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Originally Posted by BigBone3
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What sort of racing?
That's more just out of curiosity. Whatever kind of racing you're planning on doing, take it out in stock form (or as close to stock form as possible) before you start to modify. Learn the car, its limits, what you like about it, and where you think it can be improved.
I say "as close to stock form as possible" because if you're going on an actual track then you will want to change out brake pads/fluid at the very least. Wheels and tires can be a good idea initially too, but you don't want to end up with more wheel/tire than the car needs (which really isn't much with the stock power). It isn't bad to learn the limits of the stock tires too though. If you're just autocrossing I'd definitely say to stay on stock wheels/tires for at least your first few events.
Your best bet is to go to the Technical area of this forum, particularly Suspension, Wheels, and Tracking sections, and absorb as much information as you can. Pay particular attention to what's said by the Race Comp Engineering and CounterSpace Garage guys. They know their stuff!