Steele beats dirt on rubber

Oct. 1, 2011
Competing in Mexico has been extremely good for Yokohama Tire Corp.-sponsored off-road racer Heidi Steele. This year alone she's won the San Felipe 250 in March and was third in the Baja 500. Mexico is my favorite place to race, said Steele, who has won two Class 6 SCORE titles and one in Class 7 in her Ford Ranger shod with off-the-shelf Yokohama Geolandar M/T+ tires. According to Steele, her Yokohama

Competing in Mexico has been extremely good for Yokohama Tire Corp.-sponsored off-road racer Heidi Steele. This year alone she's won the San Felipe 250 in March and was third in the Baja 500. “Mexico is my favorite place to race,” said Steele, who has won two Class 6 SCORE titles and one in Class 7 in her Ford Ranger shod with off-the-shelf Yokohama Geolandar M/T+ tires.

According to Steele, her Yokohama tires are “vital equipment” for grueling off-road racing. “It's amazing that these Geolandar tires, which anyone can buy in a store, work so well,” she remarked. They have definitely been a major part of our success.”

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