I dont think there is a formula for success for keeping a tandem up at speeds with a front blowout. Just have to do the best you can!?! It is a heck of a lot steadier when you keep the bike going in a straight line. We were decending down a road with a curve when ours blew. When I'd have to turn the wheel is when the front would drift wildly. If and when it happens to us again I'll just lay on all the rear brake I can (not enough to lock up the wheel though) and try keeping it in a straight line till I can stop. Oh, and it helps you yell YEEHAW.