[Bobb]

Hi LarryIII, Just a little update on the tire patch or plug question. In the April issue of Road and Track in the Technical Correspondence the question came up about plugs and patches or should he junk the tire. The answer has a little more info than we had before Quote "Local tire stores may plug-repair very low-performance tires on something like a farm utility trailer, but an interior patch is all that is commonly used for auto tires. The official word is that high-performance tires can be patch-repaired, but are considered a standard -performance tire from then on. Many shops won't repair such tires due to liabilityy concerns, and if they are repaired, they have lost their high-sped rating" end of answer. So on some super hot Maryland summer day with your foot a little to far down on the pedal, remember you now have NO speed rating on the tire with the plug and a low rating with a patch. Take care, BOBB