nah, i don't waste tape cleaning tires. i just rub them on my shirt like most kids do to clean things off
they were rather clean though as i had just finished some laps on the rcp track. i have used tape to great success many times. i even had an rcp tile pit lane that had removeable packing tape roll off area so you could pit the car and simply drive over the tape section. worked great. for the most part, unless i'm in a serious race, i don't bother with cleaning much. i ran nearly the intire season 6 of HFAY without cleaning my car. needless to say it was filthy. i do change tires every couple months so i try to clean then.
yep, the tile is a slippery surface. once you get more than 1 tire off the track, you can easily loose it.
i have the batteries charging again and as soon as they are done i'll get more pictures. the gap was rather small in my opinion. the extreme close up may make it look larger than it really is.
multitasking is putting a good spin it
it's often difficult to concentrate with 2 kids running around, doing other things and or trying to watch what they are doing at the same time.