May 23, 2005 BFGoodrich Tires Claims Multiple Wins in First CORR Series Race; BFGoodrich Tires Teams Start Season Strong Greenville, S.C. Teams running BFGoodrich tires picked up right where they left off in 2004 scoring multiple class wins during Rounds 1 and 2 at the first event of the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) series season in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Carl Renezeder, driving on BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A tires swept Rounds 1 and 2 in the Pro-4 division at the I-96 Speedway to take an early lead in the division. Starting where he left off last season, 6-time defending Pro-2 champion Scott Taylor passed the leader with four laps remaining to claim his 39th career Pro-2 victory in Round 1. Josh Baldwin finished behind Taylor for 2nd place, and Scott Douglas, competing for the first time in the Pro-2 division finished 3rd. In the Pro-2 standings after the first two rounds, Taylor has a 31-30 lead over the second place driver. BFGoodrich tires driver Jeff Kincaid earned his 32nd career Pro-Lite victory in Round 2 and is currently tied for the points lead in the class. Entering the 2005 season, BFGoodrich Tires has won the CORR series championship every year since the series began and has won more victories than all other tire companies combined. In 2004, BFGoodrich Tires, a sponsor of the CORR series since it began in 1998, clinched the Pro-Lite, Pro-2 and Pro-4 division championships. The following is a list of tires that BFGoodrich Tires competitors use in the CORR series: Mud-Terrain T/AKR—This is the brand's experimental off-road racing tire for the CORR Series and features exceptionally heavy-duty construction and specialty compounds. It is used as a test bed for developing technologies for future BFGoodrich light-truck tires. Mud-Terrain T/AKM—Like its predecessors, the latest generation mud-terrain performer has earned its stripes in competition. It features the BFGoodrich TriGard sidewall construction and a go-anywhere tread design for excellent performance crawling over rocks and negotiating the most grueling off-road conditions. All-Terrain T/AKO—The latest generation of the world's first performance off-road radial offers improved traction, durability and tread life. Like its predecessors, the new tire features the BFGoodrich brand's patented three-ply TriGard construction for exceptional bruise resistance and strength in the sidewall. Radial Long-Trail T/A—Used primarily by competitors in the buggy classes, this tire offers excellent traction and handling, as well as the durability short-course off-road racers need. 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.
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