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December 30, 2004 BFGoodrich® Tires-Sponsored Drag Racer Loan Nguyen Wins NOPI Chic Series Championship Greenville, SC Loan Nguyen watched her boyfriend race for three years before she decided she'd have more fun driving than watching. Now, in only her second season of racing, the 24-year-old Nguyen is the winner of the 2004 NDRA (NOPI Drag Racing Association) NOPI Chic all-girl series. Nguyen drove her K20A-powered Honda Civic Si to five wins in the 10-race series using BFGoodrich® g-Force™ T/A® Drag Radial tires. On her way to the series championship, Nguyen scored a quick time for her class with a 12.98 ET and fast trap speed with a 103 and says BFGoodrich tires made a big difference in traction, and credits them with a major improvement in her reaction time, which she says is critical in the class she races. "I showed a 0.2 second improvement in my 60 ft. (0-to 60 foot acceleration) time when I switched to BFGoodrich Drag Radial tires," says Nguyen, a resident of Virginia who spends her non-racing work hours behind a desk in a financial institution. Her car is prepared and tuned by NDRA Pro-Street racer Norris Prayoonto, her boyfriend and crew chief. Norris is a top contender in the NDRA Pro Stock class with his Honda Insight. Nguyen says a well-prepared and -engineered car is a key to her success on the track. "Having a car that is running well at every race allows me to finish consistently, and to be able to get a good reaction," she says. Her goals for the 2004 season were to win the points championship and have the quickest car in the class. She accomplished both. Don't expect to see her return to watching the races any time soon. Nguyen is part of a growing number of professional female drag racers spending their days in full-time professional jobs and weekends at the race track. "The number of female motorsports enthusiasts continues to grow," said Thom Peebles, brand director for BFGoodrich Tires. "They have been spectators for years and are now finding success on the track by learning from family and friends that are involved with the sport. Female performance drivers represent a growing segment for BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial tires and for the industry." 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 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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