                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, October 28, 1994               TAG: 9410280631
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: By Mary Scully
                                             LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

TIRES TAKE THE WORRY OUT OF FLATS THE RUN-FLAT TIRE HAS BEEN A DREAM OF TIRE MAKERS AND CAR OWNERS SINCE THE PNEUMATIC TIRE.

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ILLUSTRATION: ON A ROLL

PHOTOS BY ERIC THINGSTAD

Don Winslow's 1994 Corvette is equipped with run-flat tires.

Goodyear Eagle GS-C EMT tires can go 200 miles with zero air

pressure.

Two lights on the Corvette's dashboard will flash to indicate low

air pressure on the right or left side.

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.

Key elements of Goodyear's run-flat system include a new mold shape;

deflation supports and two steel belts with special overlay.

by CNB