I built the same kit about a year ago and frankly didn't have many issues with the kit tracks. I used The Doog's technique of assembling them as a run, slathering them with Testor's red label plastic cement, letting them dry for 5-10 mins, wrapping them around the road wheels while leaving a gap, letting them dry overnight, peeling them off for painting, and finally fitting them back on.
My biggest issue was sanding the sprue gates off each and every friggin' individual link.
But if you really don't want to deal with them good luck with the replacements. After all it is a hobby and no point of wasting time on something you really hate doing.