Powder Puff Race for the Cure

Lady Racers Take First Place in 1400 Class of 3rd Annual Powder Puff Race for the Cure

CHARLOTTE – (October 20, 2008) – KellyAnn Steinberger and a team of women off-roaders took first place in the 1400 Class during the 3rd annual Powder Puff Race for the Cure in Barstow, CA.  Steinberger, wife of Team General Tire driver Scott Steinberger of PCI Racing, competed on General Tire Grabber™ competition tires, and finished more than 30 minutes ahead of the second place team.
 
The Powder Puff Race for the Cure is presented by M.O.R.E. (Mohave Off-Road Enthusiast) and Royal Purple Synthetic Oils.  The event is open to women drivers and co-drivers only.    With nearly 200 starters, the event raised more than $100,000 dollars for Cedar Sinai Breast Cancer Research.
 
“Barstow is a very rough and rocky course,” Steinberger said.  “Our truck and the General Tire Grabbers took an amazing amount of punishment, and performed flawlessly.”
 
This is the second year Steinberger, a mother of four, has competed in this event.  She placed third last year.  The rest of the team, who also are members of PCI Racing, includes Jodie Chapman, Linda Surguine, Shelly Bursic, Julie Donahue and Kelly Biehl.
 
General Tire is part of Continental Tire North America, Inc.  CTNA, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With targeted annual sales of more than €26.4 billion ($40 billion US) for 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.
           
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