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Why do many events like; horse or car racing, skating rinks, country dancing, go counter-clockwise around?

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Why do many events like; horse or car racing, skating rinks, country dancing, go counter-clockwise around?

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NASCAR says auto racetracks were set up counterclockwise in the tradition of horseracing, and the Thoroughbred Racing Association says American racetracks were first set counterclockwise in 1780 because American breeders were still angry at the British, whose horse racing tracks ran clockwise.