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BFGoodrich® Tires Names Frank
DeAngelo
2005 Motorsports Person of the
Year
Ensenada, Baja
California – Nov. 20, 2005 – BFGoodrich®
Tires, building on a tradition it started in 2003, has named Frank
DeAngelo as the BFGoodrich Tires Motorsports Person of the Year.
The award annually recognizes the contributions of teams, drivers
and officials in each of the racing series that BFGoodrich Tires
competes. DeAngelo’s extraordinary contributions are the
cornerstone of the BFGoodrich motorsports program. He was presented
the award during the brand’s 30th anniversary celebration at
the Estero Beach Resort in Ensenada, Mexico.
To win the award, the person must have made a significant
contribution to racing both on and off the track, demonstrated a
commitment to excellence with an uncompromising passion for
motorsports, shown a sincere dedication to improve off-road
motorsports for all competitors and leave a positive and lasting
mark.
“We build our team on incredible talent,” said Owen
Schiano, brand director for BFGoodrich Tires. “Frank is the
ideal example of the type of talent BFGoodrich strives to bring to
the table.”
During DeAngelo’s
27 years of involvement with BFGoodrich Tires and off-road racing,
the sport has developed into one of world-class caliber. Much of
that growth and development is a direct result of DeAngelo’s
time and effort; DeAngelo has not missed a single SCORE Baja 1000
or Baja 500 since 1979. DeAngelo’s relentless dedication to
the sport of off-road racing keeps BFGoodrich drivers loyal to the
brand and its tires year after year. DeAngelo, who has won the
SCORE Person of the Year (California State Assembly Resolution
award), is also responsible for the development of the BFGoodrich
pit support program—a team which has now broken records by
winning the SCORE pit support team of the year 18 times.
DeAngelo launched his career with BFGoodrich in
May of 1979, working as a T/T driver. Three years later, DeAngelo
tucked away his commercial driver’s license and moved on to
bigger and better things, becoming the brand’s Motorsports
Manager. As Motorsports Manager, DeAngelo brought new meaning to
the term, “jack of all trades,” as his new role
required him to develop programs, manage special projects, staff
management, scheduling product requirements, coordinating
logistics, and developing OE relationships. In 1990, DeAngelo
founded DeAngelo Minton & Associates, and served as a
consultant to the BFGoodrich off-road race program. His work with
the Ford/BFGoodrich Rough Rider program went on to become the most
winningest program in the history of the sport. While this is only
a small fraction of DeAngelo’s outstanding list of
accomplishments, it is quite apparent that he stays true to his own
mantra, “If its worth doing, then always do the very best you
can.”
“This award is about
giving back to racing,” said Todd Steen, motorsports
marketing manager for BFGoodrich Tires. “From the first
street tire to race at Le Mans to the brand’s 19 consecutive
Baja 1000 wins, BFGoodrich Tires has had the opportunity to work
with some of the best and most recognized names in racing
throughout the years and it is important that we take time to
recognize the achievement and sportsmanship of those who make
racing what it is today.”
Each year,
five finalists are selected by BFGoodrich with one winner selected
from the distinguished group. The inaugural winner of the award in
2003 was Sal Fish, President/CEO of SCORE International, the
world’s premier off-road racing series and home to events
like the SCORE Baja 1000. The 2004 winner, Rod Hall, is widely
considered the most successful driver in off-road history.
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 18
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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