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Originally Posted by Overdrive
I'll beat the drum one more time with the others and say don't mod the car. When you reach a point where the car doesn't give you enough to match the skill you have, then you can mod it to suit.
Tires don't count all that much though, so go right ahead and get something grippier than what the car comes with. The car will still let you know when you make mistakes.
If there's any sort of winter event in your area, you'll get to put your winter tires to fun use. You won't believe how easily you can hang this car out and control it in the snow (with good snow tires).
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I agree with almost everything except do NOT get RE71Rs if you're still truly trying to learn. I find that they instill over confidence in rookie drivers because of their INSANE ability to grip right off the bat but then fall off as you run more and more hot laps.
I actually discourage most of my students (especially for track days) not to get RE71Rs because their grip tends to mask bad behaviours and habits that usually show in the first few laps. Tires like the RS3s and RS4s which is what I use, take time to warm up and you can't drive like moron right off the bat and still have a great session.
All of my students who bit the bullet and 'downgraded' to RS4s all complained about lack of grip initially but then as they picked up their skill, they started to plateau less compared to RE71Rs and have since cleaned up their line and are faster than their old RE71R times. Now when they go back to RE71Rs, they understand the profile of that tire and know what they
didn't appreciate from before.
Just my two cents.