Don, Next time you head up Ocala way, try 301 and give yourself a little extra cruise time. When heading south to Florida, I usually pick up 301 up at Callahan (301 and A1A) and follow it all the way down to Dade City. Most of it is 4 lanes, but from Belleview to Bushnell is single. A lot of quaint towns and horse farms along the way, usually a very pleasant drive. Beats the hell out of looking at bumpers in your rearview.

I never gave blown truck tires a thought until a friend was trailering his streetrod home to Florida from PA and an 18 wheeler blew a tire. Part of the tire carcass hit his streetrod sitting up on the trailer and although damage was light to the all steel car, it would have been totally different if it had hit another vehicle, especially a roadster with little or no cabin protection. Now when I get along side of the big rigs I hurry right along, cause you can never know when something might happen.