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September 27, 2003 BFGoodrich® Tires Conquers 2003 UROC SuperCrawl Jeff Mello, Jon Bundrant Bring Home Championship For Team BFGoodrich Greenville, S.C. Staying true to its tagline, BFGoodrich® Tires today "took control" of the Second Annual United Rock Crawling & Off-Road Challenge (UROC) with two first-place finishes in St. George, Utah. Jeff Mello and Jon Bundrant took home crowns with wins in the Unlimited and Super Stock classes at SuperCrawl II - rock crawling's ultimate event. The victory marks yet another solid performance for Team BFGoodrich, the sport's most dominant player in tires. 
Driving a 2002 modified VW bug, Jon Bundrant, the current 2003 UROC Unlimited Series winner, clinched the lead and victory with the help of his spotter Larry McRae. Bundrant, from Hemet, Calif., also won the 2003 ProROCK series championship in the Unlimited class. In the Super Stock class Jeff Mello, 2002 ProROCK champion in the Modified Stock class, was supported in his victory by his spotter Kevin Carey. Mello hails from Danville, Calif."Our tires have established a solid reputation for excellence among rock-crawling competitors, and this victory in the Super Stock and Unlimited classes for the UROC SuperCrawl Championship underscores that perfectly," said Thom Peebles, brand director for BFGoodrich Tires. "We are extremely proud to add this achievement to the eight other BFGoodrich rock-crawling victories this year and use this as motivation to continue developing the most advanced, highest performing tires in the sport." 
Since 2002, BFGoodrich Tires has brought home 15 rock-crawling championships and in 2003, captured eight out of 12 year-end class championships, including UROC, EROCC, NEUROC and unlimited championship in ProROCK. The success has put the brand's off-road tires in high demand as the tire of choice for more than 60 percent of the field at SuperCrawl II.UROC's SuperCrawl is rock crawling's pinnacle event, featuring 99 of the world's toughest, most dedicated rock crawlers, battling for the world championship. The weekend's non-stop fun also serves as an opportunity for amateur rock-crawlers and rock-crawling enthusiasts to get a close-up view of the sport in its finest hour. New this year, SuperCrawl Championship hosted three classes for rock crawling, including the unlimited category where competitors drive vehicles with unlimited modifications. In the Legends class, competitors drive off-road vehicles with little modifications. New this year, the Super Stock class where competitors to drive vehicles with already existing chassis. 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. For more than 30 years, BFGoodrich Tires has used 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 17 consecutive Baja 1000 wins, the winningest tire 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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