Bridgestone launches new Potenzas

Bridgestone VW GTI
Bridgestone VW GTI

My latest assignment took me to Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix, AZ for an up close and personal introduction to some new high-performance Bridgestone Potenza tires. I tested the new G019 Grid tire on the VW GTI and the new RE760 on the BMW 1 Series. There was also an AMG driving session in both the C 63 and E 63 AMG from Mercedes-Benz. Full recaps are coming down the pipeline soon. In the meantime here’s some in-car video of me tearing up the wet autocross course in the Bimmer.

P.S. The video footage was shot by Bridgestone on March 26, 2008. Obviously, the date/time stamp is incorrect. But, the G-force meter is working fine. Pretty cool!