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November 4, 2003
BFGoodrich® Tires "Krawls" Over Competition in 2003
Las Vegas NV

With 47 individual rock-crawling titles, BFGoodrich® Tires outperformed the competition throughout the 2003 season.

Led by the skilled driving of Jon Bundrant, Tracy Jordan and Ken Shupe, BFGoodrich Tires "rolled" to 10 out of 14 rock-crawling season championships and 47 out of 68 individual wins this year. Team BFG rode on KrawlerTM T/A® tires specifically designed for off-road use, offering an ultra-aggressive, deep-lug tread pattern and one of the most puncture-resistant sidewalls ever offered.

"BFGoodrich Tires has built its highly regarded reputation on successes learned in competition," said Thom Peebles, brand director, BFGoodrich Tires. "This year's rock-crawling wins have left a familiar tread mark on the competition, stamping the BFG name once again as the king of off-road."

2003 was the second consecutive year BFGoodrich outperformed the competition. Last year, BFGoodrich Tires won more rock-crawling events than all other tire manufacturers combined. This season's wins were spread across the UROC, Pro Rock, RCCA, EROCC, NEUROC and Cal ROCS series.

BFGoodrich's amazing season was highlighted by wins across all seven series, including:
  • UROC - Overall season championships in the Legends (Dean Bulloch) and Unlimited classes (Jon Bundrant).
  • Pro Rock - Overall season championship in the Trophy class for Bundrant, with strong second and third place finishes for Jordan and Jason Paule.
  • RCCA - Season championship in the Stock class for Garrett Sisson, with a second place finish for Jeff Mello. In the Super Modified class, Team BFG was victorious once again with a first place finish by Bundrant.
  • EROCC - In the Stock Modified class, Mike Cole led Team BFG to a season championship. Ken Shupe captured a season championship in the Unlimited Class.
  • NEUROC - Team BFG swept all three classes for the season championship, including a win by Dale Cousino in the Stock Modified class. Adrian Dognin captured a season championship in the Pro Modified class, and the trifecta was completed by Charlie Melchner with a victory in the Unlimited class.
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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