Nothing wrong with that advice
petiterc is the go-to site for car setups. A few weeks ago I had a practice / shakedown session at Mendip RC raceway (med grip bumpy astro, dry) and this setup seemed to work reasonably well:
It was very 'safe' though. This was running low profile cut staggers on the front, minispikes on the rear, yellow compound all round. If I was running it for a race meeting I'd look at firming it up.