Premium synthetic oil manufacturer Royal Purple has announced it is now the official motor oil and lubrication partner for championship racer and inventor Mike Schultz.
 
As the official lubrication partner, Royal Purple will provide support to Schultz by furnishing its advanced lines of synthetic lubricants, coolant and fuel system additives for his efforts both as a competitive snowmobiler and dirt bike rider. Schultz in turn will provide the Royal Purple technical team with valuable feedback helping to make the company’s products even more effective.
 
Schultz, a veteran snowmobile and motorcycle racer for more than 15 years, can effectively split his racing career into two separate set of championship eras. From 1999 to 2008, Schultz raced internationally, racking up a number of podiums. In 2008, while racing a professional snowmobiling event, Schultz abruptly lost control of his machine, crashing and hyperextending his leg in an accident that would ultimately require an above-the-knee amputation.
 
Facing an injury that would cause many athletes to call it quits, Schultz instead designed and built one of the most advanced artificial limbs able to withstand the forces involved in extreme sports like motocross, snocross and snowboarding. Since then, Mike Schultz’ Moto Knee and his company, Biodapt Inc., have provided products to other athletes and veterans returning from war. The Moto Knee has been so effective, Schultz was able to return to competition, recording five podium finishes and four wins in ESPN’s winter and summer X-Games competitions for adaptive snocross and Supercross.
 
“Mike has shown incredible tenacity in the face of tremendous circumstances,” said Royal Purple Marketing Director Randy Fisher. “An accomplished, able-bodied athlete in his own right, the work he’s done following his amputation both as a sportsman and as an inventor is truly remarkable, and we couldn’t be happier to help support him in all his future endeavors.”