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what about the ocean?
Badlands are great for bashing around, but no good for 98% of race tracks. They are heavy and the big knobs fold over or slide on any track that is not loamy dirt or mud.
If you want some additional race tires look for any VTR sized Proline like Caliber or Holeshot, or AKA Grid Iron, City Block, or I Beam.
Don't even think of putting tiny little 2.8" buggy tires on!:\:\
Of course a good racing tire would be best, but you obviously haven't seen the 3.8 badlands, they're almost the same weight as my 3.7 crime fighters and fit the traxxas dish wheels perfectly.
A few less grams won't help you when you're spinning.
How did you come up with 98% anyway?
Well I have seen the 3.8 badlands and tried running them on various tracks. Seeing as all tracks are hard pack and dry where I am (as are pretty much every track I have ever seen), these tires do not work. The knobs are too big. There is nothing for them to dig into, they just fold over and slide. It is hard to just get around the track with them, but they work great for bashing around and will rip trenches in anything soft.
A race tire w/ soft compound is worlds better for racing which is what the original question was. I don't think he was asking how cool the Badlands look when you are doing wheelies in the front yard.
The OP never said anything about where he was running, only that the truck was built to race. He didn't say he was racing, or on what surface he'd be running (i.e. pavement, dirt, concrete, etc).
A more appropriate response would have been that the badlands don't work on 98% of the tracks, in your area. They may work for some that have tracks with different surfaces than what you have available to you locally. Not everyone has your perfect west coast weather and tracks ya know. :