BF Goodrich is going to teach Shaun White how to drive
 

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At the 15th ESPN Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado yesterday, BF Goodrich announced a multi-year partnership with snowboarding Jedi Shaun White: the 130-year-old tire company would teach the Olympic gold medalist how to drive. Not just get behind a wheel and use a turn signal, but, you know, really drive. Before a day spent with a few drivers from Team BFG, White had never driven a stickshift before - his Lamborghini Murcielago has E-Gear and his 1966 Mustang is an automatic - and readily admits "I'm a terrible driver." Autoblog was there to ask BFG and White what's it all about, and more importantly, who's going to replace Samuel Hubinette's gearbox?

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