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- Ginger - 10-03-2006
Feersty Wrote:asteele2 Wrote:I know you mentioned this, Gerald, but I don't think you're giving it as much credit as it needs: sleep.
He's got Red bulls.
I pray you're kidding.
- Evan - 10-03-2006
Ill 2nd Andrew.
Mental preparation and alertness is so incredibly important in this game. Its really one of the more recent lessons that my experience has taught me.
- Mike - 10-03-2006
asteele2 Wrote:How much damage was there to the bike? Got it all back the way it should be now?
i'll save the details, but it's in pretty bad shape :?
- G.Irish - 10-03-2006
Evan Wrote:Ill 2nd Andrew.Again, another mistake I took from cars. Typically I got okay sleep before track events but there were plenty of times where I drove out in the middle of the night and had pretty good days of driving. I remember two of my fastest kart enduros were A. After getting hammered at Margaritaville and stayin up till 4 and B. After flying back into DC that morning.
Mental preparation and alertness is so incredibly important in this game. Its really one of the more recent lessons that my experience has taught me.
I figured I could wing it and still handle the bike but the bike takes a lot more motor skill than the car, not to mention it is A LOT faster. I guess the analogy would be doing track days with an Integra with little sleep and thinking you could do the same with a Competition Coupe Viper.
A mildly expensive lesson but not a painful one.
- .RJ - 10-03-2006
Feersty Wrote:He's got Red bulls.
Is that what helps you stay awake on corner stations?
- Feersty - 10-03-2006
.RJ Wrote:Feersty Wrote:He's got Red bulls.
Is that what helps you stay awake on corner stations?
No, its too expensive. $7.99 for a 4 pack! That is why 4 people should be at each corner station so someone can rest every fourth session.
- Apoc - 10-03-2006
+1 for sleep.
This past June we ran at BR with EMRA. I took Mike "Furball" Furman as crew and we ended up finding a nice little shithole to party at Saturday night. We stayed out late but I didn't drink and I didn't do any drugs so the only thing different was the amount of sleep. My times were not only slower on Sunday but by the second race (we had 2 Sunday) I was making techinical mistakes that someone of at my experience level shouldn't. That was the weekend that I decided I had to get at least 7 hours sleep before track days.
- .RJ - 10-03-2006
Feersty Wrote:That is why 4 people should be at each corner station so someone can rest every fourth session.
Everyone else manages to stay awake, and you get a lunch break.
Do you take a 30 minute break every 2 hours at work too?
- Dragon - 10-04-2006
asteele2 Wrote:+1Feersty Wrote:asteele2 Wrote:I know you mentioned this, Gerald, but I don't think you're giving it as much credit as it needs: sleep.
He's got Red bulls.
I pray you're kidding.
Being wired on Red Bull isn't the same as getting a good night's sleep.
- Eclipsor - 10-04-2006
LOL.... this thread is great. Everyone's all worked up over Red Bull. ROFL.
- .RJ - 10-04-2006
Eclipsor Wrote:LOL.... this thread is great. Everyone's all worked up over Red Bull. ROFL.
:?:
- Ginger - 10-04-2006
Eclipsor Wrote:LOL.... this thread is great. Everyone's all worked up over Red Bull. ROFL.
I think you've got to know Rob, and a bit of club history, to understand what folks are a little bent about...
- Eclipsor - 10-04-2006
I thought this started with Gerald and his lack of sleep.
- .RJ - 10-04-2006
Eclipsor Wrote:I thought this started with Gerald and his lack of sleep.
I dont see anyone worked up over anything...
- ScottyB - 10-04-2006
Eclipsor Wrote:I thought this started with Gerald and his lack of sleep.
1. MM threads never stay on topic, ever.
2. like Andrew said....you have to know Feersty to get where we're coming from :lol:
- .paul - 10-05-2006
i take sleeping pills to ensure i get rest, cause i am alawys antsy the day before a track day.
also i have a checklist that i go through 2 days before, 1 day before, night before and morning before i depart.
i can email it to you, it helps a great deal
you have not given yourself a chance at the track yet G - give yourself a shot!
- Feersty - 10-05-2006
ScottyB Wrote:Eclipsor Wrote:I thought this started with Gerald and his lack of sleep.
2. like Andrew said....you have to know Feersty to get where we're coming from :lol:
Usually left field :lol:
- Chris - 10-07-2006
Feersty Wrote:ScottyB Wrote:Eclipsor Wrote:I thought this started with Gerald and his lack of sleep.
2. like Andrew said....you have to know Feersty to get where we're coming from :lol:
Usually left field :lol:
or somewhere out in the parking lot....
no j/k Feersty, I can't be that mean
