Raise the limit – Extreme Tread EdgeTM (ETE) design brings tread compound farther down the shoulder for increased grip in hard cornering and predictable feedback.Designed to stick – Asymmetric tread with large, solid tread blocks on the outside shoulder to optimize cornering grip.Razor-sharp reflexes – The Performance Racing CoreTM (PRC) with a reinforced internal structure reduces sidewall flex for instant steering response.The g-Force Rival is predictable, allowing drivers to turn faster lap times1, and turn heads on the street. Unlike the mostly street driven g-Force Sport COMP-2, the g-Force Rival was designed for track level abuse while providing drivability on the street. “The Rival complements a successful BFGoodrich launch of the g-ForceTM Sport Comp-2TM ultra- high performance street tire, which was introduced in February 2012. How the BFG g-Force Rival Sticks To the Tarmac To end our New Orleans evening with the right sort of genuine ambiance, many of us walked off a small portion of our dinner by strolling up and down Bourbon Street, before adjourning early to our hotel rooms to get a good night’s sleep in preparation for the day ahead of high-performance driving and tire testing. While we enjoyed the exquisite gustatory delights of real Cajun fare, like seafood jambalaya and Cajun spice seafood, a genuine New Orleans three-piece band played in the background. A very short stroll away from the Ritz Carlton Hotel cocktail reception was our group’s fine Cajun dining destination, Arnaud’s Restaurant, located on Bourbon Street. Of course, Tuesday night’s festivities didn’t end with a cocktail party. Everyone knows that Green Means Go, and that’s just what I’d be doing the following day at the newest road course in the country, NOLA Motorsports Park. We were also divided up into five different driving groups. There we all had the opportunity to become acquainted with all the folks involved with this exciting BFGoodrich Rival Tire Launch and get an idea of what we’d be doing the following day at NOLA Motorsports Park. Tuesday evening, our contingent of BFGoodrich folks and media moguls met in the courtyard of the Ritz Carlton Hotel where we were staying for a nice cocktail reception. He is one of many great people that I met on this press junket, but I digress. He’s an Automotive Editorial TV & Radio host and has his own production company, Garage Latino (During the drive to the hotel, Ricardo and I began to get to know each other. Unlike me, Ricardo Rodriguez-Long is a celebrity, especially in Latin America. I shook our driver’s hand, introduced myself and then introduced myself to the chap who would be riding in the limo with me. The chauffeur actually smiled broadly at both of us. I was brought back to earth when I learned that I would be sharing the limo ride with a fellow automotive journalist. I half expected the chauffeur’s face to be crestfallen, when I arrived on the scene, since he was probably expecting some action movie star or better yet world number 1 pro tennis player Brian Smith, as opposed to someone like me, an automotive scribe with a crooked smile and an almost legendary lead right foot when behind the wheel of a high performance automobile. treatment to celebrities like Michael Jordan - the pro basketball star is customary. This happenstance reminded me of that Michael Jordan commercial, where this white middle-aged Michael Jordan keeps showing up at places like airports and restaurants, in which the V.I.P. Sure enough, there was a tall gentleman in a chauffeur’s uniform standing there with a white placard that read ‘Brian Smith’ and said BFGoodrich up in the right hand corner. In fact, I was already beginning to think that the E in turnstile stands for ‘Excellent’. “Brian Smith, please make your way to baggage claim turnstile E.” As I hadn’t checked any bags, I figured perhaps someone from BFGoodrich might be at the airport to collect me and take me to the hotel where I would be staying. I departed the plane and made my way to the ground transportation/baggage claim area of New Orleans airport and was surprised to hear my name being paged. To give proper time perspective, this was the first Tuesday of the two Tuesdays leading up to the Super Bowl. We all arrived on Tuesday afternoon in New Orleans. We were all there for the launch of the new g-Force Rival Tire to discover firsthand how the Rival performs during very spirited driving. BFGoodrich invited a rather large contingent of automotive scribes from disparate parts of North America, including the good old U.S.A., Canada and Latin America. Recently, Redline Review visited New Orleans for the first time.
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