[Gdeaver]

In the search for the idea wheel covering, We looked at bike tires. At a local high end bike shop they have about 70 different tires hanging up around the store. Took a piece of field carpet and tested tires reaction on carpet. Goldilocks problem. Too grippy and not grippy enough. Many would not allow static turning. Found 4 good candidates. Bought what we thought was the best. Took a worn down rough top covering and ground the rubber down to the nylon fabric. Bonded the cut up bike tire to the carcass. Results were very very good. There was some delamenation at the edges. We then sewed the edges together. This was an excellent solution from a wear and traction perspective.
We ran the tires at several off season comps and allot of driver practice. They wear like iron. Tremendous grip but can turn. We do not use them how ever. Too much work and require very careful construction. We settled on Andy Mark wheels for their ease of use in our design and cost. Quick and easy. Not the best wearing solution. We change our wheels out once this year.