Cindy Crawford, August Thunder Valley Racing Driver of the Month

For Immediate Release


Introducing Cindy Crawford, Thunder Valley Racing's Driver of the Month for
August 2001

Cindy Crawford, from the South Florida area, is competing in the NMRA
(National Mustang Racers Association) and Fun Ford (American Autosports)
drag racing series. She races a '98 Mustang GT drop top with a Sean Hyland
built Cobra engine, C4 tranny and Vortech T-trim Supercharger. She has been
racing competitively for more than three years in Ford events
throughout the United States, and has been referred to as the "Fastest
Female in the Modular Motor Class".

Her rookie year of racing was phenomenal. She received "Rookie of the
Year", and finished sixth in the points. She has been featured in a number
of magazines, including Muscle Mustang, Fast Ford, Super Ford, 5.0
Magazine, Race Pages, as well as in several newspaper and Internet
articles. She was also filmed for the T.V. show, "My Classic Car" which
aired on TNN.

Cindy struggles with a chronic illness called Systemic Lupus. She donates
her winnings to the Lupus Foundation of America to help with the cause and
she attends lupus seminars to keep updated with advances in lupus.  Racing
is the vehicle Crawford uses to raise awareness about this disease,
offering an assortment of pamphlets and brochures in her pits.  Cindy's
rheumatologist, Dr. Howard Busch of Loxahatchee, Florida, is one of her
drag racing sponsors. "He understands what I am going through and is very
proud of my accomplishments as a drag racer. He understands that I race
with a disability and have overcome it enough to tackle full time racing".

Crawford's family is very supportive, and they all attend as many events as
they can.  "My dad was a stock car driver back when he was young so he can
relate to me being out there racing, and my mom has a "My daughter is a
drag racer" license plate on her vehicle". Cindy has two grown older
children, Bobby and Bambi Crawford, who support her, and her son, Bobby is
starting to follow her footsteps and drag races his Mustang.

Cindy is a dealer/distributor for F.A.S.T., Fresh Air Systems Technologies,
a manufacturer of air-conditioned helmets and suits. "It's very comfortable
to sit in your race car when you have a/c pumped in through your helmet. As
you know, the heat inside the car is over 130 degrees at times. It's well
worth the money invested".

Cindy has written a book entitled, "Life in The Fast Lane ", to help women
and novice racers learn how to drag race and not to be afraid of it. "I
think a lot of women just don't get the opportunity to start racing like
most men do. I, myself, love to see women out there and will do anything I
can to help them. I believe we women have a camaraderie out there, a kind
of "sisterhood" between racers and between fans/spectators also".

"The women that I most admire in drag racing are Shirley Muldowney and
Angelle Seeling. Shirley is a class act and is still out there burning up
the tracks. She is truly to be admired and is sensational. Angelle is quite
a role model also. She came out of nowhere and ended up with a number one
ranking with her drag bike. She went through much adversity but strived to
conquer and attain her title. She is quite commendable and is number one in
my book". Crawford's ultimate goal is to be the first Pro 5.0 female drag
racer.

Cindy Crawford is the August 2001 Driver of the Month at
http://thundervalleyracing.com. Thunder Valley creates opportunities for
women race car drivers and their fans

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For further information contact:

Christy Sampson
Director of Media & Public Relations
Thunder Valley Racing
(604)669-1984
(604)669-4478 (fax)
csampson@axionet.com