2006-07-22 10:58:01 · 8 answers · asked by Patricia S 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
the reason being,,,its when the race car comes into the pits,,he was able to speak with the crew chief(before radios came into use), have drinks passed to him from over the pit wall,,made fueling the car safer for the person putting the gas into the car,,,,when the driver is on the track,,it made it easier for him to see the pits(and the pit/message board from his pit crew, telling him lap times,when to pit,etc),,,by looking out the left side of the car while driving he had less things to block his view( inside the car,roll bars) of the pit area
2006-07-23 10:03:30 · answer #1 · answered by kkahn9dodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America we drive counter clockwise so the driver door is away from the walls. But in Astralia the drive clockwise so the race fans can see the drivers more clearly. Plus driving counter clockwise helps you "hug" the corners better making the area around the track shorter. That is why we race counter clockwise.
2006-07-22 20:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by revern 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They drive counter-clockwise so the drivers ARE NOT NEXT TO THE WALL. In the event of a crash into the wall the drivers are safer this way.
2006-07-23 10:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by micheleey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We want our drivers away from the wall because if they hit they are less likely to get hurt.
2006-07-23 03:26:36 · answer #4 · answered by Smokes Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the driver leans into the curve
2006-07-22 18:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by Bob C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So the driver is NOT next to the wall.
2006-07-22 18:02:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To keep from opening a temporal discontinuity.
2006-07-22 18:01:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is difficult to train monkeys to turn both right and left.
2006-07-22 22:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by froggy010101 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋