http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...t=taping+tires
I had to dig to find this, but it is about taping your wheels to keep them from balooning and/or ripping apart like that. There is also a thread about balancing your wheels which helps keep them from doing that as well.
Here is two more threads about wheel care.
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...t=taping+tires
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...t=taping+tires