Rode the full course today. 3:30 at a moderate pace (still wore me out), not bad considering this is 20 miles longer than I have done so far this year and I ran hill repeats yesterday.

First 20 miles is the same as last year. Dirt sections in very good condition (packed, not a lot of loose stuff).
Joe Bean hill (largest climb from previous years) has been removed from the course. Still some punchy dirt sections in the middle. In general good condition, but a few rough spots. Removal of Joe Bean brings this back to more of true classics course, last years course (around 5000' of climbing and 64 miles was more like an Ardennes classic (not balanced enough and a bit too long and hard for Cat 5s especially in April).
Mostly flatter from miles 30-40. Cheese factory road is pretty rough, but is it dead flat and there is only one turn on this section. The power riders will like this section. Very open, could be interesting if it is windy here.
Climbing is concentrated in the last 20 miles. There is 1-2 miles of gradual paved climbing leading into Meeting House road (big rollers), which will make this section a little tougher than in the past. A few rough spots here, but mostly good. The steepest part of meeting house (only about 30 meters) is pretty washboard and loose. It would be easy to spin out here if you are out of the saddle.
Old Stage (final climb) is in good shape. They also simplified the finish, so there is just a right turn onto main street and then 200-300m to the finish (flat), instead of the horseshoe turn and finish on a side street last year.

Overall I think this is an improvement over last years course. 4000' of climbing (but a lot of punchy stuff) and 62 miles. Very balanced course, will favor the all arounders in the higher categories (3 and above). Still more of an endurance/climbers race for the pikers (Cat 4 and 5). I would rate the dirt road surface in pretty good condition, paved roads are very good, nothing to get concerned about. I always ride my usual road tires and rims (my regular rims are 28 or 32 spoke Open pro/Velocity Arrowhead, so I ride sturdy wheels in general for road racing), although there are always plenty of 404s used here. I finally got a set of 404s for road races, but just don't want to use them on this course (higher chance than normal of hitting a pothole or a rock).

Good luck. Lets hope for nice weather. I see the Cat 5s going 3:05, Cat 4s 2:55, Cat 3s probably 2:48, and Masters 2:40 to 2:45 on the current course.