With the Ball-cups the AE ones are pretty good, they will eventually start to bend and waht not but they are ok for the time being, If you are worried I rekon some of the best to get are the Losi extra strong ones they will last you ages. As for BDR tires, I run at BDR but to be honest with you the track conditions change all the time as its either been watered and also rained alot on it or it may be dry. I usually use holeshots which work most of the time but you may want some ifmar pins aswell depending on how wet the track is. Proling Holeshots are usually fairly goood though.

Regards,

Ryan