I've yet to make the $500 purchase on a dirt set-up. I would def like some input from the fellow Flat Trackers.

At the Ec track you want hard tires. Its usually so tacky in the beginning it will let anything hook. Once it starts to groove up you need a harder tire or you will burn through a set in an afternoon.
Now Saratoga is a differnt animal. Its a stone dust horse track that will have a huge cushion. You want a medium soft compound tire. A cushion track won't burn up a set of tires like clay will. After that its all test and tune. I can tell you a cusion track will run a similar set up to ice. But, with that setup on clay unless the track is dry and slicks out you will be so tight you'll flip in the turns.

Ok , I'm mistaken on the track there running at thought it was the mile horse track. Too bad I was looking forward to the big track lol.

We built an 18 hole golf course 20 years ago. It went out of business for a couple years so we rode the **** out of it. Lol. If they ever run Vernon downs again I will be petitioning for a Quad pro class.  You get your bike all figured out?