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You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone on the planet with a better attitude than Toby Price. Tom Hanks? Oprah? Maybe, but that’s an extremely high bar.

The 34-year-old off-road and enduro motorcycle racer has an unmatched passion for life. Which makes sense, given the fact that he’s had a few brushes with the end of it.

Jack Olliges is ambitious, talented and has a serious passion for racing. He’s also 10. His father, Steve Olliges, is a decorated racer with over 30 class wins and seven championship titles across the SCORE International and Best in the Desert racing series.

Can a street-legal performance tire win against pure racing slicks? For a long time, the answer was no. Until 1970.

Under the dry desert skies of Northwest Mexico, amidst the roar of engines and the cheers of spectators, a small, almost inconspicuous UTV rolled across the finish line of the SCORE San Felipe 250. This small vehicle stood out among the trophy trucks that had crossed earlier. Its oversized tires, gleaming with the unmistakable BFGoodrich brand, caught the eye of Matt Hanlon, a Motorsports Engineer with BFGoodrich. That seemingly insignificant moment ignited a journey that would soon transform the UTV industry forever.

America runs on the full-sized van. They deliver our packages, they transport our tools, they tour our punk bands, and they even house some of our adventurous explorers. They go by many names: the Transit® van, the cargo van, the Sprinter van, and the commercial truck. They’re the beige wallpaper of the street — hanging around on every corner, but not really noticed or seen. You probably passed a dozen of them on your way to work today without so much as batting an eye.

Car Culture is far from monolithic. BFGoodrich Tires’ "Battle of the Builds" — held on our social channels at the end of 2023 — was proof that there are endless perspectives from which to channel creativity into unique car builds. Building a custom car is a science and an art — and no two projects are alike. This year, three great cars #BuiltOnBFG rose to the top.

On December 31st, 2020, Jim Zilisch posted a photo of his 14-year-old son Connor standing on top of his family’s RV, hands on his hips, looking out to the horizon. Pictured beside him stands Gary Willis, Connor’s kart racing coach of eight years. Gary’s arms are crossed as he stands beside Connor, gazing out over the pits, watching the sun set on their final race weekend together as driver and coach.