A few years ago we started marking apexes with yellow pointers and the
response was extremely positive. The trick is minimizing using the pointers
to only places where the car will be close to. For example, there shouldn't
be pointers on both sides of a gate, just the inside edge. I've seen
pointers used to say "No, you should be *WAY* over there", when I think they
should say "Look at me and always look for the next one". When it's done
this way, the use of nice bright yellow cones (Purchased from Glen the
ConeMan, of course) really make the course easier to navigate, especially
for mod cars.
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> From: "Chris Teague" <cteague@home.com>
>
> In the San Diego region, we do have a supply of green cones.
> Some events mark the apex with the green cones. This can
> help some of the novices. But lately they have just been mixed
> in with the orange ones on course.
>
> Chris Teague
> 97 M3/4 AS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glen E. Thompson" <glen.thompson@worldnet.att.net>
>> Has anybody ever tried using different colored cones for events? Since
>> they're readily available I figure somebody must have given them a try.
>> Are other colors easier to visualize? Have different colors for different
>> functions? Different sizes for different functions. We have some tall
>> cones that we use for pivot cones and start/finish. Seems to make it
>> easier to see. Color might be another benefit. Of course there's the
>> downside of having to stock the different colors.
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