Originally Posted by
mcafiero
When it comes to tires, yes!
The surfaces at the various tracks in the US are all very different either in texture, slope, stickiness, and/or level of debris. A supple tire that would last all season at one track might be punctured within a week at another. A hard tire that would be perfect for one track might be too hard and have you sliding down another.
I've seen it happen.
At one track I asked the locals, "What race tire would you guys recommend here?" expecting them to say, Evo Pista or Sonderklasse. Their response, all three of them, "Conti Sprinters." "Sprinters." "Yeah, I run Sprinters on my race wheels. Evo CS would flat the moment you set foot on that track."