Call me dumb but,
Why are all WRC cars left hand drive? Simon I know you know... Steve http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif |
Because they spend more time on LHD road sections.....
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so they can adjust their nuts with their right http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif
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And how the hell do they get away with those tiny number plates?? I thought they had to be "Road Legal".
And surely a tiny back numberplate doesn't gain you much time on a stage http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif?? [i][b]Andy A[i][b] |
IIRC, the vast majority of road systems require driving on the right.
I also seem to recall that there may be a left versus right brain issue that dictates LHD as being phsycologically speaking advantageous. Remember these teams will do anything to win. I suppose the FIA may, of course, dictate that LHD is mandatory, I don't know if this is the case. Driving a LHD car on british roads isn't as troublesome as you may imagine... you probably end up being a safer driver as you have to be more sure of your overtakes. Moray |
The cars are road legal, but they are exempt from a few laws, as they have to carry rally plates during road sections of events. This allows them to bend some of the regulations that apply to us all.
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Andy,
if you look at the British registered cars on the RAC Rally (or whatever we're supposed to call it these days), you'll see that amazingly the plates are legal size. I guess when the cars are abroad, the plates don't have to adhere to British (or perhaps any?!) Traffic Law. As for LHD - I know that the Escort Cosworth/WRC was LHD because of routing of the Turbo, exhaust & stearing rack favoured this set-up. Don't know about others though? |
IIRC it is to do with weight distribution.
Thats what they say for the BTCC cars anyway http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/confused.gif DW |
B****cks. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif
The cars are left hand drive because most single seaters are/were (when manual shifts were standard). Since then, it is a case of habit. Most serious race/rally drivers have become used to a right hand shift. Duncan |
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