by Drublic on February 8th, 2007

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Why are races on a track always run counterclockwise?

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by thinkin on February 8th, 2007
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This answer is about horse racing but I'm sure it still applys to racing
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- OK, thanks. That one didn't come up when I asked the question. Feel free to mark it as duplicate.
  
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by pasdasalt07 on July 24th, 2007
because on the average human, the right leg is the stronger and more coordinated leg.
when running counterclockwise on a track, the right leg is on the outside. therefore it has to do a little bit more work than the left.
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