The Bob Stormer "Radio Control History" project. Needs you!
02-20-2012, 03:28 PM
#287
So, when you find yourself in the lead of a race with the field bearing down on you... the feeling of opportunity causes your heart rate and blood pressure are unaffected? Shit I should try that. My first big race I could barely keep from falling off the stool I was standing on.
But really other drivers are driving their cars and your driving yours ideally
...lolPeople can be energy bullies for a lack of better word
So you could be experiencing internal "pressures "depending on how much you demand of yourself. Sponsors can also demand of you to the point of becoming too nervous to drive
Like I never felt pressured to win when my Dad was at the track and I won most times or did well when he came
But mostly my observations are that people compete off the field as well as on the field with each other and that is what reminds me of pressure
02-20-2012, 04:33 PM
#289
My race jitters seem to be related to who's watching the race or corner marshaling it. I've been in races that all the factory pro's are marshaling. and I'm thinking, "check that out, Joel Johnson picked up my car and moved it on the grid and then marshal'd my race, how cool is that!" and I was at a race one time and I saw somebody out of the corner of my eye as I entered the straight that was watching my car, lap after lap. I finally took a Glimpse up to see who it was, it was Mike Reedy and Ernie Provetti watching my car. In the less than 1/10 of a second it takes to have the thought, "..How cool is that, Reedy is watching me race..." KA'POW, I instantly drill the wall at the end of the straight, the corner guy (Paul Lemieux) picks up the car, it's now 3 feet long with only the wires holding various sections of it together. Reedy walks off.... Lemieux is chuckling and gives me the thumbs up. 
"...Good Job Stormer..." "thanks Paulie..." 
So it's NOT out of the realm of possibilites that on THAT day, Mike Reedy, for a brief second, had the following two things go through his mind at the same time. "Bob Stormer", and "I've never seen anybody drive like that".
"...Good Job Stormer..." "thanks Paulie..." So it's NOT out of the realm of possibilites that on THAT day, Mike Reedy, for a brief second, had the following two things go through his mind at the same time. "Bob Stormer", and "I've never seen anybody drive like that".
Last edited by Bob-Stormer; 02-20-2012 at 04:44 PM.
02-20-2012, 04:39 PM
#290
My race jitters seem to be related to who's watching the race or corner marshaling it. I've been in races that all the factory pro's are marshaling. and I'm thinking, "check that out, Joel Johnson picked up my car and moved it on the grid and then marshal'd my race, how cool is that!" and I was at a race one time and I saw somebody out of the corner of my eye as I entered the straight that was watching my car, lap after lap. I finally took a Glimpse up to see who it was, it was Mike Reedy and Ernie Provetti watching my car. In the less than 1/10 of a second it takes to have the thought, "..How cool is that, Reedy is watching me race..." KA'POW, I instantly drill the wall at the end of the straight, the corner guy (Paul Lemieux) picks up the car, it's now 3 feet long with only the wires holding various sections of it together. Reedy walks off.... lol Lemieux is chuckling and gives me the thumbs up. "...Good Job Stormer..." "thanks Paulie..."
Lemieux is chuckling and gives me the thumbs up. "...Good Job Stormer..." "thanks Paulie..." But if your racing an "Expert" then you are nervous
So logically your not nervous in one instance and nervous in another
It all sounds mental to me unless what I proposed is true which is some drivers have more competition running through their vains, the track and each other and of course we have to take into account spectators
I can tell you this when I raced against Neisenger a couple times I didn't sense any of that excess competition from him. I think cause he had most of his attention on what he was doing not other drivers hence I didn't feel any excess competition from him, just him driving his car
I mean did you ever notice how you feel standing next to one driver vs. another?
Just some insight
Take it or leave it
But I think it's true, at least when I was growing up, kids have less predisposition, hence less internal pressure than adults. Nowadays kids are like adults kinda...lol Their cups are really full
Last edited by Infinite 12th; 02-20-2012 at 05:42 PM.
02-20-2012, 04:49 PM
#291
Racing at iic last year, was the most calming experience I recall having on the driver stand.
Knowing that every driver up there is as good, or better than I, not having to worry about novices swerving around in front of my mod car at full song, and freight training around, was a way cool experience.
Can't wait to go back.
Knowing that every driver up there is as good, or better than I, not having to worry about novices swerving around in front of my mod car at full song, and freight training around, was a way cool experience.
Can't wait to go back.
02-20-2012, 04:59 PM
#292
Racing at iic last year, was the most calming experience I recall having on the driver stand.
Knowing that every driver up there is as good, or better than I, not having to worry about novices swerving around in front of my mod car at full song, and freight training around, was a way cool experience.
Can't wait to go back.
Knowing that every driver up there is as good, or better than I, not having to worry about novices swerving around in front of my mod car at full song, and freight training around, was a way cool experience.
Can't wait to go back.
02-28-2012, 09:33 AM
#299
Not that I've gone to all that many...but my first big race ever was the last RC Thunderdrome in Domingues Hills CA. I was so nervous I was shaking. The best I could do was to concentrate the shaking down into one leg but everyone on that row of bleachers could feel it 
...lol