Last week I noticed that my ‘Trebon’ used Dugast tires were showing some wear. They had tuffs of material tasseled out the sides and rubbing on my brake pads. I sent out for some advice. It seemed I could just deflate them, cut off the extra bits sticking out the side and then re-seal the edges.

I let them sit over night with high pressure.

Saturday: Baker Orchard. The ground was firm but I feared my tires failing on me so I kept the pressure high. I got a good start and tucked behind Hollywood on a SS for the first lap which pretty much cooked my engine. My tires were much too hard and it was like riding a washboard. My forearms and lower pack were killing me. I managed to for 2^nd place.

 

Sunday. Hudson. Not wanting to suffer again, I let the pressure down to my normal cross psi. Everything was looking peachy and a first place was at hand thanks to Paul K also rolling his tire (twice) until the start of the bell lap when my rear Dugast just gave up the race and rolled off and fell apart. I now had to run a football field through the double back sections, towards my pit bike, then past my pit-bike (how cruel is that) back halfway down the field again, over the barriers and back to the pit. I was toast. During that run the chasing group gleefully past me. I finished 6th.

Ladric