From a youthful interest in a ..neighborhood sprint car to a genuine ..concern regarding the limitations of ..existing oil products, Paul Baker has ..developed the NEO SYNTHETIC OIL ..COMPANY to meet the ever changing ..needs of the automotive industry.

Back in the 80's, even the major oil ..companies held the philosophy that ..in ..order to improve an oil product's performance, they needed to thicken the product. Paul realized that what was needed was a stronger product - not necessarily a heavier product - thicker was not better ! He decided to take his existing oil and experiment with some of the additives available at that time.

To his satisfaction, he began to see improvement, strengthening his belief that thinner oils were the key. Following his introduction to the synthetic oils being experimented with in the military, Paul saw a new direction in the development of synthetic oil for racing and automotive applications - thus NEO SYNTHETIC OIL was born

Success in motorsports has been a major part of NEO's history, and is certain to be a major part of its future. The 2-cycle oil NEO developed for Mercury Marine helped bring Betty Cook her two world championships. NEO has also helped set land speed records - including the fastest Harley Davidson (set at Bonneville). NEO helped Dale Armstrong engines set their hall of fame records. Over 50% of the European Formula 1 cars use some type of NEO product, and NEO helped the Draco team win two GM Lotus Euro Series Championships. By 1987, every Indy Car that ran a March Engineering Gear Box at Indy used the gear oils and CV joint lubrications developed by NEO.

A major breakthrough for NEO came in the late '80's with the development of the "0" weight lubrication. A tribute to the value of this oil comes from the owners and drivers of the engines using this oil who state their engines look better after running this "0" weight oil than prior to doing so, and "0" weight helped Formula Ford win the Canadian Championship !

And now, as we approach the 21st century, NEO is proud to be the official and only lubricant recommended by X-Trac for all their gearboxes and was used by 8 out of the top ten finishers at Lemans in 1999.

The future of NEO holds unlimited possibilities in the development of all types of synthetic lubrication. Products to watch include the CV joint grease as used by the Williams' Formula I Team and the wheel bearing grease currently being tested by both Jaguar and Williams. NEO.is working on a gear box oil for use behind the 6OO - 7OOHP engines currently being run in European  GT racing. BMW is only one of the many companies looking at NEO products for use in their racing vehicles...Long term, NEO hopes to develop a product for engines involved in the greater horsepower - longer duration races.

Above all, Paul and the staff at NEO continue to listen and be involved with leaders in the industry, so you can be assured that when a new lubricant is needed, NEO will be in the forefront of its development.

NEO - a leader in synthetic oils since 1970