engineers to help them meet fuel efficiency and emissions requirements. In a motorcycle, engine oil performs a...
Non-synthetic oil, often referred to as mineral-based oil, is a product of the petroleum refining process, where the different elements of crude oil are separated through a distillation process. This is the same process that produces gasoline, diesel fuel and other petroleum products. Lubricating oils...
Air-cooled V-twin motorcycle engines can get extremely hot, and they require a thicker viscosity oil with great film strength to ensure adequate engine protection. Large-displacement V-twin bikes in general, both liquid- and air-cooled, require greater film strength from an engine oil simply due to their...
To understand brake fluid ratings we have to touch on what brake fluid does. Brake fluid is a type of hydraulic fluid that is used to transfer force from a brake pedal or brake lever to the brake caliper or wheel cylinder, which converts it...
Automotive and marine engines are engineered to run quite differently. In order to meet emissions and fuel economy standards, automotive engines are calibrated to run within a certain RPM range and seldom see any heavy loads. Most of the time they are running at low...
Mark Daniels Jr takes home his first Bassmaster Elite win from Lake Oahe. Going into Championship Monday with a 6+ lb. lead, Daniels struggled Monday morning to get bites to keep his chance of winning the Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe presented by...
LaCrosse, WI (June 27, 2018) The Q Crew Water Team was 11 oz away from a victory on the Mississippi River when the weigh in concluded on Sunday. Jacob Powroznik was tied for 5th place and only 1lb 11 oz behind Day 3 leader Randall Tharp. ...
Nashville, TN (June 16th, 2018) This was my first race with the new boat in the NGK F1 Powerboat Championship Series. The course was a loop on the Cumberland River between the Woodland Street & Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridges downtown Nashville. A lot of factors put our...
Orange, TX (June 20, 2018) The Q Crew Water Team survived the Sabine River with all four team members missing the cut all of them being within a pound of fishing on Saturday. Mark Daniels Jr. missed the Top 50 by 4 oz and Dustin...
Team Kok / Placon Kawasaki 6/6/2018 Our first MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race at Road America was a success! Breaking my hand/wrist and a bump to the head two weeks prior we had no idea if it was even going to be possible. I was pretty down...
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. -- For every motorcycle road racer, their primary goal in every race they contest is to win. For riders on privateer teams, there is a secondary goal- finishing ahead of the factory-supported riders. In Sunday’s Superbike race at MotoAmerica’s Dunlop...