BFGoodrich Rival

[dontlifttoshift]

My buddy Chris just texted me and said sizes and pricing are available on the new tires. The standard 18" pro touring sizes are there and pricing isn't too bad. Check out how little void there is and how big the tread blocks are.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....FRXL&tab=Sizes

[cornfedbill]

Nice selection and tread pattern.

It looks like we will have to wait until Summer for some of the sizes though.

[wiedemab]

Good looking tire! I'm glad BFG is stepping up their game. They do a lot to support the events.

[Hugger67RSSS]

Wonder what the treadwear rating will be. Looks like a good option

[Mike Holleman]

It appears to be 200 TW. Posts I've gotten from BFG's FB indicated 200 TW.

Wonder what the treadwear rating will be. Looks like a good option

[AutoX_a_Truck?]

Looks like a fantastic tire. Too bad they don't make any sizes I can use and it looks like 17" wheels are dead forever. Surely they could slap one in the 335/35/17 Michelin PS2 mold. If it's such a great tire I might even be willing to pay the ridiculous Michelin premium.

[dontlifttoshift]

From the BFG website. 200 tread wear it is. I am happy to see them comparing to tires like the AD08, RS3, and the star spec.

BFGOODRICH® INTRODUCES G-FORCE™ RIVAL™

GREENVILLE, S.C.





BFGoodrich® today unveiled a new extreme performance tire called the g-Force™ Rival™. The tire will help BFGoodrich target a growing market of drivers seeking extreme performance tires which are versatile enough to be used in auto-cross and track- day events then driven home. The tires have a 200 UTQG Rating (Uniform Tire Quality Grade) which allows them to be used in racing where drivers must compete on 140+ UTQG tires.

“The g-Force Rival helps BFGoodrich fill a growing need in the extreme performance market,” said Andrew Koury, BFGoodrich brand manager. “From autocross to road course events, on street or the track, we want drivers to own it.”

The Rival complements a successful BFGoodrich launch of the g-Force™ Sport Comp-2™ ultra- high performance street tire which was introduced in February 2012. 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 g-Force Rival is predictable, allowing drivers to turn faster lap times1, and turn heads on the street. Highlight features include:
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Razor-sharp reflexes - The Performance Racing Core™ (PRC) with a reinforced internal structure reduces sidewall flex for instant steering response.

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Designed to stick - Asymmetric tread with large, solid tread blocks on the outside shoulder to optimize cornering grip.

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Raise the limit - Extreme Tread Edge™ (ETE) design brings tread compound farther down the shoulder for increased grip in hard cornering and predictable feedback.

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Consistent grip lap after lap — Silica-infused competition compound delivers better grip from start to finish.1

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Street legal with a UTQG treadwear rating of 200 so you can drive to the track and back.

The Rival will initially launch with 15 sizes with rim dimensions from 15-20 inches and 205-335 section width. The product will be available through TireRack.com with pre-orders beginning on February 1.

1 Based on internal testing vs. Hankook® Ventus R-S3TM, Yokohama® ADVAN NeovaTM AD08TM, Dunlop® Direzza® Sport Z1 Star Spec, Toyo Tires® Proxes® R1RTM. Exceeding the safe, legal speed limit is neither recommended nor endorsed.

[Rod]

I was ready to run the BFGs and was very excited about them, but thats the sizes??? WTF ??? and not ready till april? the middle of the season? I run 17's and they have a 255/40-17 as there largest size 17? thats my front tire? wheres the 275 or 285 at?? hope those show up or I will keep running the Falken RT615K without any options from other companies, hopefully more sizes will come out soon

[RobNoLimit]

Looks good, but April? guess there won't be any at RTTC

[carguy502]

I was ready to run the BFGs and was very excited about them, but thats the sizes??? WTF ??? and not ready till april? the middle of the season? I run 17's and they have a 255/40-17 as there largest size 17? thats my front tire? wheres the 275 or 285 at?? hope those show up or I will keep running the Falken RT615K without any options from other companies, hopefully more sizes will come out soon

I'm right there with you, Rod. I wanted something more competitive than G-Force Sports that was still in the BFG family (for contingency purposes), but that lack of a 275 tire in 17" is not awesome.

Don

[GeoffP]

I feel they definitely missed it on no 275/40-17. In my case BFG has practically forced me to do business with a competitor because they don't make 275's and 315's in 17" diameter that competes and I REALLY wanted to buy BFG if for nothing else than to say thanks for the surprise contingency check in 2012. Hopefully Rival will do well enough that they'll expand the line in the future!

[DarkoNova]

$400 a tire?

Yeesh.

[Flash68]

and pricing isn't too bad.

Seriously?

I was ready to run the BFGs and was very excited about them, but thats the sizes??? WTF ??? and not ready till april? the middle of the season? I run 17's and they have a 255/40-17 as there largest size 17? thats my front tire? wheres the 275 or 285 at?? hope those show up or I will keep running the Falken RT615K without any options from other companies, hopefully more sizes will come out soon

17's are dead Rod.... unfortunately.

[Rod]

^^^ that's it Flash, you're outta the family bwaa h aha ha ah ah ah ha aha ha ha

[Flash68]

^^^ that's it Flash, you're outta the family bwaa h aha ha ah ah ah ha aha ha ha

Hey I preferred 17's and hung on as long as I could!

[Paul Huryk]

275-40-17 would be a hugely popular size as it was OEM for a lot of GM cars and will fit a lot of others. Most of the sizes look to be BMW or 5th gen Camaro to me.

[Classic Nova & Performance]

They currently aren't offering the sizes I need (255/35/18 & 295/35/18), so sticking with the KDW's for now. The BFG tire guy I do business with he couldn't find any time frame on my sizes, so would probably be a while. :-(

[dontlifttoshift]

Seriously?

Actually, yeah. At first glance I thought, "not too bad" and then your post made me think a little harder, so I did some digging.

Using the pro-touring standard of 275/35-18 and 335/30-18 with a few noted exceptions here is what I came up with.

Prices lifted from TireRack or Discount Tire.

PS2 $1,752

Eagle F1 G2 $1,703 *(19" rear)

Super Sport $1,578 *(19" rear)

RT-615K $1,468 *(315 rear)

Rival $1,276

NT-05 $1,236 *(19" rear)

R888 $1,204 *(100 Treadwear)

KDW $1,142

Couple that with the fact that BFG is comparing this tire to real autocross tires wearing TW numbers under 200 and I am pretty excited. I do wish they had more sizes. The 275-17 seems like a no brainer. Me personally I would love to see 19s from 265 up through 345 and I think the ZO6 guys would too. I also think if BFG intends to push this to the ST crowd that run SCCA a 265-18would be good for the STX guys.

[Flash68]

Good info Donny. Thanks for the putting up those numbers.

NT05 does not come in 335/30/18 tho... it's 335/30/19 per their website.

All those prices make the R888 look pretty good (rules notwithstanding).

[6fastback7]

I started running the Michelin SuperSport last year on my Z06! that tire is fricken amazing..hands down the best all round tire I have ever run! (and i have run alot of tires as my dad was the BFG rep for 30years who had access to all brands)