Just found another picture of my Aprilia RS250.
Event is Scandinavian Championship on "Jyllandsringen" in 2002. Wet race ended in highsider from 2nd position Not a good day...
Dosn't matter which way. When I was racing proddy 250 we all had the Dunlop 207GP front tyre mounted the "wrong" way. When doing so the front tyre lasted much longer. to keep the costs down we also had to use the D207GP in the rain, and I didn't loose the front one single time...
Make sure the engine is up to 90degres Cel before reving it hard. Also use a good oil. On the ohter hand, i didn'd change the plugs at the specified intervals, i just checked them once in a while....ohh do remember to remove the sidestand + bracket if you are going on a trackday....