LIVING THE TREAD LIFE
Off-Road Tire Manufacturer Reps On
Tire Technology And Racing
BY DAN SANCHEZ
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ire manufacturers who participate in Baja racing, understand how punishing
it is to their products. Working with racers, manufacturers take what they
learn to create some of the best off-road tires for both racing and off-road
enthusiasts. SCORE Journal spoke with four top off-road tire manufacturers
who provided several of their experts to offer insight into the latest
technologies and innovations. Among those we talked to are Brandon Sturgess,
Off-Road Product Manager at BFGoodrich Tires, Matt Hanlon, Motorsports Product
Engineer at BFGoodrich Tires, Nate Hunt, Motorsports Manager at BFGoodrich
Tires, Adrian Puente Motorsports Manager Toyo Tires, Dave Chu, Senior Engineer
Tire Design and Development Maxxis Tire, Jonathan Watson, Group leader Tire
Design and Development Maxxis Tire, and Shean Kleinschuster, VP Engineering and
Procurement Tensor Tires.
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