I tried to count the number of sets of Michelin's I've bought in the past 25 - 30 years, and wasn't able to. Well more than a dozen sets on 6 different trucks.
Yeah he hit a ladder in the road and stopped to check the tire but didn't see any damage. He continued on and had a left front blowout. There's a video from Michelin about handling blowouts on RV's- the problem is you have to floor it to keep weight off the front while you get it under control, or it will dive towards the blown tire. Getting on the gas transfers weight to the rear to let you get it under control. Charlie always cruised that thing wide open (It was a diesel) so even if he stayed in it, it may not have saved him.
just over 90,000 miles on my original Michelin AT2 ltx tires that came on my ford f250 ! put nearly a hundred thou on the ltx defenders that i sold with my 2005 excursion.
I can believe that. Heading to do a Triathlon in N.C. as I was traveling through S.C., and came across the wooded median where it happened. Straight shot into a fairly wooded median. That path went in seemed like forever, considering the trees in there, but was prolly a good 300' maybe? I remember thinking there had to of been some speed involved. It looked like they were very lucky to not have large diameter trees during most of that path through until the end. How his girlfriend survived is beyond me. Hope she's doing okay. Great reminder to slow down when pulling heavy loads. Mavros. I can still hear him.
Sylvia is doing good. CJ Czaia (CJ KNOWS) really helped her out keeping her on her feet after the accident. She used to come to all the races for years after, but just recently I haven't seen her around as much. She met a good guy and got married, so I'm really hoping for the best for them.
