Bluemoon
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 11:02 AM |
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Tires blowouts...
Found this site intreasting thought I would share..
here
Particulay the bit on tire blow outs..
Is it true that you should nail the acclearator if you have one?
Dan
[Edited on 24/4/07 by Bluemoon]
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 11:13 AM |
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Years ago in the stock cars I had a blowout on the outside front as i entered the corner and kept the throttle nailed,it just made the crash hurt
more
Why did you spell tires the American Way?
Interesting fact if you read the writing on the sidewall they are all spelled "tires"
[Edited on 24/4/07 by TGR-ECOSSE]
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 11:19 AM |
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not if you drive this!!
http://uk.gizmodo.com/2006/10/24/worlds_fastest_street_legal_ca.html
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 11:26 AM |
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I now just put in full lock in the direction of the spin and let the stupid thing spin to a stop or catch it when it's pointing the right
direction (did a beautiful 360 in the cinquecento once  ) as I've found that the car is far more likely to stay on the road than when trying to
fight it. Indead it was just the same with the Karts.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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bartonp
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 11:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
Found this site intreasting thought I would share..
here
Particulay the bit on tire blow outs..
Is it true that you should nail the acclearator if you have one?
Dan
[Edited on 24/4/07 by Bluemoon]
Yes - you get to the scene of the accident that bit quicker.
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 11:53 AM |
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Only ever had one in 38 years and it was on the rear, not something I think about really. I would just want to stop as soon as possible, from what I
remember it was like driving a jelly.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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russbost
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 12:32 PM |
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I had a blowout on the NSF of a Jag XJS years ago doing between 130 - 140 mph, the flailing steel from the tyre ripped half the front wing
off!!! I realise now I should have accelerated thro' this & overtaken a few more people with brown pants b4 stopping
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 01:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russbost
I had a blowout on the NSF of a Jag XJS years ago doing between 130 - 140 mph, the flailing steel from the tyre ripped half the front wing
off!!! I realise now I should have accelerated thro' this & overtaken a few more people with brown pants b4 stopping
and this was in the ASDA carpark
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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TangoMan
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 05:34 PM |
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What garbage!!!!
Any sudden changes just as the tyre deflates is likely to cause problems. Hitting the brakes is obviously not the right answer but accelerating is not
much better. The correct response is to progressively slow the vehicle without any sudden control changes as they will upset the already disturbed
balance of the vehicle.
Unless of course you want to spin it to stop. It still hurts but you don't see it coming
Summer's here!!!!
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 24/4/07 at 05:47 PM |
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I drive a Xantia and I'm lead to believe that a flat tyre shouldn't be a problem 
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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