Well, first of all, thanks for everyone's input!
As for the loop, I didn't think about what Don points out below until we
started laying out the course. My original loop was much smaller than what we
wound up actually using. What started as a short, tight-ish loop basically
morphed into a 420-degree sweeper!
Also, since this was a first-time effort, I tried to keep things simple. Next
time if I use a loop, I'll run it in the opposite direction. And maybe I'll
use more of the lot's "interior" as well, instead of just running around the
edges.
Scot
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Sent: Aug 4, 2004 12:41 PM
To: Jake Hodges <jake@codeworm.com>, Kevin Stevens <autox@pursued-with.net>,
autox <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Sunday's course
> Finally, for future course designers, it seems to make some sense that if a
> loop is incorporated in his/her course layout that doing the loop in the
> opposite direction of the overall course direction might, generally, be
> advisable in the interest of not having extreme differences in tire wear
> such as that experienced by Paul.
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