Re: Paddocks .. good and bad ...

"Austin Shackles" <austinDITCHTHISFORBETTERRESULTS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote 
in message news:985r74t69slclig81g1of36jfbb3btahd9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On or around 16 Jul 2008 06:17:01 GMT, "Paul - xxx"
> <notcheckedever@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>>I've been driving for roughly 31 years or so and feel I've been
>>particularly unlucky in this respect.  I know, personally not from 
>>'the
>>news', of only one other driver who's lost a wheel, but that was when
>>we were racing sidecars, and the whole sidecar fell off with the wheel
>>... ;)
>
> hehehe
>
> That's down to inadequate scrutineering, is that.
>
> I've seen it happen, also seen an impressive blow-out on a cement 
> mixer at
> about 45 on the main road.  ****ING big bang, bits of tyre and rear 
> mudguard
> flying everywhere.
>
> drove past slowly and the driver was picking up bits, wound the window 
> and
> said summat like "that was a bit loud".  He had in his hand a piece of 
> tyre
> tread about 2ft long.  "It was a good tyre" he said, noting the depth 
> of
> tread left.  "'s not now" quoth I.

Once happened about 200m in front of us, ****ing jesus it went off!