Hey Mera'din i just saw that you posted. Those tires that you looked at were not cleaned after i ran them. They are my old set, and after i ran them i just threw them in the tool box and forgot them. When i clean my tires, they are very clean leaving nothing on a clean white rag. So i don't think that is it. And the reason Eric was slow and now fast after buying a new motor and esc is that his esc was bad for a while and finally just puffed out some smoke last week revealing the problem. And even though he is faster than what he was running, he is still not as fast as the "fast guys." I think my point is still valid. For example, your fastest lap time is an 8.1 and mine is an 8.4 and your bro's is an 8.5 and your bro is faster than me which tells me that i cornered a bit better than him but if i don't stay on that exact fastest lap line on the track, he will beat me every time because he is faster on the straights. PM or txt me when you want to meet up bud.