Angela Proudfoot

Official Sponsors: APC, Tokico, Offix, PETA
Associate Sponsor: Unorthodox Racing
Based In: Washington, DC
Birthdate: September 29, 1975
Website: www.angelaproudfoot.com

It all began in May of 1998 when Angela graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a 3.6 GPA and two Bachelor of Arts degrees -- one in Dance and one in Psychology. Shortly thereafter, she purchased a 1998 Honda Civic EX and before she knew it, she found herself on a dragstrip in Crofton, MD. After running a 17.3 in that stock Civic, she was hooked and began a quest for speed that would ultimately lead her to become the 2nd female professional sport compact racer in the U.S.A.

One year later, she implanted a 1998 Acura Integra B18C1 into her car. It was at this time when she met her soon to be Crew Chief, Chris Neidemire, who was assigned the job of her engine swap at the performance shop she approached. She had the motor installed in August of 1999, the turbo in September and by October she was ready to compete. She ran a 12.6 second pass at 111 mph at her first sanctioned race on October 31, 1999, which earned her the title of, “Fastest Female Import Driver on the East Coast.”

For the 2000 season, Angela continued with the same setup: a turbocharged stock motor with a thicker head gasket, and raced in the street-legal class in 16 races on the East Coast running a best time of 11.4 seconds at 124 mph. For a daily driver with a 4-cylinder stock motor, that wasn’t too shabby. Her accomplishments in 2000 included winning 1st place in the Power 4 class at the NIRA Fall Nationals on October 8th, 1st place in the Import Survival Series 3 on August 26th, 2nd place in Import Internationals on June 11th, and 5 Fastest Female Driver awards from Girlie Girl Racing She had met her goals and it was time to move on.

Along with the help of Chris Neidemire, Crew Chief, and Julio Cepeda, Asst. Crew Chief, she rebuilt the car during the off-season to run in the Pro 4 Cylinder/Hot Rod class for the 2001 season. The car produced 546 hp to the wheels and ran a best time of 10.30 sec at 132 mph. They raced in 13 sanctioned events on the East Coast including IDRC, IDRA, NIRA, and NHRA Import. Angela’s accomplishments in 2001 included placing 3rd in the Pro 4-Cylinder class at NIRA on Aug 5, 2001 and placing 3rd at NIRA on October 14, 2001. She also won the Hottest Tuned Auto and Hottest Female Ride awards at Hot Import Nights on July 7, 2001.

For the 2002 season Angela Proudfoot Racing has the strongest program ever. With the addition of 4 new sponsors: Tokico, APC, PETA, and Unorthodox Racing, and one continuing sponsor, Offix, the future is looking bright. They will be racing the national NHRA Sport Compact circuit along with two IDRC and two NDRA/NOPI races.

Dramatic changes to the suspension and upgrades to the axles, engine components, and all of the electronics including the addition of a datalogger have all contributed to their success this season. At their first dyno session they hit 625 hp with a built 4-cylinder 1.8 liter Integra GSR motor. To date, Angela has run a best time of 9.93 seconds at 142 mph and is currently 6th in points in the Hot Rod class of the NHRA Sport Compact series.
So far this year Angela placed 2nd at the K&N Filters NHRA Sport Compact Nationals on June 16th, placed in the top 4 at NDRA on August 16th, and won the Hottest Elite Tech award at the Ocean City Import Car show on June 9th.

Her new website: http://www.angelaproudfoot.com  features the team’s latest news, accomplishments, schedule, modifications, and pictures. It has links to a lot of the articles that have been written about Angela and lists their press releases as well. In addition, one can sign up for the e-newsletter detailing the most up-to-date team news, which is distributed about every two weeks.

Once the racing season is over, they will be representing Tokico Gas Shocks at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV, November 5th-8th.
Angela Proudfoot Racing is, of course, looking for bigger and better things for the 2003 season. To accomplish their goals and keep moving forward, they are seeking a marketing partnership with a title sponsor who will be able to support their program in full. Their program offers maximum media exposure with a team that proves that a professional and respectful image results in brand loyalty for the sponsor. For more information and to request a sponsorship proposal, please contact info@angelaproudfoot.com.

Summary of Accomplishments:
-Runner-up at K&N Filters NHRA Sport Compact Nationals in June 2002
-Won Hottest Elite Tech award at Ocean City Import Car show in June 2002
-3rd place at NIRA Import Fall Nationals in October 2001
-3rd place at NIRA Mid-Summer Nationals in August 2001
-Won Hottest Tuned Auto and Hottest Female Ride awards at Hot Import Nights in July 2001
-Winner of NIRA Fall Nationals in October 2000
-Winner of Import Survival Series 3 in August 2000
-Runner-up Import Internationals in June 2000
-3rd place at Import Internationals in April 2000