July 11, 2008

BFGoodrich^® Tires are Ready to Tackle Grueling Transsyberia Rally Race

After conquering the treacherous terrain of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, traversing the sands of northwest Africa and triumphing in Europe's top all-terrain rally competitions, BFGoodrich® Tires is again turning its attention to the challenge of the Siberian taiga and the Mongolian Steppe.

June 3, 2008

BFGoodrich^® Tires Captures Its 13th Consecutive SCORE Baja 500 Win in One of the Closest Finishes in SCORE History

BFGoodrich Tires, the official tire sponsor for the SCORE Desert Racing Series, reigned supreme on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula last weekend earning the top three overall finishing spots and eight class wins at the 40th Annual SCORE Baja 500 in Ensenada, Mexico.

May 5, 2008

BFGoodrich^® Tires g-Force^™ T/A^® Racing Tire Serves as a Dominant Factor in USAR Hooters Pro Cup Racing

Four years ago the introduction of a new racing tire left many USAR Hooters Pro Cup teams speculating if the change would prove to be an advantage, or merely just another tire entering the series. However during the 2004 season opening event at USA Int'l Speedway, it only took 21.725 seconds for the BFGoodrich^® Tires g-Force^™ T/A^® racing tire to post a new track record while setting the stage for a new level of competition.

April 30, 2008

BFGoodrich^® Tires Introduces the Long Trail T/A^® Tour Tire

Designed for CUV and SUV owners who hit the road more often than the trail, BFGoodrich^® Tires has released the Long Trail T/A^® Tour tire. This new addition to BFGoodrich Tires' touring family offers the perfect solution for drivers who demand better road manners and more control without sacrificing performance.

April 16, 2008

BFGoodrich^® Tires Ready to ‘Krawl’ to Gravity-Defying Limits in 2008 with Its Krawler™ T/A^{® KX} Tire

BFGoodrich^® Tires is once again gearing up for the 2008 World Extreme Rock Crawling Championship Series (W.E.ROCK) and Xtreme Rock Racing Association (XRRA) seasons and remains poised for success. Since its introduction five years ago, the BFGoodrich^® KrawlerTM T/A^{® KX} tire has won more rock crawling, rockcross and rock racing events than all other tire manufacturers combined and it’s no surprise BFGoodrich Tires-supported teams are excited to return. They ended last year by trouncing the competition in rockcross and rock racing with an outstanding 31 combined wins.

April 15, 2008

BFGoodrich^® Tires Earns Runner-Up Finish at Formula Drift Season Opener

BFGoodrich^® Tires had an impressive showing as the 2008 Formula Drift season kicked-off on the streets of Long Beach last weekend. Two-time Formula Drift champion Samuel “The Crazy Swede” Hübinette captured the top qualifier honors and continued his momentum straight through to the finals where he earned a runner-up finish behind the wheel of his NuFormz Racing Mopar^® Dodge Viper SRT10 equipped with BFGoodrich^® g-ForceTM T/A^® KDW tires.

April 9, 2008

BFGoodrich^® Tires Names Rob MacCachren 2007 Motorsports Person of the Year

Building on a tradition it started in 2003, BFGoodrich® Tires has named off-road racing veteran Rob MacCachren as the BFGoodrich Tires Motorsports Person of the Year. The award annually recognizes the contributions of drivers and officials in each of the racing series that BFGoodrich Tires competes. MacCachren received the award due to his extraordinary contributions to off-road motorsports, numerous business accomplishments and 40th annual SCORE Baja 1000 victory.

March 11, 2008

The 2008 BFGoodrich^® Tires Outstanding Trails Program Reaches Across North America

Adding to an already impressive list of North American off-road trails, BFGoodrich® Tires announced today the continuation of its Outstanding Trails program and six new trails for 2008. Over the past two years, the Outstanding Trails program has recognized 11 off-road trails in 10 states and one in Canada. Launched in 2006, the Outstanding Trails program is dedicated to the responsible use, and preservation of, off-road trails while providing aid in trail conservation efforts.

January 14, 2008

Specially designed tires from BFGoodrich^® Tires Featured on Eco-Friendly Jeep^® Concept at the North American International Auto Show

BFGoodrich^® Tires, known for its uncompromising off-road performance is proud to have been selected by the design team at Chrysler LLC to create a tire to complement their new Jeep Renegade concept vehicle at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The sporty "eco-friendly" Jeep concept boasts a custom set of hand-carved 235/65R20 tires with a specialized tread, designed to minimize rutting and soil damage, lower rolling resistance, and reduce environmental impact.

Nov. 16, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Captures Overall Title at the 40th Anniversary of the SCORE Baja 1000

BFGoodrich^® Tires, the official tire of the SCORE Desert Racing Series, dominated Mexico’s Baja Peninsula by earning its 21^st overall four-wheel victory at the 40^th anniversary of the SCORE Baja 1000. Facing a near-record field of 424 starting entrants, BFGoodrich Tires drivers Mark Post, Rob MacCachren and Carl Renezeder recorded the fastest overall speed in a four-wheel vehicle over the grueling 1,296 mile course down the rugged peninsula of Baja California, Mexico to capture the overall title. Their Ford F-150 Trophy-Truck outfitted with BFGoodrich Baja T/A^KR off-road tires crossed the finish line in 25 hours, 21 minutes and 25 seconds after logging an average speed of 51.13 miles per hour despite early rain and blinding dust throughout the race.

Nov. 7, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Partners with “Chasing Baja” Documentary for the 40th Annual SCORE Baja 1000

Off-road racing’s oldest and most prestigious event, the SCORE Baja 1000, celebrates 40 years of racing in 2007. To commemorate this milestone, the producer of “Rides” and “Overhaulin’,” have collaborated with BFGoodrich^® Tires to establish a unique race team and produce a feature-length documentary film appropriately titled “Chasing Baja.” The documentary will feature the challenges of the race team, both on and off the course, and will include captivating footage of the chase team, pit crew and driver changes while showcasing BFGoodrich’s newest light truck tire, the Mud-Terrain™ T/A^® KM2. Rock-crawling champion Tracy Jordan and television producer Bud Brutsman will team up with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer Erin Crocker and former Navy Seal Bill Weber as Team BFGoodrich Tires for the grueling 1,296-mile race.

Oct. 30, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Named Presenting Sponsor for Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup

In conjunction with Ford Racing and Miller Motorsports Park, BFGoodrich^® Tires announced today, it will become the presenting sponsor and official tire of the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup racing series. With this agreement, BFGoodrich Tires will supply the series’ all-new Ford Mustang FR500S, which is the newest addition to Ford Racing’s FR500 racing family, with BFGoodrich g-Force R1™ tires.

Sept. 27, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Continues its Support of SCORE International For Another 10 Years

On the eve of the biggest night in off-road history, BFGoodrich Tires announced an extension of its relationship with SCORE International and its Desert Racing Series. The agreement positions BFGoodrich Tires as the official tire of SCORE International into the year 2018. In ceremonies held last night at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, BFG announced the extension along with SCORE International President and CEO Sal Fish in front of an audience of more than 1,000 off-road enthusiasts, celebrities and media. The announcement comes as part of the 40 Years to Glory gala, which honored the sport and its history.

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Sept. 21, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Encourages College Football Fans to Get Out There and Drive

The BFGoodrich^® Tires Road Crew has embarked on a whirlwind tour through several southern states to showcase what football fans like to do when they are not watching their favorite college football teams battle it out on the gridiron. Beginning September 22, college football fans will be treated to a series of 90-second commercial vignettes, featuring many of BFGoodrich Tires’ top drivers doing what they do best. Each segment will air during college football games on CBS.

Sept. 18, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Releases the Next Generation of All-Season Control with the g-Force™ Super Sport A/S^®

Designed to thrill even the most hardcore driving enthusiast while inspiring performance driving year-round, BFGoodrich^® Tires has released the g-Force™ Super Sport A/S^® (All-Season) tire, its most technologically advanced product to date. Available in 29 sizes, BFGoodrich Tires’ g-Force Super Sport A/S is now available for consumers to experience the ultimate in all-season control.

Sept. 1, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Proves Bigger is Better with the Release of the New Mud-Terrain™ T/A^{® KM2} Tire

The BFGoodrich^® Mud-Terrain™ T/A^{® KM2} tire can take anything and throw it right back. Designed from the mud up, it is built to eclipse any obstacle – and any other tire – on the trail. BFGoodrich Tires’ brain trust of engineers and designers improved the performance and styling of the previous BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A^KM tire to give serious off-roaders the edge with a stronger, more capable tire than anything seen before. After all, when the pavement ends, there is no such thing as an unfair advantage. The BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A^KM2 will ultimately be available in the largest number of sizes and fitments over the course of the next two years and will go on sale today.

August 5, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Sets New Record at Rally Finland
Marcus Grönholm claims seventh Rally Finland win

Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen claimed their seventh Rally Finland win this weekend to establish a new record for the highest number of successes in a single event since the creation of the World Rally Championship in 1973. Indeed, Marcus has only failed to win this legendary event once since 2000. This time round, driving the new Ford Focus WRC07/BFGoodrich^® Tires, he succeeded in warding off pressure from both fellow-Finn Mikko Hirvonen (Ford/BFGoodrich Tires) and Sébastien Loeb (Citroën/BFGoodrich Tires) to claim his 29th world class win and strengthen his grasp at the top of the driver’s championships points table.

August 7, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Captures Silver and Bronze at X Games 13 Rally Event – Block earns second and Pastrana holds onto third during Rally Super Special

GREENVILLE, S.C. - BFGoodrich^® Tires captured silver and bronze medals last weekend during the X Games 13 Rally Super Special in Los Angeles. Ken Block (Subaru/BFGoodrich Tires) took home the silver medal while his Subaru Rally USA teammate and last year’s gold medal winner, Travis Pastrana (Subaru/BFGoodrich Tires), took the bronze medal in a semi-final heat race to determine third place.

August 1, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Joins Forces with Racing Icon for X Games Rally Competition

LOS ANGELES, CA - BFGoodrich^® Tires is combining its winning technology with the skill of highly decorated road racing star and NASCAR driver Boris Said for X Games 13. Said will be partnered with co-driver and rally racing legend John Buffum in a BFGoodrich Tires-backed Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car prepared by Vermont SportsCar for the Rally Racing Super Special on August 5, 2007.

June 4, 2007

BFGoodrich Tires Wins Round Three of Formula Drift Series
-“Crazy Swede” Hübinette Takes Victory at Summit Point Raceway -

GREENVILLE, S.C. - BFGoodrich Tires out performed the competition last weekend during round three of the 2007 Formula Drift Championship at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia. Samuel “The Crazy Swede” Hübinette (Mopar/BFGoodrich Tires) took first place while Kazu Hayashida (Signal/BFGoodrich Tires) of Team Signal qualified 12th and advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated.

May 29, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Gears Up for SCORE Baja 500

BFGoodrich^® Tires, the official tire sponsor for the SCORE International Off-Road Racing Series, is geared up for the 39th annual battle of speed and lunacy, otherwise known as the SCORE Baja 500. This is the third race in the SCORE Desert Series and is widely regarded as the perfect precursor to the king of all off-road races, the SCORE Baja 1000. Besides navigating hundreds of miles of treacherous terrain at a white-knuckle pace, off-road competitors also have to overcome logistical conundrums, wandering livestock and traps set by devious spectators. Racers don’t run the SCORE Baja 500 for the prize money or television exposure. The vast majority of entrants compete strictly for fun and bragging rights and BFGoodrich tires has been the choice of champions for more than 30 years.

May 24, 2007

PAYBACK KICKS OFF ITS 2nd SEASON ON SPEED; THE ORIGINAL SERIES BY PRODUCER BUD BRUTSMAN

CELEBRITIES PAYBACK THE UNHERALDED PEOPLE BEHIND THEIR RISE TO FAME WITH A TRICK NEW CUSTOM RIDE ON BFGOODRICH^® TIRES

May 2, 2007

The BFGoodrich^® g-Force R1^™ Tire Scores Top Honors at Modified Shootout and GT Live

BFGoodrich Tires’ team of high-performance tire engineers and executives need to make room in their caps for another feather, as the recently released BFGoodrich® Tires g-Force R1™ tire played a decisive role in earning the overall title for AMS Performance during Modified Magazine’s “Tuner Shootout 2007.” The results of the magazine’s extensive competition held at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., are featured in its June issue, which is hitting newsstands now.

April 25, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Teams Up With GT LIVE Festival

As a premier tire manufacturer that thrives on providing its consumers with quality experiences and performance proven products, BFGoodrich Tires recently announced its partnership with GT LIVE to bring motorsports fans and enthusiasts together for an action packed and entertainment filled weekend April 28-29 at Miller Motorsports Park near Tooele, Utah. The GT LIVE Festival presented by BFGoodrich Tires is an “interactive motorsports festival,” combining drifting, Time Attack, karting, stunt bikes, car shows and music.

April 24, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires-Shod CORR Series Drivers Come Up Big Winners at Season Opener

BFGoodrich Tires continued its off-road supremacy this past weekend as the 2007 Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) series kicked-off in Lancaster, Calif. While several entrants left the season opener with their hopes dashed, drivers on BFGoodrich Tires were clearly the exception. BFGoodrich Tires-shod drivers won every race in the Pro-4 and Pro-2 classes, capturing six victories overall and scoring two runner-up finishes in the Pro-Lite class.

April 19, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Prepares for Record Assault on the 2007 Championship Off-Road Racing Series

After dominating the 2006 Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) season, BFGoodrich Tires returns looking to continue its off-road supremacy in this extremely competitive series. BFGoodrich Tires teams won more races in 2006 than all other tire manufacturers combined, taking home class championships in the Pro-4 and Pro-2, Sportsman 2, Super Buggy and Single Buggy classes.

April 3, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Announces its 2007 Formula Drift Contingent

Fresh off the heels of clinching the 2006 Formula Drift Championship, BFGoodrich Tires is pleased to announce their continued support of Samuel “The Crazy Swede” Hübinette as he sets out to defend his crown piloting the highly anticipated Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8 for Team Mopar/NuFormz Racing. Hübinette’s choice for attacking the asphalt during the 2007 Formula Drift Championship series is a set of BFGoodrich g-Force^™ T/A^® KDW tires.

March 13, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Take the Top Spot at Rally Norway

Mikko Hirvonen (Ford/BFGoodrich Tires) surprised the competition last weekend by winning the WRC's newest round, the Rally Norway. The youngster led from flag to flag, while fellow Finn Marcus Grönholm was powerless against his teammate's superiority but managed to secure a maximum point haul for BP-Ford as compared to a single point for rivals Citroën. The French team (Citroën/BFGoodrich Tires) had a bleak weekend with Sébastien Loeb (14th) and Dani Sordo (25th) both going off on day 2. Henning Solberg (Ford/BFGoodrich Tires) profited from the final day to steal third place from his brother Petter (Subaru/BFGoodrich Tires) and made it an all-Ford/BFGoodrich Tires podium.

March 13, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Blankets the Podium at Swedish Rally

After a somewhat disappointing season opener at the Monte Carlo Rally, Marcus Grönholm (Ford/BFGoodrich Tires) retaliated in style in temperatures that dipped as low as 15°C while keeping a blistering pace over the Värmland's snowy lanes to capture the fifth Swedish Rally win of his career last weekend. The victory was also his 26th overall, a mark that ties him with Carlos Sainz as the second most successful driver in WRC history, but he is still three wins short of Sébastien Loeb.

March 11, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Featured on 2007 Ridler Award Coupe

After more than two years of creative trial and error and more than 10,000 man-hours of work, Ross Myer's awe-inspiring 1936 three-window Ford coupe affectionately known as "First Love" captured the ultimate custom car award, Detroit AutoRama®'s Ridler Award. One of the unique attributes of the coupe’s design was the use of BFGoodrich® g-Force T/A® KDW tires, which feature a traditional tread pattern that complemented the classic look of the vehicle.

January 21, 2007

BFGoodrich^® Tires Sweep the Podium at Monte Carlo Rally

After a four month absence, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena (Citroën/BFGoodrich Tires) bounced back into the competitive arena by securing their fourth Monte Carlo win at the wheel of a brand new car, the C4 WRC. Dani Sordo and Marc Marti (Citroën/BFGoodrich Tires) finished second and were joined on the podium by the 2006 Monte winner, Marcus Grönholm (Ford Focus/BFGoodrich Tires) who finished in third. Also running on BFGoodrich tires, the Subaru Impreza put forth an impressive battle with the 2006 Manufacturers title-winning Fords throughout the event.

February 15, 2007

BFGoodrich® Tires is proud to sponsor the Forza Motorsport™ showdown.

Mark Wednesday February 21, 2007 on your calendar because that's the day you can catch BFGoodrich tires in action during the much-anticipated $100,000 winner-take-all Forza Motorsport Showdown premiering on SPEED at 11 p.m. ET!

January 18, 2007

BFGoodrich® Tires Names Marty Fiolka 2006 Motorsports Person of the Year

LAS Vegas - BFGoodrich® Tires, building on a tradition it started in 2003, has named Marty Fiolka as the BFGoodrich Tires Motorsports Person of the Year. The award annually recognizes the contributions of teams, drivers and officials in each of the racing series that BFGoodrich Tires competes. Fiolka was honored for his extraordinary contributions to off-road motorsports, especially his efforts away from the dirt. He was presented the award during the 2007 Off-Road Impact Trade Show & Conference.