Actually you are very un-informed on this subject, however so are many
other people in the US so do not feel bad. Nintey percent of tire
failures on the road are due to improper air pressure. The tire operated
at a low pressure builds up heat over a period of time this create a
delamination of the belts in the tire. The belts then pull away from the
carcass and take the tread with it. This is due to poor maintenance not
due to the tire being retreaded.
If you do not believe me, I can direct you to many independent studies
that prove this very thing. These studies are done by walking the road
and picking up the rubber and recording the failures. We have also seen
many trucking companies implement maintenance programs that almost
completely eliminate over the road tire failures.
By the way I am not campaigning for retreads in Solo II.
Rob Pickrell
My family has been in the retread business for 62 years. Our retread
shop had less than a 1% failure rate. We sold it last year due to market
opportunities. We still sell about 1 million in retreads per year.
Craig Blome wrote:
> --- scott_phelps@england.gdt1.com wrote:
> > Author: Chris Sims <csims@simshome.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Does anybody make performance retreads now? It
> > seems like a good
> > >idea. . .
> >
> > Not allowed in SCCA......... Look at all the
> > truck tires on the
> > highway, and you'll understand why. I wouldn't
> > put recaps on any car.
> >
>
> I was driving behind an 18 wheeler outside Little Rock
> once when a retread delaminated. Big brown cloud and
> KABOOM, followed by tread snakes raining down from the
> heavens. *Very* scary experience. I understand why
> SCCA doesn't allow 'em.
>
> Craig Blome
> Texas Spokes SCC, Austin, TX
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