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The Spiral of Despair really should be on a proper slope. Then you're constantly moving through left off camber, climb, right off camber, drop. The constant switching makes it a good technical feature and makes attacks hard but lapses of concentration expensive. It's even better when it's sloppy because you could need to jump on and off the bike a couple of times with each pass.
The_Seldom_Killer-
Unfortunately if you make it challenging with a camber you then get people sliding through and under course tape, which then turns the race into a game of snake and ladders. Seeing as the whole thing is closed off it also makes it difficult for a marshal to repair when it all goes wrong.
Hempton (eastern league) is a mix of heathland and wooded bits. A steep bank that needs a run up and a few tricky descents. It'd be tough but it's a proper old school cross course. Central League is unknown to me.
Jon.
Not a fan of those spiral things, add little to a race other than distance imo.
Should be the first muddy one of the season tomorrow, given all the rain this week.