The course map for this weekend's autocross is posted on the live results site:
http://ax.pcasdr.org/
You'll notice that we're introducing a different layout style that may be new to some of you. Andrew and I refer to this as "SCCA-style," since parts of the course mimic the more minimalist use of cones common in SCCA autocross. This style is also used by the PCA Orange County Region for their AX events at El Toro.
For this event, there are still sections of traditionally coned course layout (indicated by solid black lines) with some SCCA-style elements interspersed between those familiar sections. We carefully designed the layout to try to minimize the chance of anyone getting lost, but it still might be worth carefully studying the map to prepare for the event.
Some of the advantages of these new elements are: more freedom to choose your driving line, wider variety of elements, added visual interest, more challenging, and fewer cones to manage. As people learn to identify the special marking cones (described on the map legend), there is less chance of "cone blindness" with this style.
I included a dotted gray line on the map to clarify the "middle-of-the-road" path through the elements. On the day of the event, we'll have a couple of enlarged printed maps that include different blue and red driving line examples to help spur some thoughts and conversation about the best line for your car. We'll also have printed handouts of the online map.
Questions and feedback are welcome before and after the event.