Help me with A833 Gear ratio choice wide or close!

My first instinct is to get away from those 3.09 gears since I plan on using the car 99% of the time on the street, and I've had traction issues as I have not done spring relocation. My real attraction to the 2.47 is that close ratio gearset, seems like it would really be a blast around the curves we have up here in the Mountains. But I know if I'm at the red light and I get in a little spirited competition I want to get the car moving! 2.66 gearset seems to be the compromise between the 2... and need to check into one of those tamers.