Re: R v LHD (was: Why are old Alfas right-hand drive?)

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Charlie, LA, CA writes: "A good friend who is also a race driver once explained to me over too much wine (so excuse the sketchy nature of the recollection) that there is a slight advantage on certain type of tracks or road courses to having a RHD position, I believe owing to the % of turns in a certain direction (...)"

Maybe he was trying to say that if you race on a clockwise race course, most turns will be right turns and you will obtain a better weight distribution by being seated in the right side of the car.

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