So, what you are telling us is that you run your Mashers backwards. The conventional direction is the one pictured by NCNitro and how most of us run them unless we need extra traction. I have not had too many problems with my Mashers hooking up, and I run them forward.
The other side of that is the street driving, and I think NCNitro covered that as far as it needs to be.
Bottom line, run them how you see fit.