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June 13, 2005 -- Team Toyo Drift’s Ken Gushi scored the first ever victory for a Ford Mustang in Drifting competition during the third round of the Need for Speed Formula D Championship at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas on June 11. This historic achievement was behind the wheel of the Toyo Tires® / Ford Racing Performance Parts 2005 Ford Mustang GT equipped with Toyo’s new Proxes T1R™ ultra-high performance tires.

Gushi, an 18-year-old phenomenon in the exciting sport of Drifting, charged through the grueling qualification process, first making it into the Top 16, and then outlasting the competition by winning the final tandem drift battle. During the process, spectators heard the thunder of the V8 Ford Mustang GT powered by a 600+ horsepower supercharged 4.6-liter Cobra “Terminator” engine. In order to ensure precision maneuvers, Toyo Proxes T1R™ tires, size 255/35ZR18 front and 275/35ZR18 rear, were mounted on Konig alloy wheels.  According to Gushi, “I would like to thank my competitors for making the sport increasingly more challenging. I also appreciate the opportunity to pilot the Toyo Tires® / Ford Racing Performance Parts Ford Mustang GT to its first Drifting victory.”

Toyo’s Proxes T1R™ is the new flagship of their ultra-high performance line up. The Proxes T1R™ provides high-speed stability in both dry-and-wet conditions with low noise while retaining ride comfort. Its new V-shaped main grooves ensure superior water drainage, while rigid shoulder rib-bands deliver excellent transient response for precise handling.

For more information on Ken Gushi and Team Toyo Drift, logo on to teamtoyo.com. Log on to toyo.com for more details on the new Proxes T1R™. During 2005, Toyo Group celebrates its 60th Anniversary. Toyo manufactures and distributes a complete line of high performance and original equipment replacement tires for passenger car, light truck, commercial truck, bus, off-road and construction applications.

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