{"id":418,"date":"2013-05-06T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhedzwordpress.com\/GT\/?p=418"},"modified":"2013-05-06T17:25:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:25:08","slug":"off-road-competitor-david-jones-masters-ball-and-barrel-at-howiepalooza-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/2013\/05\/06\/off-road-competitor-david-jones-masters-ball-and-barrel-at-howiepalooza-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-Road Competitor David Jones Masters \u201cBall and Barrel\u201d at Howiepalooza 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u201cball and barrel\u201d race at Howiepalooza 2013 was a memorable event this year, especially for David Jones who tied for first place in his Jeep fitted with GT Radial Adventuro M\/T<\/a> tires.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cIt was great to get back into action with a new heavy duty crossover steering kit, track bar and a fresh set of Adventuro M\/T\u2019s,\u201d said Jones, a small business owner in Springfield, MO, who participates in numerous off-road events each year. \u201cThe folks at GT Radial sent me a new version of the M\/T which features a steel reinforced sidewall. I was anxious to check it out!\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones said the April 25-28 event at the SMORR off-road park in Seymour, MO, started with 28 hours of rain, which meant mud, deep water and an ever changing terrain. \u201cI went out with a mission to hurt these tires,\u201d Jones laughed. \u201cI aired down to around 13 psi (I normally drop to 18 psi), giving me a full spread on the tire tread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones continued, \u201cAiring down that low is harsh on the sidewalls, but with the new design they felt great! I held no reserve when I encountered all the muddy rocky trails, and surprisingly enough, I left the park with no damage to the sidewall or the lugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"An estimated 250 off-road enthusiasts competed in the event, some of them coming from as far away as Minnesota and many of them driving \u201cextreme\u201d vehicles.<\/p>\n

The ball and barrel event involves a driver going as fast as possible while his, or her, passenger throws a ball into a barrel at the turn. Jones completed the sloppy course in 43 seconds, tying him for first place with the park\u2019s owner, who was riding on 47-inch tires.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still can\u2019t get over how stable the tires felt; even aired down that low I didn’t feel the sidewall roll. Big high five to the GT Radial engineers – the product just keeps getting better!\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

For the \u201cmudders\u201d out there like Jones, the Adventuro M\/T max traction tire for light trucks and SUVs features the most aggressive tread pattern in the GT Radial family; perfect for conquering rough, harsh, muddy, or snowy terrains.<\/p>\n

Available in 15- and 16-inch sizes, the Adventuro M\/T features a high void ratio and pyramidal-shaped tread elements for excellent resistance to aquaplaning and self-cleaning capacity. The reinforced casing construction provides excellent overall resistance to damage \u2013 as Jones found out recently!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The \u201cball and barrel\u201d race at Howiepalooza 2013 was a memorable event this year, especially for David Jones who tied for first place in his Jeep fitted with GT Radial Adventuro M\/T tires. \u201cIt was great to get back into action with a new heavy duty crossover steering kit, track bar and a fresh set […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtradial.ca\/\/\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}