Ouch! Sounds like he over-estimated just what the tyres can do for you!

I must say that whilst I was one of the few cars on the road during the worst of the weather in Sunderland even I wouldn't have been silly enough to have tried anything other than feather-light acceleration when I joined the A19. I literally found myself driving along a glacier with only the Armco to indicate where the edge of the road was, definitely not the time to prod the loud pedal!

In fact now that I think about it, the week and a half where the weather was at it's worst is the longest I've ever gone without using the Sport button, just not safe! Blue