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Arrold - Don't send yours yet...play around with mine and then send the whole slew of them back at the same time. I'm putting the finishing touches on them now so they'll go out Monday.

I just ran a segmented 300 lap test (my Mad Dog Taurus already has about 250-300 laps on these tires) - a 100 lap run and then a 200 lap run with the first 150 driven "comfortably" with the last 50 as fast as I could.

First, the amount of angle on the outside rear tire did not change from the onset to the end of the test...I don't have a micrometer gauge to measure, but my mm ruler didn't show anything significant.

As to performance, as mentioned the best time for this car is a 2.39 - the best time in the first 100 lap test was a 2.48. In the second 200 lap test I reset that fast lap to a 2.34 and throughout the test runs the handling did not drop off.

That's about 600 laps or roughly 5 or 6 races worth on these tires and I believe I could get another 600 out of them.

(I did not test the two in-line cars as they do not show that wear pattern...yet.)

So the K&D's will continue to be the tire used for the Forums Cup...though sending along a spare or two might not be a bad idea.

Larry - Well that was quick - your car arrived safe & sound a little while ago.

Took the liberty of running a 25 lap test drive in both lanes vs the 3-some I have - ran 2nd (2.45) on the outside and 4th (2.66) on the inside. Best lap today was my #8 at 2.41 outside & Alan's #48 at 2.50 inside.

That compares to the best 2.77 (outside lane) your car ran in the All-Star race so that's a nice pick up of over 3/10th's.

Plenty of speed and braking is better, but a little on the loose side especially on the inside lane.