DeTomaso Mailing List: August 97, Message #10
     



From: Andy Poling <andy@realbig.com>

Subject: Re: Re[2]: TIRE PLUGGING / PATCHING / NEW TIRE.

Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 02:50:14 -0400 (EDT)



On Thu, 31 Jul 1997, Dan Miller wrote:

>         The tire in question is basically new and has less than 3K miles on 

>      it.  My real question was basically can I take the Pantera up to 

>      occasional bursts of 120-130 or even 140mph without worrying that the 

>      tire will blow causing me to spin off the road and get killed or kill 

>      someone else??  

>         Since I will be running with the SDP guys through the oil fields on 

>      the way up to Monterey this year, I know we ALWAYS haul ass through 

>      that area, among other spots, on the way up and back.  Bottom line is 

>      I just want to be safe, for myself and others.

>         My initial feeling is I should replace the tire, just in case, but 

>      I don't really know.  But since I have been spending money like it 

>      grows on trees lately, I am trying to compromise.  Maybe I shouldn't 

>      compromise on tires with patches/plugs??  They are a lot like brakes I 

>      guess.  A necessary evil.



Frankly, I wouldn't go that fast on a Euro/TA anyhow... have you looked,

lately, at how tall those sidewalls are?



If you wanna run that fast, get shoes appropriate for the task.



As I recall, a knowledgeable tire guy once told me to subtract one letter on

the speed rating scale for each plug/patch in a tire... food for thought.



My $0.02...



-Andy (who is running BFG R1's on Wilkinson wheels, with the Euro/TAs on

Campys in storage)



72 Pantera: wicked fast      91 Miata: easy fast      96 A4Q: surprisingly fast

                             84 RZ350: scary fast





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