Actually valvoline racing family of oils has three types.  A standard, a
premium grade, and the synth.  Strange though is that they make a point of
saying that NAPA stocks the premium grade.

jimt

On 6/2/05 7:05 AM, "No Name Available" <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM> wrote:

> In a message dated 6/1/2005 6:58:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net writes:
> Unless there's been a change at Valvolinewerks, their racing oil is not
> synthetic.  I have used Valvoline Racing Oil exclusively for years, with
> good results.  I just bought some Mobil 1 15w 50 to see what might
> happen.
>
> Karl Wolz
> Karl,
> Yes, I was surprised too. Years past I had run Straight 40wt. Racing oil.
> & it was Dino.
> But now, it's SIN thetic !!!! (Burning Man Content ! )
> JC...
>
>