How to CONTROL your Nerves??????
01-13-2010, 04:58 PM
#62
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I always chew on something gum/starburst at the start of a main, it helps.
01-13-2010, 05:42 PM
#63
So you like the pretty eyes bit.
To loosen up before the race:
I wack people with my antenna on my way up the stand and pretend i'm a noob that deosn't know better. Works best on the non-regular racers of course.
Sing show tunes.
Line-up backwards on the grid, then drive away when a marshal reaches for my car (an E thing).
Yell out "less than five" at random intervals.
spin around three times before picking a spot on the drivers stand.
say something random and stupid to the driver on each side of me before every race. IE: " I have a cat named molly."
Do at least 1 stupid thing during the warm up before the race. Doughnuts, run over the marshals foot (slowly), drive backwards down pit lane (if empty), hack a backmarker and say "there, needed that out of my system."
Bring an extra Traxxas radio up the stand with you. Throw it on the track, and point to the nearest person without a radio in there hands.
have fun, stress less.
To loosen up before the race:
I wack people with my antenna on my way up the stand and pretend i'm a noob that deosn't know better. Works best on the non-regular racers of course.
Sing show tunes.
Line-up backwards on the grid, then drive away when a marshal reaches for my car (an E thing).
Yell out "less than five" at random intervals.
spin around three times before picking a spot on the drivers stand.
say something random and stupid to the driver on each side of me before every race. IE: " I have a cat named molly."
Do at least 1 stupid thing during the warm up before the race. Doughnuts, run over the marshals foot (slowly), drive backwards down pit lane (if empty), hack a backmarker and say "there, needed that out of my system."
Bring an extra Traxxas radio up the stand with you. Throw it on the track, and point to the nearest person without a radio in there hands.
have fun, stress less.
I especially like the radio bit. I have some of those radios that are just sitting there. hummmmm
01-13-2010, 05:51 PM
#64
music in the pit mt dew monster and dont over pit bitch give your self time to get your head working and your car fixed or make changes.
also do not forget to drink all day i found if i under drink all day come main time my brain tired and i am inconsistan but if i drink up i am good to go i gusse i notice it more at 2 and 3 day races
also my big problem is not to stress over qual i dont ever do well i have this thing with bumping up always have over the last 3 years.
so for me i have a pre main thing charge batt change clutch bearings.
then turn the ipod up drink one monster and then a mt dew be at the stand a race or to earler watch the lines and feel out what going on also cheek the tire selction of the winner be4 you.
also do not forget to drink all day i found if i under drink all day come main time my brain tired and i am inconsistan but if i drink up i am good to go i gusse i notice it more at 2 and 3 day races
also my big problem is not to stress over qual i dont ever do well i have this thing with bumping up always have over the last 3 years.
so for me i have a pre main thing charge batt change clutch bearings.
then turn the ipod up drink one monster and then a mt dew be at the stand a race or to earler watch the lines and feel out what going on also cheek the tire selction of the winner be4 you.
01-13-2010, 06:03 PM
#65
Don't forget PC, No hard Liquor allowed until the second round of quals at Akron.
01-13-2010, 06:07 PM
#66
01-13-2010, 06:15 PM
#67
Your on.
And I finally got some horsepower for the Sc10.
And I finally got some horsepower for the Sc10.
01-13-2010, 06:29 PM
#68
01-13-2010, 06:33 PM
#69
Tech Addict
I try to just think of every trip to the drivers stand as a practice session. Usually works good in quals cause I make sure I don't start with half the field. Little tougher in the mains though, kinda forced right into the mix. 
01-13-2010, 07:24 PM
#70
01-13-2010, 08:44 PM
#72
01-13-2010, 11:32 PM
#74
So you like the pretty eyes bit.
To loosen up before the race:
I wack people with my antenna on my way up the stand and pretend i'm a noob that deosn't know better. Works best on the non-regular racers of course.
Sing show tunes.
Line-up backwards on the grid, then drive away when a marshal reaches for my car (an E thing).
Yell out "less than five" at random intervals.
spin around three times before picking a spot on the drivers stand.
say something random and stupid to the driver on each side of me before every race. IE: " I have a cat named molly."
Do at least 1 stupid thing during the warm up before the race. Doughnuts, run over the marshals foot (slowly), drive backwards down pit lane (if empty), hack a backmarker and say "there, needed that out of my system."
Bring an extra Traxxas radio up the stand with you. Throw it on the track, and point to the nearest person without a radio in there hands.
have fun, stress less.
To loosen up before the race:
I wack people with my antenna on my way up the stand and pretend i'm a noob that deosn't know better. Works best on the non-regular racers of course.
Sing show tunes.
Line-up backwards on the grid, then drive away when a marshal reaches for my car (an E thing).
Yell out "less than five" at random intervals.
spin around three times before picking a spot on the drivers stand.
say something random and stupid to the driver on each side of me before every race. IE: " I have a cat named molly."
Do at least 1 stupid thing during the warm up before the race. Doughnuts, run over the marshals foot (slowly), drive backwards down pit lane (if empty), hack a backmarker and say "there, needed that out of my system."
Bring an extra Traxxas radio up the stand with you. Throw it on the track, and point to the nearest person without a radio in there hands.
have fun, stress less.
man i gotta try the antenna wacking thing, i run 2.4Ghz but ill just take any FM antenna with me and start hitting the guysAli