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I know advertising, sponsorships, licenses all go into the cost of these bodies. I mean someone has to pay for those Team drivers. It just sucks that for something that costs less than $5 to make, we have to pay 600% more...

And as far as making tires last longer, formulas come into play as well as traction. Sticky tires normally don't last long like hard compound, slick compounds do. So I'm thinking in order to make these tires last, the compounds would have to shift to a harder mixture or a whole different compound all together.