Bridgestone Returns to Supercross

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I had heard rumblings but didn't see this one coming in this way.

https://www.vitalmx.com/news/news/beta-bridgestone-partner-news

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2004 Chad Reed is doing backflips over this

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Oldenburg mentioned it on a Pulp show, but maybe you were a co-host at that episode?

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Will the beta team be getting race spec tires or off the shelf?

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I love the M59 front and X20 rear, will test the X31 next! I will be ecstatic if they can develop a tire that does not have the “block in block” design … i’m ocd when washing my bikes and it takes forever to get the dried dirt out of the crevasses even with a pressure washer! 

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This is great!

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11/25/2024 11:46pm

Awesome! Bring back the M203 front for my Yz125! Best front tire ever!

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That’s awesome. Their current tires are great and more competition is always good.

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Gonna be cool seeing Bridgestone decals on bikes again.

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Welcome back Bridgestone! I raced a lot of am races on 403/404s. Hopefully this leads to a proper factory level Bridgestone return to SMX!

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Tire makers should be allowed to pit and install tires for just the regular fee as a team without paying Feld or Mx Sports a major advertising package.  Tires are a major need of all of the riders and having different tires helps provide for more compelling racing as we have seen with the scoop tire vs the mx34.   The more option for tires helps the teams and lower-level riders have more sponsorship options.

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soggy wrote:

Will the beta team be getting race spec tires or off the shelf?

Q: does Bridgestone have “race spec” MX tires…currently…? 

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soggy wrote:

Will the beta team be getting race spec tires or off the shelf?

TeamGreen wrote:

Q: does Bridgestone have “race spec” MX tires…currently…? 

That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing if they would make race spec tires for this new partnership?

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soggy wrote:

Will the beta team be getting race spec tires or off the shelf?

TeamGreen wrote:

Q: does Bridgestone have “race spec” MX tires…currently…? 

soggy wrote:
That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing...

That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing if they would make race spec tires for this new partnership?

Well, I hope they take another stab at it.

Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they brought him back!

Well, anyhoo…

Hey, Bridgestone? Welcome back! 

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11/26/2024 9:05am

Bridgestone always made the best MX tires. No idea why they pulled out of the moto scene years ago. Glad they're coming back.

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TeamGreen wrote:
Well, I hope they take another stab at it.Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they...

Well, I hope they take another stab at it.

Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they brought him back!

Well, anyhoo…

Hey, Bridgestone? Welcome back! 

Doug Shopenski (I'm sure I butchered the spelling) was top notch.

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2004 Chad Reed is doing backflips over this

Good tires, great for Beta!

 

Funny tangent, but they were still around in 2009 when CR22 was actually doing backflips!

https://youtu.be/2ou3DORxmRA?si=rgsQDT_3vV7g6ikh

https://motocrossactionmag.com/mxa-retro-test-we-ride-chad-reeds-2009-m…

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11/26/2024 9:48am

I never stopped running bridgestones, great tires, glad to see them hopefully on a come back!

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M22 & M23 at Palm Ave, San Diego Ca

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11/26/2024 7:06pm

Welcome back B'stone!  Nice to see them active again.

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11/27/2024 6:25am Edited Date/Time 11/27/2024 6:32am

The M203 and M204 were way better than the options out there now.

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TeamGreen wrote:

Q: does Bridgestone have “race spec” MX tires…currently…? 

soggy wrote:
That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing...

That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing if they would make race spec tires for this new partnership?

TeamGreen wrote:
Well, I hope they take another stab at it.Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they...

Well, I hope they take another stab at it.

Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they brought him back!

Well, anyhoo…

Hey, Bridgestone? Welcome back! 

Thought he moved on to Dunlop?

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Tumic wrote:

Oldenburg mentioned it on a Pulp show, but maybe you were a co-host at that episode?

That was the fly guys and Blair in studio

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soggy wrote:
That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing...

That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing if they would make race spec tires for this new partnership?

TeamGreen wrote:
Well, I hope they take another stab at it.Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they...

Well, I hope they take another stab at it.

Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they brought him back!

Well, anyhoo…

Hey, Bridgestone? Welcome back! 

Zycki11 wrote:

Thought he moved on to Dunlop?

Pirelli?

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TeamGreen wrote:

Q: does Bridgestone have “race spec” MX tires…currently…? 

soggy wrote:
That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing...

That’s what I was clumsily trying to ask. I would assume no because they haven’t been in premier Mx racing for awhile, but I was positing if they would make race spec tires for this new partnership?

TeamGreen wrote:
Well, I hope they take another stab at it.Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they...

Well, I hope they take another stab at it.

Also, they had one of the…of not THE best “tire guy”…Doug. It would be soooooo cool if they brought him back!

Well, anyhoo…

Hey, Bridgestone? Welcome back! 

Doug was amazing.  So many great memories with him.  I would love to see him at the races again!

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