RE: tamiya drift tires
i've been running those on my tt-01 since i got last september mainly on my street and they seem to last pretty good still have lots on them and have run 30-40 battery pack on them at about 40 minutes a pack. They have a bit more grip but still slide out. I've since locked my rear diff and gone to abs big difference huge drifts and easier to initiate also last a long time. In your case these would be good tires. Im running rz 23t and 22t/61t gearing and abs is fine although like you say hard to go in a straight line with plastic.