Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a tread, a carcass with belt plies disposed below the tread, and a cap ply layer between the tread and the belt plies of the carcass. The cap ply is a cap ply tape containing at least one layer of fabric selected from the group consisting of woven, knit, and nonwoven having a first side and a second side, a resorcinol formaldehyde latex (RFL) coating on both the first and second side of the fabric, and a patterned coating of an adhesion promoter on at least a first side of the fabric overlaying a portion of the RFL coating. The tape is wound in a flat helically wound around the belt plies and covered with a tread of the tire.