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My unsolicited advice: Don't run slicks until you're maxing out your street tires all the time. I listened but I didn't really understand why before I ran slicks for the first time... They really can mask your mistakes.

I would get AD08s, RE11s, or RS3s for the track until you're driving the piss out of those.
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My unsolicited advice: Don't run slicks until you're maxing out your street tires all the time. I listened but I didn't really understand why before I ran slicks for the first time... They really can mask your mistakes.

I would get AD08s, RE11s, or RS3s for the track until you're driving the piss out of those.
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