Race day superstitions and rituals....
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Race day superstitions and rituals....
Alright come on... share em because I know you all got them.
I always have a turkey sandwich and pretzels for lunch.
I bring 2 of one kind of soda, and one of another.
Numbers are the last magnets that go on the car.
The night before, I fill my airtank at the same gas station at about the same time (10PM).
I always have a turkey sandwich and pretzels for lunch.
I bring 2 of one kind of soda, and one of another.
Numbers are the last magnets that go on the car.
The night before, I fill my airtank at the same gas station at about the same time (10PM).
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Rep Power: 319 I usually go to sleep way to late saturday night, sometimes drink too much, wake up & realize I forgot to pull random crap out of someplace in my car, oh well screw it, go to one if two cheap brushless car washes down the street because I didnt have time to wash it on saturday, which one always breaks down midway through it & I have to get a refund & go the other one instead, swing by the same Jack in the Box get an Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich mmmm, show up & tape on my numbers the whole time wondering why I havent got magnetic numbers yet, especially when random people walk by & ask, why havent you got magnetic numbers yet...yea im still new at this, I really need to work on the pre-prepping side of it, hehe.
Yea I have a goofy blue Gilligans Island style hat that I wear, if that counts.
Yea I have a goofy blue Gilligans Island style hat that I wear, if that counts.
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Originally Posted by cambo
pee before hand. loses 1 pound of unneeded weight.
if i take a poo, then thats another 1-3 pounds.
if i take a poo, then thats another 1-3 pounds.
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Good call....
My Superstitions/Rituals:
ALWAYS listen to "Fortress Europe" -Asian Dub Foundation (found on the NFSU game soundtrack) before each run....to get me pumped up...and to WAKE up, lol.
ALWAYS drive with a Chew in....clears my head, and stops the "leg jitters" from nerves.
NEVER put the numbers on until I am in the paddock.
NEVER take the numbers off until I LEAVE the paddock. (kinda like a bow in/bow out thing)
I ALWAYS run through EACH of the 5 gears, to loosten up the tranny (damn EP tranny) so I don't grind in/out of gear. (1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1) Exactly 4 times...overkill, but I've never had a problem grinding since. lol
Oh....and after each run, I open the hood to listen to things, and let some heat out....keeping the motor running (fans blowing) if it's hot out.
Every time I have a rider I say, "Strap in, Don't say ANYTHING to me while I'm driving, and DO NOT TOUCH ME IN ANYWAY DURING THE RUN. [leaning over]"
Other than that....I'm pretty normal.
But do you guys have trouble finding the right "seat spot" ? I do. I drive DD with the seat kinda back a bit (arms ALOMST fully extended, I'm a large man)...but when I race, I like to be a bit closer/upright for a better field of view...but I can NEVER find the same "seat spot" twice. I'm CONSTANTLY adjusting the damn thing, before each run. (Maybe I should just pick a good mid ground and stick with it 24/7...
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Originally Posted by FattyMcJ
But do you guys have trouble finding the right "seat spot" ? I do. I drive DD with the seat kinda back a bit (arms ALOMST fully extended, I'm a large man)...but when I race, I like to be a bit closer/upright for a better field of view...but I can NEVER find the same "seat spot" twice. I'm CONSTANTLY adjusting the damn thing, before each run. (Maybe I should just pick a good mid ground and stick with it 24/7... )
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Damn seatbelt...this is why I want a harness so bad. 
1. Make sure i have at least one pack of cigarettes for each track day.
2. The day before, do last minute maintance.
3. Something on my car would brake the night before. Example: flat tires, broken end links,
ABS sensor going bad
4. Go race go karts the day before
2. The day before, do last minute maintance.
3. Something on my car would brake the night before. Example: flat tires, broken end links,
ABS sensor going bad
4. Go race go karts the day before
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The night before, I fill my airtank at the same gas station at about the same time
When I commuted this summer, I would pump my gas on sometimes the same day of the week... I called it "Fuel Fridays".
Yeah, I know Im a OCD son of a bitch.
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Rep Power: 380 No real Race day superstitions ... I just show up early to help set up, stay late to help tare down, and Try to be as helpfull as possible to the Newbys...
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