Dear Dave...

[Grand_Fromage]

Subject:        A query
   Date:         Fri, 23 Jan 2004 12:10:45 EST
   From:        ACHoncho@aol.com

Dear Dave,

I wonder if you or your contacts, would know, or a know someone who does know, or suggest a a source, to answer a question that has been buggung me for some time,

A few "LM 24's" back, I heard a discussion on "Radio Le Mans" at the circuit on right-hand v. left-hand drive winning cars.

I subsequently exchanged emails with John Hindaugh and Don Baker but the matter was never resolved.

Any ideas please?

ys

Tony Crane

Wakefield Yorkshire.

[Robbo SPS]

Tin top cars have a better balance being left hookers as thats they way they are designed , and weights calculated. The open cars always seem to be fairly central , apart from the odd Panoz .

WRC , BTCC , ETCC , everything is left hand drive. GTS , GT's

The only exception is the Caterham racing series , but then on one cares really.....

I presume thats the question , as i cant remember hearing the Radio conversation .

[BigH]

Tony, I'm a little concerned. If you've been buggung for some time now, then quite frankly things are looking pretty bleak.
I would suggest some engrailing.
Although there is an element of luck required during this procedure (a regular correspondant is always asking me if I've had any luck engrailing it). The consequences of no luck, and presumably failure, just don't bare thinking about.
As for the merits of left or right hand drive, I'm afraid I can't help you there, but to be honest, unless you sort some engrailing out sharpish, you're not going to be in a position to sit anywhere mate.
H

[Gilles]

It probably also depends of clockwise and anticlockwise of the track, if the inner track is left or right  

[jpchenet]

It probably also depends of clockwise and anticlockwise of the track, if the inner track is left or right  

I thought it always ran clockwise??  Has it been run round the other way at any time then??

[Robbo SPS]

It probably also depends of clockwise and anticlockwise of the track, if the inner track is left or right  

I thought it always ran clockwise??  Has it been run round the other way at any time then??

All tracks run clockwise , except a few in Aussie that i am aware of.

[Mr. Rick]

All tracks run clockwise , except a few in Aussie that i am aware of.

How about Daytona then??  

[Robbo SPS]

And some others in other countries that i cant think of at the moment


( covers all angles now , i think.. )

[Stu]

All tracks run clockwise , except a few in Aussie that i am aware of.

How about Daytona then??  

And (just while I'm catching up on missed posts) Interlagos and Laguna Seca.

[Matt Harper]

...... and Riverside?

At risk of further confusing the debate, what happens when you pitch the Mclaren F1 into the original enquiry?

Robbo's right - Aussie tracks run counter-clockwise (well, Mt. Panorama and Phillip Island do) - is it something to do with the water going down the plug-hole in the opposite direction?

[Robbo SPS]

and just to add in

Left Hand drive cars have better balance.

right hand drive cars are naturally un-balanced as the initial designs for cars are for left hookers.


Looked through books on the clockwise thing, Still No answer, maybe its a choice thing ?

[Fax]

Here in the States most of the road courses run Euro-wise (counter-clockwise) but of course the ovals are counter.  Hence the anti neck muscle-stretching devices attached to most Champ Car drivers shoulders & helem'ts (that and that fact that they're pulling enough G's to have them on the verge of blacking-out at a places like Indy, MIS and Fontana.
John

[Fax]

Oh sh*t!  Mean't clockwise....Have another Coors John!

[rcutler]

Is the balance thing the reason that all rally cars are left hookers?

If so are UK built cars like TVR at Le Mans Right hand drive, I suppose that this would upset the balance if you made a left hooker?

[Robbo SPS]

Is the balance thing the reason that all rally cars are left hookers?

If so are UK built cars like TVR at Le Mans Right hand drive, I suppose that this would upset the balance if you made a left hooker?

Rally - Yes

TVR - Yes as well ( its designed RHD )

Although i am no expert