I'll be running the Texas Mile (standing start mile) in October on my ~1,000 whp. Shelby Mustang using Hoosier R6 tires. I had the tires heat cycled by Tire Rack. The car weighs ~4,200 lbs. with driver, and the track is smooth concrete. I'm expecting top speed of ~210 mph.
I took the tires & wheels to Discount Tire for mounting and balancing. They "road force balanced" them, and used some kind of mounting lube.
I later read somewhere that tires shouldn't be mounted with "soap" (I assume this means the typical tire mounting lube) for high speed runs (e.g. >200 mph.). So now I don't know if I need to confirm whether they did use "soap", and if so, whether I need to get them to unmount them, clean off the lube, and remount -- either dry or using slightly soapy water or some other lubricant.
Your thoughts?