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...the original question did not mention uphill v. downhill.
Because uphill v. downhill is the basic answer to the original question. Bill Douglas answered it in the first post.

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The dynamics of the radii in the turns will favor speed in one direction over the other even assuming that the road is secure and you can use all of it.
Assuming the car is set up to turn equally well, left and right, how would you explain that? If by "dynamics of the radii" you mean increasing and decreasing, those dynamics are the same going uphill as downhill.

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But, the idea does bring up an interesting idea. Race Pike's Peak downhill. I wonder how far off his record Loeb would be.
A whole lot!
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