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Course Marking Guide

The Mint 400 Course Marking Guide

Course Signage Type:  Description of types of signs and explanation of meaning for each sign:

Directional Main Arrow (Orange) – Directional arrows used to indicate straight, left, right.
Mile Marker (White) – Indicates current race course mileage
Caution Marker (Yellow) – Alerts drivers to potential hazards that require extra driver awareness.
Danger Ahead (Pink) – Warning of upcoming danger obstacle
Directional Danger Arrow (Pink) – Directional arrows used to indicate dangers, drop offs, g-outs, etc…
Wrong Way (White) – Indicates wrong course direction or incorrect route

Turn Marking:
Slight to moderate turns will be marked on the INSIDE of the turn wherever possible (right turns marked on the right side of the course, left turns marked on the left side of the course).
Hard turns and dangerous turns will be marked on BOTH sides of the course wherever possible.

  • < 45 degrees: Single ORANGE arrow. One arrow stapled at a 45 degree angle.
  • 45 – 75 degrees:  Single DOUBLE ORANGE arrows. Double arrows stapled at a 45 degree angle.
  • > 75 degrees:  PINK signage. See extreme danger protocol.

CAUTION MARKER (YELLOW)
Single Caution Ahead signs will be used to alert drivers to potential hazards that are not an immediate danger but still require extra driver awareness. Generally speaking, cautions will be placed in areas in which you do not need to slow down, but need to be prepared to do so if necessary. Some examples include road crossings and speed zones.

  1. First Marking – Single Caution Ahead Sign, at approximately 150ft before the caution.

MODERATE DANGER (PINK)
Danger signs will be used to mark hazards that may cause moderate damage to race vehicles. Generally speaking, dangers will be placed in locations where you may need to slow down. Some examples include blind turns, drop-offs, and moderate g-outs.

  1. First Marking – Single Danger Ahead Sign, at approximately 150ft before the danger.
  2. Second Marking – Single Arrow, within 50ft of the location of the danger.  Dangers will be marked on BOTH sides of the course wherever possible.

EXTREME DANGERS (PINK)
Extra markings will be used to mark the most significant hazards that are likely to cause heavy to extreme damage to race vehicles. These will be marked with progressive signage to provide multiple warnings prior to the danger. Some examples include high speed 90 degree turns, large g-outs, and dangerous cliffs/drop offs.

  1. First Marking – Single Danger Ahead Sign, at approximating 300-350ft before the danger.
  2. Second Marking – Danger Ahead + Arrow, at approximately 150ft before the danger.
  3. Third Marking – Double Arrow, within 50ft of the location of the danger. Dangers will be marked on BOTH sides of the course wherever possible.

Additional Signage:
Additional marking on the race course include:

  • Pit Entrances – Pit entrances will be marked as an extreme danger (See above).  All pit entrances have mandatory stop checkpoints.
  • Speed Zones – Speed Zone entrances will be marked as an extreme danger (See above).  All speed zones will have 25mph signage posted throughout.
  • Pit/Speed Zone Exit – Resume race speed signage. You may resume race speed once the driver passes the signage.