short coarses

this is a great idea we have employed for years on some of our smaaler venues Troopers Lodge,Illinois river oxbows such as meredosia lake where ice sheet is .5 mile wide,youve got it right,multiple laps similar to dirt track,fast,tight races w/ everyone bunched up on same tack for the most part.I also run similar coarses when i am practicing mark roundings w/a tuning partner such as mr brewha,or jr greeley. incidently,i have been skating troopers for a couple of days,hope to sail tommorrow or saturday!Central Illinois Yachts On The Ice reporting.