My first course design..., ...coming up in two weeks. Options

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SCCA regional practice & championship event at El Toro in two weeks. I'm a bit nervous.
Mark D.

[Joe Ricard]

Some distance rules I try to follow.
Slaloms = 22 paces
Arcs 50' radius

Try google maps satellite image. see if you can find references like concrete blocks how big are they?

Lane changes no more than 25' at a distance of 50-60 ft long

Chicago boxes used sparingly total 80 ft long with single or double cone to set speed through box. easy to adjust by moving cone in an out.

L box or double L (L
7) can be used to control speed

the new popular SCCA feature lately is the Wallom (I love this one) as it is really just a slalom that is dressed up fancy with a wall of cones in line.

and a variation is slalom with row of pointer and standing cones to the outside or inside apex of each slalom cone.

What are some other features that we all love to hate?

I've seen a curved slalom before "Epic fail"

I always drive it with my Super Duty and sometimes with an FJB kart (my son's). If the kart is banging the rev limiter start to finish tighten up some cones. If the Super Duty (25 ft long) feels pinched then open it up. Testing is the only way to be sure it's good.

Had a group of vettes show up one morning and after watching me sweep, chalk etc. they proclaimed the course was too tight for thier cars. I jumped in the truck and whizzed through on full boost never touching a cone and posting a fairly good time. They all shut up .