As an American, it's a little strange to watch the cars go clockwise. A nice change of pace for this viewer. By the way, do you have a sense of what the top speeds were during that race. One last thought ... those classic cars you showed are spectacular! Well done again!
Do they race in the opposite direction in the States? That never occurred to me. On the straights I think they’re topping 100mph but being a short circuit they have to apply the brakes pretty quickly.
I believe that it's the oval influence that caused the US to race anti-clockwise, most of the world races clockwise. Interestingly, our ovals still run anti-clockwise, stock cars, speedway, Rockingham, when it was still operating; even though nearly all of our tracks run clockwise now.
Great circuit this, loved watching the rallycross baack in the 60s. Minis forever!
You can still find quite a bit of old VHS footage of the rally sessions at Lydden Hill on TH-cam. They are a great watch!
@@Tudor_Travels I do occasionally find bits but the trouble is knowing which keyword to use in order to find things.
As an American, it's a little strange to watch the cars go clockwise. A nice change of pace for this viewer. By the way, do you have a sense of what the top speeds were during that race. One last thought ... those classic cars you showed are spectacular! Well done again!
Do they race in the opposite direction in the States? That never occurred to me. On the straights I think they’re topping 100mph but being a short circuit they have to apply the brakes pretty quickly.
We have had tracks that ran clockwise and anti-clockwise, but I can't think of any AC ones that are still operating, Rockingham was the last one.
I believe that it's the oval influence that caused the US to race anti-clockwise, most of the world races clockwise. Interestingly, our ovals still run anti-clockwise, stock cars, speedway, Rockingham, when it was still operating; even though nearly all of our tracks run clockwise now.