1929 Ulster TT Race Programme

THE COURSE.
HE total length of the T.T. course—known as the Ards
Circuit—is 13 2/3 miles, and except that it contains no
T really severe hill, it embodies in its three "legs" almost all
the attributes of the ideal course for a road race . It includes
corners of all descriptions, easy bends that can be taken very
nearly "all out," more acute bends calling for a slackening of
speed, followed by rapid acceleration, and right angle turns,
hairpins and the like, demanding efficient brakes and a frequent
use of the gear box . It also includes a two mile straight where
every ounce of speed can be employed, and plenty of open stretches
to facilitate passing.
THE THREE LEGS.
In shape, the course is a triangle with the three small towns of
Dundonald, Newtownards and Comber at the corners . The start,
where the R .A .C . Grand Stand, Scoring Boards and Replenishing
Depots are situated, is on the main Belfast-Newtownards Road,
about five and a half miles from the centre of Belfast, and less than
-t- %o miles from the tramway terminus at Dundonald . This top
leg of the course running from Dundonald to Newtownards is a
broad main road permitting of very high speeds . About half-way
along it is the famous Mill or Quarry Corner, a very sharp left
hand bend, followed immediately by Bradshaw's Brae, a
winding hill just under a mile in length, including the ascent
and descent . From the foot of the hill the course runs
almost dead straight into Newtownards, and then dives
sharp right between the Town
Hall and a block of shops into
the Market Square.
The second leg leads out
of Newtownards Square
through a narrow street past
the Police Barracks to the
long two mile straight where
the cars will attain their
maximum speeds . The short
section from the end of this
straight into Comber is one of
the most difficult stretches of
the circuit, including as it
does the awkward corner at
the Moate, the Railway Cross-
ing, and the difficult left hand
bend past the Cemetery.
The third leg commences with
another fierce right hand
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Newtownards-Comber Straight.