Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "NASCAR Fan Reacts to Supercar(Australia) VS NASCAR VS Mustang GT @ Adelaide Circuit" video.

  1. Adelaide is all main roads of Adelaide, including segement of the central business district, most parts are main road around central area an parklands. All carry daily peak hour and other traffic. Was once running the F1 Grand Prix, until that was stolen by Melbourne, where F1 is run on a circuit around parkland with central lake. But that also is normal traffic roads normally only converted for F1 races,adding barriers sand traps and fencing. The pits area has buildings that large parts of share other sporting uses. Super car races are also run on city roads at Gold Coast in Queensland, and a few other racing circuits. One, Sandown Park is just down the road from my home, that has a long history for car , motor bike and horse racing as far back as post WW2. Initially dirt, but sealed surface since 1960s, with extra curves added over the years and a couple of alternative circuit paths for different racing. In 1960s was also used in F1 racing. I have used it for car testing as part of fuel injection calibration and drivability assessments. While we had restrictions on max speeds and crazy driving, we still managed enough to wear out tyres, do the odd spinouts cornering too hard, or loosing control as brakes (normal road cars!) faded. Even got opportunity to drive a Nissan GTR. Sadly some missed out a turn driving, as a Nissan engineer blew the trassmision. I much prefer this road style racing to pure oval track racing, which I just find somewhat boring , akin to model railways just running around and around at almost invariable speeds. Yes there are tussels for position and crashes as cars fail or drivers lose it. Nothing beats racing in places I can also drive myself, and I have had both intentional and unexpected drifting action including winding mountain roads with trees right to bitumen edges. Not only moserate performance cars but lumbering 4WD hulks with tons of steel in your hands, nothing sporting about it then. Exciting, you bet! In Germany I have driven considerable distance on Autobahn at speeds up to 265 kph in turbo sports models. Some experience that, in general traffic, not racing conditions. But mixed other drivers and cars of mixed competence. Flashing headlights for cars ahead to clear the way as you are coming up at higher speed. Normally however cruising was from 160kph to 210kph. Scary was trying to go slow in fog, but at 80kph having multiple instance of almost being rear ended and thus speeding up to 120kph, with a few car length visibility, I felt scared. Was even passed by a truck while at 120kph in such fog.
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