Michelin North America's
BFGoodrich brand just recently unveiled the all new
BFG g-Force Rival, an
ultra high performance tire designed for drivers that want versatile tires for their high performance street cars; tires sticky enough to be used in autocross and track-day events, then driven home.
Last week, I was given the opportunity to test the new BFG Rival at
NOLA Motorsports Park, and it delivered on every single one of its claims. The BFG Rival might even be the best new tire in the Tire Rack lineup for weekend autocrossers, road racers, and
midnight canyon runners. However, before we jump to any conclusions, let's take a closer look at our experiences on the racetrack.
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Jan 29, 2013 | Categories: Driver Seat | Tags: Antonio Alvendia, BF Goodrich, BFG, BFG Comp 2, BFG Rival, BMW, David S Wallens, E46, Ford, Ford Racing, FR500S, Grassroots Motorsports, Hankook, Impreza, Louisiana, M3, Mazda, Mazdaspeed, Michelin, Mustang, mx5, New Orleans, Nola, Nola Motorsports Park, Rival, skidpad, Skip Barber, STi, Subaru, Terry Earwood, Tire, Tire Rack, Ventus RS3, WRX | 14 Comments »
The week of
SEMA 2011 was one of the most fun and exhausting weeks I've ever had. Between exploring the show floor to scout cars and meet new people,
live blog updates on the MotorMavens Instagram channel, and attending all the after parties... SEMA was one hell of an adventure. Since it was my first time at SEMA, I wanted to take full charge of covering everything I could. It was definitely not an easy task to take on - even with some help from my friend
Terry Pham from
DSTROYR,who helped me scout some cool cars.
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Posted by: Mike Kim | Nov 07, 2011 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: 341 Challenge, 911 Turbo, AMG, Antonio Alvendia, Audi A4 Avant, Black Edition, BMW, Brandon Campbell, Cadillac CT-S V coupe, Cadillac Escalade monster truck, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, climb, David Huang, DSPORT, Falken Tires, Ford Racing, Formula 1, GoPro, hankook tires, Hawk Performance, hill, Hillclimb, International, Jeep, K-Mac Industries, KC HiLites, KW Suspensions, Lisa Lee Marie, LSM3, M3, Mackin Industries, Mercedes Benz, Metal Mulisha, Mike Kim, Monster Tajima, Mooneyes, Nicole Marie Reckers, Nissan Xterra, Nobuhiro Monster Tajima, Nobuhiro Tajima, Patrick Lindsey, Pike's Peak, Platinum VIP, Porsche, Porsche 911 Turbo, Randyl Dawn, Rays Engineering, ReadyLift, SaveMart, Special, Spectre Performance, Suzuki, SX4, Tamer Omran, Terry Pham, V8 Shopping Car, VIP Modular | 10 Comments »
Right now, I'm updating the website live from the
Formula D Long Beach media center (aka: the parking garage on Linden Ave), and all the drivers are practicing, so the sounds of screeching tires and thundering V8 motors are loudly echoing off the concrete walls all around me.
If you live in Southern California, you need to drop everything you're doing and head down to Long Beach RIGHT NOW. The line at the gate is already huge, and everyone is amped up from all the excitement (or it could be from all the energy drink sponsors giving out free drinks at the track). This is what Formula Drift is all about! Let's go through some of the photos that the MotorMavens Crew has collected from Long Beach thus far!
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Posted by: Antonio Alvendia | Apr 09, 2011 | Categories: Coverage | Tags: Antonio Alvendia, Ashley Sarto, Daijiro Yoshihara, Driftspeed, Ford Racing, Formula D, Formula Drift, Formula Drift 2011, JR Gittin, Long Beach, LS1, Mike Kim, Monster, Mustang, Oliver Petalver, Retaks, Robbie Nishida, Roland Gallagher, S13, Team Instant Party, toshiki yoshioka, V8, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Walker Wilkerson, Yoshi Shindo | 25 Comments »