It was too good to last. After all of the tyre problems that various teams have suffered this season, now it is my turn. We are on our way to Porto. The trailer is fully loaded with everything that we need in Portugal and everything that we have to put in the containers, ready for the races in Argentina, USA, etc, etc.
The sun has been merciless all day and with the temperature at 30 degrees Celsius, our air conditioned truck has been a luxury. But with 155km of driving before we reach Porto, one of our trailer tyres develops a puncture. A large piece of wood has gone into the sidewall of the tyre. It has not caused the tyre to deflate rapidly but the air is disappearing fast and all we can do is stop. Thankfully, the tyre has not shredded and damaged the trailer. VERY LUCKY.
We find a tyre company but they are 100km from us and we have to wait 4 hours before they arrive with a replacement. With the trailer carrying so much weight, we struggle to jack it up enough to allow the old tyre to be manoeuvred out and the new one put on.
A big thank you to AutoSueco(Minho,Braga) for their help with fixing our problem.
Tomorrow we will continue our journey to Porto and I will bring you the latest news from the WTCC Truckies.
