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February 24, 2005BFGoodrich® Tires Ready For Rough, Rocky & Fast Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250; Pursing 11th Straight Overall Victory in Record Field of Entries San Felipe, Mexico BFGoodrich® Tires will be pursuing its 11th straight overall victory at the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 when the world's top off-road racers roll into Mexico on Feb. 25, 2005. Often billed as one of the roughest and fastest races on the SCORE International off-road racing schedule, the San Felipe event is known not only for great competition, but for the huge positive economic impact it brings to San Felipe. "We're really looking forward to this year's race," said Todd Steen, motorsports marketing manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "Not only is this one of the most competitive races of the year, it's also one of the toughest. We're bringing multiple tire engineers to this race to get input from our drivers and teams about the Baja T/A® tire's performance. We're always looking to improve our product and this is one of the best places to evaluate your product because of the extremely fast and tough conditions." Round 2 of the five-race 2005 SCORE Desert Series will be held Saturday in the tiny fishing village of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. With a race-record field of more than 280 entries scheduled to compete in 24 Pro and 5 Sportsman classes, the green flag will drop at 8:30 a.m. for car and truck classes. All vehicles will have a 10-hour time limit to complete the race and vehicles will start in 30-second intervals. After multiple class and an overall victory at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, BFGoodrich Tires teams sit atop the overall SCORE points race and will be looking to add to their lead. Teams to Watch: Going Postal: 2004 race winner Mark Post is preparing to defend last year's performance and is ready to "deliver" his truck to victory lane. Post has added 1997 race winner Curt LeDuc as a co-driver in hopes of becoming just the second team to win back-to-back years. Trophy truck teams have had a lock on the overall championship since 1998. Ironically, Post was the last driver to win the race in a Class 1 buggy. Terrible News: For everyone else. Ed and Tim Herbst have won this race four times in their Trophy Truck and are looking for more. Lucky 7: Eric Solorzano has won Class 11 six consecutive years and is chasing a remarkable seventh straight victory. Check Mate: Eric Fisher (no relation to chess king Bobby Fisher) has won Class 9 four of the last five years and is looking to further cement his position as one the toughest racers to beat in San Felipe. Driving For Five: John Griffin has won Full Stock for the last four years in a row and 2003 race winner Rob MacCachren is looking for a fifth victory in the race. Collins Card: Brian Collins has won this race three times and is looking to dial in a fourth victory. Tires & Pit Support: The BFGoodrich Baja T/AKR off-road tire has become the tire of choice for off-road desert racing champions. With 19th consecutive Baja 1000 wins, more competitors win on BFGoodrich tires each year than all other combined. The majority of teams race the 37-inch Baja T/A tire while a select number of drivers will be using the 39-inch version of the tire. The larger Baja T/AKR tire features a bigger air chamber for greater potential shock absorption, a key element in maximizing speed and suspension performance in the larger Trophy Truck class. In addition to providing its renowned Baja T/AKR tire, BFGoodrich Tires will once again be providing on-site pit and communications support to teams running its tires through its fleet of off-road motorsports support vehicles. This volunteer crew of mechanics and communications experts has quickly developed a reputation for being some of the most skilled and recognized mechanics and race support personnel in racing. "These part-time volunteers are almost as exciting to watch as the race itself," said Steen. "They can repair, weld, switch out parts and change tires and wheels faster and better than anyone in the sport." BFGoodrich Tires combines technological expertise with vast motorsports experience, delivering a high-performance tire for every type of vehicle from ultra-high performance tuner vehicles, sports cars and SUVs to the hottest sport trucks, pickups and rock-crawling rigs in the world. BFGoodrich Tires has built its reputation on using motorsports as a proving ground. Success on the street begins with winning on the track and BFGoodrich Tires is involved in every type of racing, including oval, road, drag, desert and extreme rock-crawling. With 19 consecutive Baja 1000 wins, the most wins in rock-crawling history and an unmatched record on pavement, BFGoodrich Tires has proven the only records it breaks are its own. Visit BFGoodrich Tires online at www.bfgoodrichtires.com. |
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