MCM said:
Would it be a good idea to pick up a pair of AVS front tires to match the rears for track use? (for use on the stock 94 wheels) Or sell these tires in favor of something else?
First of all, don't consider all Yokohama AVS tires equal. Yokohama uses the AVS name (which refers to certain technologies they use) on a lot of different tires - everything from their former top-of-the-line AVS Sport, to their budget AVS ES100, to all-season and even truck tires. Just like Bridgestone does with the Potenza name, Kumho does with the Ecsta name, etc.
Now, you say that the rears have Yokohama AVS AV1 tires. I'm not familiar with them (although a quick Internet check shows people mentioning AVS AV1-40i, AVS AV1-60i, etc). So I have no idea how good they are. A bigger problem, though, might be the fact that neither Yokohama nor the Tire Rack shows AVS AV1 tires on their websites. So they might be (I'm guessing here) an older tire that's been discontinued (maybe a while ago) and you might not even be able to get a matching pair. Which makes the whole question moot.
If you don't have a lot of track experience - say, under 10 events - then my suggestion would be to use top quality tires on the street (sounds like you're using the OEM Bridgestone RE010, and that's an excellent tire) and to use the same tires on the track as you're using on the street. When you're a beginner, you're going to be working on learning and gaining experience, and you're not going to be able to take advantage of the added capability of a different, higher-performing tire for track use. (Also, a higher-performing tire may give less warning when it's about to lose traction.) Once you've got some experience under your belt, then I would consider using the extra set of wheels for some good track tires (R compound tires), such as the Toyo RA-1, Hankook Z211, Avon Tech R, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup, Hoosier R3S04, etc.
