The track is the longest and fastest in the World Cup circuit. At 2.5 miles (4K) it required over 1,100 haybales and reams of snow fence to protect. The organizers even built Marshalling stands to provide enough safe "eye coverage" of the massive track. Speed estimates put the fastest riders at over 70 mph.
The volunteer marshals and course officials were "brilliant." They all knew their jobs and performed them admirably. The result was an event which ran as though it was celebrating it's 10th year, and not working out the bugs of a first year race.

With such a long track, there was no need for lane lines, blending zones, or other artifice at the start. Consequently, there were no false starts and none of the extrememly distasteful DQs that can characterize the shorter track events. Riders picked where they wanted to be on the road based on qualifiying times. It was crowded with 6 men across, but if hands collided during the unlimited paddle, the racers would apologize, and paddle one handed until they could move to a clear spot. There was plenty of time to make up ground.
There had been some controversy surrounding the need to put in an artificial chicane, hoping to "scare the riders" into slowing down. Fortunately good sense (and restrictions on traffic flow) prevailed. The track followed the natural lines of the road. Two main features gave everyone more than enough excitment: The "Juice Box" and the "Gun Barrel."

Gun Barrel is a left 180 degree switchback which can be taken at about 30 mph. However, the approach to the Gun Barrel is almost 60 mph. Those who failed to exercise judicious braking had a taste of hay and pain. Fortunately the number of accidents was minimal and the degree of injury only moderate.
Coming out of the switchback with speed was critical. The track flattened and perhaps even went a bit uphill. A poor exit meant excruciating slow progress as all the trailing riders shot past. An excellent exit put even a trailing rider "back in the hunt" for 1st place.

After the Flats, the "Sugar Bowl" arced 180 degree right. It was taken by everyone without braking because of relatively low speed, but a good line was crucial to track positioning for the "Big Drop" on the exit.
With speeds already leaping over 60 mph, the "Juice Box" was next. It was named for a spectator's juice box thrown into the road before the turn. But it stuck because no one wanted to be juiced there. As brave as everyone claimed to be, the course was littered with nervous braking marks prior to the bend. The pavement was definitely uneven, as evidenced by the paint warnings left by the stand up riders. At about 70 mph, it was a high-G left, through the bumps and prep for another high-G right. The bumps would make the riders shift and dance through the turn. The wheels of the heavier riders actually smoked under the stress. Hooking another rider in the Juice Box could send everyone into the surrounding forest, exploding against the trees like victims of an airline accident. And hence, all the nervous braking marks.

All the speed was not wasted, and the rest of the sweeping turns on the course kept racers busy. There was plenty of time and room for drafting and passing before the finish. Also time to dodge the few moronic spectators who always confuse these events with a Running of the Bulls.

It may be an idea to contact the previous organisers.

I'm going to Inverness in a couple of weeks so will try to pop by.