Hampton Downs sold

[Shaun Harris]

I believe the above post to be 100% correct!

[sil3nt]

Doesn't really matter because it isn't going to change.

I think something more interesting could be done with the extension. Just seems to be adding more of the same corners to the circuit.

[ellipsis]

I believe the above post to be 100% correct!

...are all the rest not true...i feel violated and let down to the lowest point ever...i may find another forum where everybody tells the truth...my son tells me i am a naive fuckwit...

[nzspokes]

It's my understanding that the track was built to be raced in an Anticlockwise direction, all of the corners are cambered that way, and yes I've ridden it and while it's easy enough in the clockwise direction I can see how it would be better the other way.
Transit NZ stopped them running it the proper way because apparently they were concerned that cars might go flying off the end of the start finish straight onto the Southern expresway. Dickheads, what would they know???

That front straight would be epic quick the other way around. You would want a good set of brakes.

[Shaun Harris]

...are all the rest not true...i feel violated and let down to the lowest point ever...i may find another forum where everybody tells the truth...my son tells me i am a naive fuckwit...

hahaha cheers for that laugh, you have a wise son dude

[Shaun Harris]

Where the start finish line was originally painted tells any one that is was designed to be run in the opposite direction. Guess they just fucked up and forgot to change that detail after direction change untill all the crashes at the end of the last lap started happening

[ellipsis]

you have a wise son dude

...he doesn't quite realise it yet, but I taught him that...and wise is the wrong word...you don't really get that with age, but experience of failure and more testing and more failure...and more testing...

[Shaun Harris]

...he doesn't quite realise it yet, but I taught him that...and wise is the wrong word...you don't really get that with age, but experience of failure and more testing and more failure...and more testing...

wise was hard enough for me to type man

[jellywrestler]

It's my understanding that the track was built to be raced in an Anticlockwise direction, all of the corners are cambered that way, and yes I've ridden it and while it's easy enough in the clockwise direction I can see how it would be better the other way.
Transit NZ stopped them running it the proper way because apparently they were concerned that cars might go flying off the end of the start finish straight onto the Southern expresway. Dickheads, what would they know???

really, explain turn one the other way, especially once the full track has been finished, zero runoff, ditto withe straight from metalman to the dipper, no run off, and the dipper would just be an uphill drag, whereas now it adds quite a bit of a challenge with a borw of a hill right where the breaking is going on. it's simply poppycock that it was designed to go the other way

[Delerium]

I have heard quite a few concerns about 'what might happen' with 2k cup and trackdays now. Anybody know if there is any legit reason for this?

[steveyb]

I am pretty certain also, having followed closely the circuit story from first announcements, early circuit diagrams and artist impressions and the video of talking a car around the circuit before sealing, that it was always clockwise.

But answer me this. The current position of the finish line is problematic in it proximity to T1. Other circuits in the world, like Circuit del Termas de Rio Hondo for example, have different start and finish lines. This would solve that problem at HD. Why do they not do it?

[Shaun Harris]

I am pretty certain also, having followed closely the circuit story from first announcements, early circuit diagrams and artist impressions and the video of talking a car around the circuit before sealing, that it was always clockwise.

But answer me this. The current position of the finish line is problematic in it proximity to T1. Other circuits in the world, like Circuit del Termas de Rio Hondo for example, have different start and finish lines. This would solve that problem at HD. Why do they not do it?

It has been moved back once since opening

[jellywrestler]

I am pretty certain also, having followed closely the circuit story from first announcements, early circuit diagrams and artist impressions and the video of talking a car around the circuit before sealing, that it was always clockwise.

But answer me this. The current position of the finish line is problematic in it proximity to T1. Other circuits in the world, like the cemetery circuit for example, have different start and finish lines. This would solve that problem at HD. Why do they not do it?

fixed it for ya

[Reckless]

To create passing you need straights long enough to come to speed and corners sharp enough to have braking opportunity passes, more stop start than sweepers.
I think Hampton would be better the other way round because of some of the existing corner shapes.
Hence why I've always believed the track direction vs transit theory/rumor???
IE
1/- Coming past the start finish and down the hill, Round the sweeper, (depending how you took it) could create a pass into the now turn 5 as it would then be a hard braking area and sharp right?

2/- Again Corner 5 for example. Coming down the hill you generally only have one apex because the corner shape.
If you where going the other way you could early, mid or late apex it depending on how your bike handled and the power characteristics up the hill.
Which would then create passing opportunity over the hill into what would become a left hander at the now turn 3.
Especially if some one had a go at you going into it and upset both your lines.

3/- And turn one if you came up the hill you could also have different apexs and power down options, Whereras now coming down the hill clockwise its pretty much only a late apex corner.

4/- If you want to limit the top speed down into the sweeper put a tight chicane to the left into it at kink, the bottom of the hill, which again would create more passing opportunity.

I could type more but generally these are the 3 main reasons I think Hampton wold be a better passing track anti clockwise.
Made a couple quick rough arrows on the track in GIMP attached.

Just my 2c I'm actually far more comfortable on R/H tracks and you may agree or disagree because everyone has a different opinion but thats my take on it.

[Mental Trousers]

There is no way in hell the current turn 5 was designed to run counter clockwise. To get enough run off area to make it safe means undercutting the start/finish straight up on top.

Myth: Hampton Downs was designed to run anti clockwise
Myth busted.