[John Clay]

I few things to try:

Walk the course 4 times. The first two times are for navigational purposes only.

1) We (PCA Potomac AX course designers) are not scientific in our course drawing process and there are "lot issues" that are hard to account for. Accordingly, there will be differences between what is drawn and the actual course. Use the first walk through to mark up your map for what is actually there.

2) Do a second walk only thinking about navigation. Don't even think about speed, car position etc. Break up the course into sections. There will be sections (like slaloms) where you know you won't get lost so run past those, and other sections where you may get lost. Slow down in those sections and get a good look at the cone placement. Do not look at your map except to add comments to help yourself out.

3) Third walk. Now you can start thinking about the course from a speed/car placement stand point. Decide whether entry or exit is more important. Should you give up speed for a shorter route, etc.

4) Fourth walk. Typically this would be for fine tuning your plan, but you may just want to think about navigation again.