Why do the cars drive counter-clockwise on the racetracks?
I’ve done a bit of research on this question, and the answer is a lot harder to know than I first thought. Anyway, I think a lot of it has to do these two things. The first is if the racetrack going to be of international standard. If this is the case, the track may well be designed to run clockwise. Formula one is still the most expensive form of motor sport in the world, and there is strict guidelines regarding and tracks layout. Formula one and now the new Formula A race clockwise. The second may have something with the origins of saloon car racing. I live in Melbourne; Australia and we have about six racetracks. One is the street course known as Albert Park. It is a temporary track; it’s international and runs clockwise. The Adelaide (South Australia) Grand Prix street track runs clockwise too (but Melbourne stole the rights to F1) Calder Park is a combination track which runs NASCAR’s as well as saloon cars. The NASCAR racing is counter clockwise, but other forms of racing on the
