> IMHO, I don't seem to understand what the purpose of the colored cone's
> would have.
They will help all novice and veteran drivers to look ahead.
> If you are halfway serious about the sport, and you do races
> outside your home region, which I do, and if you have 2 or 3 regions which
> you race with , wouldn't it be a bad thing to have one region use colored
> cones since there would be no consistency between regions?
That's why I *suggest* green cones for apex and I sell the 18" "SCCA
standard" size cone.
>Also wouldn't
> you like to have the local regions have the same basic format as the
> "bigger" events? And if you go to regional, National Tours, Pro Solo,
> Nationals, etc, they don't use colored cone's.
Look again. Pros use color at the start and finish. And yes
I supplied the cones.
> I would much rather train
> myself to see the course than become dependant on colors to tell me where
> the pivot, pointer, slalom, etc. cones are.
That's fine.
> I know when I go to an event,
> I try to walk the course as many times as the time allows and memorize the
> course in my mind. That way I don't get lost in the sea of cones. A lot
> of courses can be boiled down to only a few important cones and all the rest
> of the cones disappear.
Yes, but what about the person who can't walk the course or only can walk it
once?
The whole idea behind color cones is to help everybody. Some don't
need it, others will like it. That's why I started marketing the product.
> JM2$
> Joe T
And I respect all views on this subject. This helps me know what the
Regions and competitors think.
Glenn Duensing
GMD Enterprises
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Whitling
> [mailto:alliancemillsoft@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:47 AM
> To: Lloyd.Wilson@Alcan.Com
> Cc: glen.thompson@worldnet.att.net; autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Cone colors
>
> CSCC in Columbus Indiana uses multi colored and multi sized
> cones. Personally it
> doesn't bother me much but most people hate it. To top it
> off the CSCC courses are
> fast so most people could never take the time to analyse
> cone size or color during
> a run anyway. I know thier attendence would go up with other
> autocrossers out of
> the region if they used regular cones, but they may not want
> that. They seem to be
> a pretty tight group. Sorry to digress.
>
> The one place where different colored cones would make sense
> would be for slalom
> cones ... and perhaps pointer cones. However I think that
> all the cones should be
> the same size. Just my opinion.
>
> John Whitling
>
> Lloyd.Wilson@Alcan.Com wrote:
>
> > --Boundary_(ID_rkon/jLbwOyFa7zf8LEkhw)
> >
> > IMO, it would be great if every event, region, Tour, Pro
> and Nationals would
> > use different color cones. It is much easier to 'see' the
> course using them.
> > I have run events where the left and right side of the
> course used different
> > color cones. I have also run events where the pointer
> cones were a different
> > color, this is VERY beneficial.
> >
> > But the negative side is if your local clubs use different
> color cones then
> > your members will get use to that. Then if they attend
> another event outside
> > your area, like a Tour, Pro or Nationals, that may not use
> different color
> > cones, then they would be at a disadvantage. Due to the
> fact that people would
> > get use to the different color cones. That has been the
> argument in our region
> > for not getting them.
> >
> > Lloyd Wilson
> >
> > glen.thompson@worldnet.att.net on 06/23/2000 08:28:29 AM
> > To: autox@autox.team.net @ INTERNET
> > cc:
> > Subject: Cone colors
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > glen
> > ==============================
> > Glen E. Thompson
> > Regional Executive
> > Blue Ridge Region SCCA
> > glen.thompson@worldnet.att.net
> > www.brr-scca.org
> >
> > --Boundary_(ID_rkon/jLbwOyFa7zf8LEkhw)--
>
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