Tire blowouts at any speed can spell disaster for a driver. We hear about them happening all the time on public roads and highways. Often, the results are catastrophic at just 60 or 80 mph. So what would happen if you lost a tire going over 200? After the jump is a video of Le Mans 24 Hour racer Yann Clairay experiencing a tire failure this weekend at extremely high speed. Luckily, the driver walks away unharmed.
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06/19, 2:30 PM
posted by:
tino
WOW that is spiffy, mustof been a firestone tire
06/19, 2:32 PM
posted by:
J
Michelin.
06/19, 2:34 PM
posted by:
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goodyear
06/19, 2:37 PM
posted by:
Renton
Le Mans is a hardcore race.
06/19, 2:38 PM
posted by:
.
#1
It’s “must HAVE” you idiot.
06/19, 2:41 PM
posted by:
zan
Thats What he gets for speeding!
cool video
06/19, 2:48 PM
posted by:
meneame.net
Video real de lo que sucede cuando estalla un neumático a 320 Km/h
Una carrera de coches filmada permite imaginar el efecto de reventar un neumático en carretera, aunque sea a una velocidad menor. El vÃdeo corresponde a las últimas 24 horas de Le Mans. El piloto accidenteado, Yann Clairay, resultó ileso por lasext…
06/19, 2:50 PM
posted by:
teknomusik
It was most likely a Pirelli… look at the driver’s suit near the end of the video.
06/19, 3:13 PM
posted by:
tino
hey #4, Your mama’s so fat that her belly button makes an echo >:-O
06/19, 3:22 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
You all sound like 4th graders.
06/19, 3:44 PM
posted by:
BAMF
they’re just kidding… good one, tino. better one, zan.
06/19, 4:20 PM
posted by:
matt
it just has to have been a bridgestone. that’s why renault are beating ferrari in formula 1 at the moment, because bridgestones are crap!
06/19, 4:39 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
Chimichanga? No Quiero Taco Bell?
06/19, 5:44 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
#14: go elsewhere with your spanish crap.
06/20, 12:51 AM
posted by:
Latvietis
Does the driver have any idea of how lucky he is
06/20, 2:12 AM
posted by:
RasH
The most amazing thing is that, after a little while the driver actually goes back and tries to get the car going again, in order to get it back to the pits for som fixing! He doesnt succeed though…
However, Thats Commitment for you!
08/14, 4:36 AM
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