Print and binder guide

Make your own binder.

Want every track in one place for the next track day? Put the workbooks in a binder. Here's how to do it, with a cover, back page and spine you can print for free.

  1. Print the workbooks for your tracks, one side of the paper.
  2. Punch the top edge. Every newer page keeps a blank strip there for the holes.
  3. Pick a binder that fits. The table below does the math.
  4. Slide in the cover, back page and spine strip.
  5. Bring it to the track, and leave it in the paddock.

Every layout of every track has its own workbook. Find your track on the Tracks page, pick the layout you drive, and hit Download the workbook.

Each workbook goes in the same order:

  • The cover: the whole lap with every turn numbered.
  • One page per turn, in order, with room for your notes.
  • The Session Log & Notes page, for right after each session. Print a few extra.

A typical workbook is 16 pages. The shortest is 5 (Pocono Raceway, Oval Course) and the longest is 37 (Virginia International Raceway, Grand West Course).

Only drive one layout? Print just that one. Layouts don't share pages, so each workbook stands on its own.

Find your track

What size binder

Worked out from the real page counts on the site today, so it stays right as tracks get added.

What goes inSheetsBinderIn sheet protectors
One layouta typical workbook 16 1 in 1 in
The longest layoutVirginia International Raceway, Grand West Course 37 1 in 1 in
One track, every layouta typical track 25 1 in 1 in
The biggest track, every layoutThunderhill Raceway Park, 10 layouts 170 1 in 1.5 in
Midwest, main layout of each track9 tracks 141 1 in 1.5 in
Midwest, every layout16 layouts 238 1.5 in 2 in
Every hand-drawn track, main layout10 tracks 162 1 in 1.5 in
Every hand-drawn layout16 layouts 244 1.5 in 2 in
Every track, main layout33 tracks 594 Two 3 in binders Two 3 in binders
Everything on the site81 layouts 1340 Three 3 in binders Five 3 in binders
  • Sizes are for D-ring or slant-ring binders, filled to about 80% so the pages still turn easily. Round rings hold less, so go one size up.
  • Sheets count one divider per track. With sheet protectors I count two pages back to back in each one, so every page takes about 1.75 times the room.
  • Hand-drawn means the maps without a star: the ones I've already redrawn by hand, corner by corner. The Midwest tracks are on the Midwest page.
  • Room to grow is never a bad idea. If you're on the line between two sizes, take the bigger one.

Cover, back page and spine

Free to print. They fit the clear pockets of a standard view binder. Pick a look:

Night

Dark, like the binders I give away. Heavy on ink, looks great on a shelf.

Paper

White with navy type. Easy on ink, and every home printer handles it.

How to print and trim

  1. Print at actual size (100%), not Fit. The spine strips need their real width. Every insert keeps a white edge, so nothing gets cut off.
  2. Use cardstock if you have it. It slides into the pockets easier. Plain paper works too.
  3. Covers need no trimming. The white border is on purpose. Write your name and car on the back page, then slide it in the back pocket and the front cover in the front one.
  4. Spines: the PDF has one page per binder size (1, 1.5, 2 and 3 in). Print the one you need, cut on the dashed lines, measure your spine pocket and trim the strip to fit. Slide it in from the top.

Not sure? Print on plain paper first and hold it up to your binder.

A cover for one track

The track's outline, its layouts with their page counts, and a code to its page. It works as that track's divider page too.

Example track cover: Atlanta Motorsports Park, its outline, layouts and page counts (Night)
Pick your track (33)

Midwest

Northeast

South

West

What you need

Nothing fancy. Most of it is at any office store.

  • A view binder with D or slant rings

    The kind with clear pockets on the front, back and spine.

    Why: The pockets take the cover and the spine strip. D rings let the pages lie flat and hold more than round rings.

  • A 3-hole punch

    Any standard one. One that takes 20 sheets at a time saves a lot of punching.

    Why: Pages keep a blank strip along the top edge for the holes.

  • Dividers, one per track

    Tabbed dividers, one tab per track. With sheet protectors, get extra-wide ones, made to stick out past a protector.

    Why: Find a track in two seconds. Normal tabs hide behind sheet protectors.

  • Heavyweight sheet protectors (optional)

    Top-loading, 3-hole punched, heavyweight.

    Why: Rain, sweat and coffee. You can write on them with a dry-erase marker or a grease pencil; try one first.

  • Paper and cardstock

    Normal 20 lb copy paper is fine for the workbooks; 24 lb is a bit sturdier. 65 lb cardstock for the cover, back page and spine.

    Why: Cardstock slides into the clear pockets more easily and stays flat.

  • All-weather paper (optional)

    Waterproof printer paper. Most of it only works in laser printers, so check the pack.

    Why: For wet paddocks. Pencil works best on it.

  • A pencil, and a grease pencil

    Pencil for paper. A grease pencil (china marker) for sheet protectors.

    Why: Pencil erases when your brake point moves. Grease pencil wipes off a protector with a dry cloth.

  • A storage clipboard (optional)

    An aluminum clipboard with a lid.

    Why: Keeps the pages you need today dry and in one place in the paddock.

Nothing loose in the car

The binder, the clipboard and the pencil stay in the paddock. Never in the car on track: tech will tell you to take everything loose out anyway. Read it before you go out, write in it when you come in.

Questions

Can I print these at a print shop?
Yes. Bring the PDFs and ask for US Letter at actual size, with cardstock for the cover, back page and spine. Nothing runs to the edge, so there's no bleed to set up. The only cutting is the spine strips.
Can I hand out binders at my event, school or club?
Yes, please. The maps are CC BY-SA 4.0: keep the credit on the pages and on the back page so people know where they came from, and if you change a map, share your version the same way. I'd love to hear about it: charles@gettrackmaps.com.
Why do the holes go along the top?
The pages are landscape, so the holes go along the long top edge. With the rings at the top, the pages flip up like a calendar and you see the whole map at once.
Do I need sheet protectors?
No. They're nice in the rain, and you can write on them with a grease pencil, but they take almost twice the room. Plain pages in pencil work great.
My printer cuts off the edge of the map.
Print the workbook with Fit (or Fit to printable area) instead of Actual size. The inserts on this page are the other way around: actual size.