1. Clock wise (Fixed)

5 star for effort

I can't believe I'm still not seeing the hint. I must be blind. 8(

@Martin Magni i change the answer.

@JANDREL And again I solved it by luck/persistence. I don't suppose you can write your intended solution method in spoiler tags?

I'm not sure what the winning time represents and I missed the hint, but B got it right.