Mainly bought the car because I want to do more tracking
^^RAD! You'll love it - once you're hooked, you're hooked!!^^
I'm still on the stock summer tires, maybe only 14000 miles on them, have winter tires too, 7mm out of 10mm tread left all around. How are they in the rain on our cars for track driving? They are nearly 6 years old (probably more if they sat in stock at the factory). I'd hate to get rid of tires with lots of life left. Is it safe to track them at all (never mind in the rain)?
^^The stock tires suck in the rain when new. BUT that means that in this gem of a chassis, with the phenomenal balance that it has, you'll LEARN car control safely, at safe speeds and have a BLAST doing it!!! Inspect the tires thoroughly for cracks, splits, or anything funny looking. If they're that old and have anything weird looking, they're not worth running on track. Tires have a "shelf life" that is independent of treadwear. ^^^
This would be my second time on track ever, so very new driver, first time with RWD. RWD sounded fun (cue image of Jeremy Clarkson drifting while reading), but it is actually intimidating me quite a bit. TC VSC will be left on! I turned it off for autocross and I spun out (was raining) so those went back on! I never spun in the CR-Z. I'm trying to "get back on the bike" and get over that by doing some more performance driving sooner rather than later. Especially want to get comfortable before the snow hits.
^^ You'll have an instructor right? Clarkson is hella entertaining and all the tail out smoke show antics are entertaining, but that is the slowest way imaginable around the track 
I instruct for a group in Texas, and unless my driver is 1) consistent and smooth 2) driving fast enough on a proper line that the nannies are hindering their pace - I insist they leave them on. The nannies are intrusive in this car, but unless they are upsetting the chassis, it's better that way. The moment you learn that you can steer the with the throttle, and that if the car feels like it's "ON RAILLLSSS" - you should be going faster - Your paradigm shifts and the real fun begins
The wet just cuts lateral traction further. We all spin at some point- don't let it intimidate you it's not the end of the world. No Damage, then no worries. The key is to APPROACH the limit of traction, don't blow right past it and spin - you'll never know when or where you crossed the line. If you approach it SLOWLY and progressively, you'll start to learn to key in on clues and signs that the car is sending you that you're going to lose traction if you ask for more. Managing right at the edge of that traction in every inch of every corner seperates good drivers from wicked fast drivers. ^^
I've read over the track tips post, good advice there!
You can get a book for cheap on Amazon called "Speed Secrets" by Ross Bentley. Classic, beneficial read. Get it. And enjoy a lifetime of track driving.
The car I hope to keep for a long time
^^Welcome to the fold They'll pry mine from my cold dead hands!^