Yes, and that's the problem with the current status quo in dirt karting. It's "dirtphalt" AKA asphalt racing with poor traction and a single line where frieght-training becomes the norm and only way to pass... And moving someone is deemed acceptable because it's the only way to pass in follow-the-leader racing. If you're going to prep a dirt track to have lots of traction, why not cut to the chase and simply have an asphalt track? At least then the water wouldn't ruin the track... If you want to teach car control and true dirt style driving, up the HP and lessen the traction.
Which goes to the original point of this post -- HOW do you want a dirt track prepped? Well, I guess that answer depends on whether you want REAL dirt racing, or simply a poor facsimile of asphalt racing with lots of cleanup afterwards. The current status quo takes everything that's bad about dirt racing and lumps it into the same experience. 30 years ago 13 year olds were racing with 3x the power of today's karts... This is what real dirt racing with KARTS used to be like. What we have now is a poor substitute, IMO:
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