06-13-2015, 08:19 AM
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Mobil 1 Funny Thing
So, watching NASCAR practice this morning and the #11 Denny Hamlin car spun.
That's a Joe Gibbs car.
On the front fender, both sides, is a Mobil 1 decal.
Surely they're not cheating and using Joe Gibbs oil anyway? Enquiring minds would like to know!
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06-13-2015, 08:23 AM
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I hear joe Gibbs oil is really good...I run Mobile 1 in all my vehicles...:dance:
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06-13-2015, 08:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lkchris
So, watching NASCAR practice this morning and the #11 Denny Hamlin car spun.
That's a Joe Gibbs car.
On the front fender, both sides, is a Mobil 1 decal.
Surely they're not cheating and using Joe Gibbs oil anyway? Enquiring minds would like to know!
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Because Mobil 1 pays them money, they run their decals.................but not their oil. A very common occurrence in racing.
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06-13-2015, 08:48 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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STP!
never see that anymore.
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06-13-2015, 09:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFP in PA
Because Mobil 1 pays them money, they run their decals.................but not their oil. A very common occurrence in racing.
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+1 ^^^^ Never confuse advertising with reality.
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06-13-2015, 10:45 AM
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This Im sure is false advertising and illegal.
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Kent Christensen
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06-13-2015, 10:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lkchris
This Im sure is false advertising and illegal.
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Not at all; you are being paid to advertise the product, not use it, so you have violated no laws. A lot of the Porsche race cars you see with Mobil 1 decals on them do not have their oil in the dry sump tanks; it is pure advertising.......
Back when I still raced, the car was covered with decals for advertising and contingency dollars, and very few of the product's were actually in the cars. It is all about $.
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