Re: 2008 Z06 Burnout
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Run over a rock just right, fall off bike, hit your head and you might die. It looked to me like the people were back behind the concrete barriers.
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You could choke on your cereal spoon too. Again, one is more likely than the other. I don't know why you want to argue with me about something you don't understand. I spent 35 years in the tire business and have seen just about everything you could imagine from the inside of Michelin factories to 'ride and drives' all over the country and daily 'hands on' experiences (that are the real teachers of the business).
I have seen probably a half dozen or so passenger tire explosions (truck tires are an entirely different horror). One of which damn near killed me and another which seriously injured my father. A tire spinning at a standstill, as in the video, will reach thermal equilibrium and continue to gain heat since there is no fresh cool concrete or air flow to cool the tire. If and when it reaches the temp it was vulcanized at it will delaminate resulting in an explosion. What you see in the video is an instance where the tire was worn through the tread, belt pkg. and cords. That type of failure is far less dangerous than a delamination failure at speed.
If you were standing close to the barrier and a delamination failure occurred you would be in danger. A little more danger than falling off a bicycle.
If you need further explanation PM me.
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