Last week I went down to Somerset to pick up my SWB from Pauls at SWZ (Hope the Wedding went well) as Paul picked it up from they guy I'd bought it off in Torquay.

 

I noticed that it had 4 brand new tyres on of unknown origins. You know what I'm like about tyres and how I bang on about them being the most important upgrade. Well it rained before i got home and it was like driving on ice.

 

They didn't break away violently, but sort of slid slowly and majestic. It really was fun. I'm sure had they been on my TT that it would have been a very different story, but my new NA SWB was opening a whole new style of driving. So with all this rain I have perfected being able to induce the rear to kick out and using opersite lock drive side ways as far as i like and even navigate both right and left handers whilst drifting alone.

 

I was getting to the point of almost advercating cheepo tyres for the NA untill last night.

 

I've have tyres suddenly deflate at high speed, but good tyers will really hold it all together and let you slow down and even get of the motorway.

I was Taking Eggy (Alla Chris GetGreddy) over to Bradford Last years and a Strap hook fell of a lorry just as I was passing, and it put a 2 inch hole in my tyre. I wasn't sure at first if it had punchered it and Chris was saying "nor it hasn't, Get ya foot down". We were doing 95 at the time but, I decided to pull off next junction, only to find a 2" hole in it.

 

Well Cheep tyres will kill most people in these circumstances and I'm glad that I'm either a very good driver of a very lucky man.

 

I was coming home from work and there had just been a Three car pile up. They'd all move over to the side of the road but there was bits of metal and glass all over both carriageways. I thought I'd mist it but obviously not.

 

I suddenly felt the steering get very heavy and was just thinking I've got a puncher I'll pull over and bump I Knew the tyre was off the rim. I was doing 70mph and my front OS tyre had just deflated on come off the rim in 2 seconds. I was sawing like mad with the wheel trying to counter the violent direction changes. I missed the barrier in the central reservation twice by inches and eventually got the speed down and under control and nearly crashed with a young woman in a Nova trying to pass me on the inside. I can't believe some people.

 

The tyre had punchered, deflated in about 2 seconds and then where the wall of the tyre meets the tread the tyre had over heated and melted right through leaving the wall in place and the rest of the tyre sliding from one side off the wheel to the other. Chewed my split rims up even more. This could have been really serious and don't happen with good tyres. So my drifting days arn't over, but the cheepo tyres are doffo for the skip

Nice story, the biggest mistake many people make in those circumstances is hitting the brake pedal, which then pulls them straight into the central barrier.

Thats one of my worst fears when driving, well done for not stacking it.

 

I once saw a Triumph stag loose his nearside front wheel at about 60 and slow to a stop in a strait line, so it can be done but wouldn't like to try.

Thats one of my worst fears when driving, well done for not stacking it.

 

I once saw a Triumph stag loose his nearside front wheel at about 60 and slow to a stop in a strait line, so it can be done but wouldn't like to try.

 

Had one go on the NS front in the Volvo at 80, I have Perrelli Rosso's on it and even though the face of the tyre destroyed the inner wheel arch the walls and most of the face held together and no real drama. Then like I said on the Zed with the Bridgestone S02's was n't even sure at first.

 

Just been offered a set of Pilots that a guy has tryed on his Porsche and doesn't like for £200. 235's and 265's.

We were doing 95 at the time but, I decided to pull off next junction, only to find a 2" hole in it.

 

 

Think you will find it was more VERY good luck that this blowout was not as bad as the one you just had more than anything to do with the tyre.

 

Glad your NA pop was not too bad fella :eek: