The low bite tracks are the easiest tracks to use the softer Burris on. If those tracks were open tire you'd most likely be faster on a yellow Vega prepped aggressively, especially for Snydersville whether it is damper or if it is on the drier side, just with different chemicals. You'd still be replacing tires frequently to run every week all season long as you continue to load the tires up with chemical every week they'll slow down at some point where a fresh set would be faster. If half of the racers are using aggressive prep already when its not needed on a normal basis with 11's, imagine letting them use tires that will take every drop of chemical you can put in them. From a $$ standpoint, I'd rather sell 10x the tire prep and not have to do any labor for the same amount of time, but I don't think thats necessarily the correct answer either.
The flip side on 11's is you can mount them, cut them if you want to, sand them, wipe them with a conditioner and let them rip for the normal shows. If the track is too dry or too firm they'll tear, but given the specifics of snydersville and how slow you actually go around there they still are faster on average. To get a 33 to work requires it being cut to make the sidewall flex more under the limited load generated, prepped during the week, and wiped correctly trackside(for the night shows, thunder at the Ville depends on weather). Most simply can't or won't do that on a regular basis and default to burning off 11's, albeit flying around with limited effort until the tire burns off.
Everyone knows why Maxxis is the preferred tire at Hunterstown. It's the fastest tire available consistently. Hunterstown is a completely different surface for a weekly show than any other track in PA. IF Burris were the fastest tire thats what everyone there would run even if they liked a different tire more. Same with Reaper, Hoosier, Vega, etc. Open tire is always situational, on the average everyone defaults to what is fastest. Hard to call it open tire when you can run what you want but run off the pace. Most won't do that just because they get to run their preferred tire brand.
