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Old 01-20-2010, 05:34 PM
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Screw in Tire, am I stuffed?

Hi guys.

I had a screw embed itself in the tread of my Toyo RA1s. I pulled it out, and it hasn't punctured. However, the positioning is worrying me. The screw went through the tread, and ran along the "skin" of the sidewall. Is there any danger to me if I use the tire on the track?

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Old 01-20-2010, 06:08 PM
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sounds iffy. Id say maybe for driving to work, but the track!?.. have to go w NO. tires see some crazy stress on tracks
 
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I would not use it for the track given your description of where the screw was located.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 07:43 PM
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Ok guys, thanks very much for your prompt replies. Looks like i'm out for this weekend :(
 
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