Gothik*Racer
04-09-2002, 12:42 AM
I had a wonderful time at the event, went both days and did lots of sitting around talking to other racers and watching them tune their cars. It was pretty scary to see the pro exhibition mustang almost flip over when he did his launch but the driver was ok. I enjoyed mostly in the event, listening to the sounds of engines. I can't get enough of the noise.. it soothes me.
I was in the sportsman class for the event, this is cars running 16.00 and slower, it sounds kinda funny but its just as important to us slower cars to win the event as the quick 8 and other cars. The pay out for winner in my category would be 400$ for first place.. that was a nice goal to focus on, even though I didn't not plan on being so lucky.
I did manage to shock the hell out of my self as I could stay consistent for a while but actually didn't get eliminated until after third round of eliminations in the last group of 25 or so cars. My reaction time steadily improved as I went along, and I found myself wishing I had spent more time on Saturdays doing test and tune events prior to coming in.
Putting dial up time on the window is really a tough decision. I always have issues with my average, and winning could be weather or not you followed a whim and decided to change your reaction time by a fraction. I compiled all my time slips and developed an average time. Even though it was slower than my fastest time, what was important was what my AVERAGE was, not the fastest my car could go in the 1/4 mile.
Endurance is important when waiting in line and keeping yourself motivated when you want to go home and go to bed. It's exciting to pass even one elimination and get the wooden nickel thing to go to the next round. I liked the comradery of the crews there and watching SVP work on their cars in between runs was fun too. I really wanted my crew to be their with me, I missed you guys a lot!!..:D it helps to have your friends around. I spent a lot of time alone, thinking and talking to other crews though and made new friends from camping out next to team star fox and team exceed, got new hook ups for parts and performance shops. K and Girly Girl stopped by and made me feel special for a while, thanx girls!!. I saw a sprinkle of girl racers racing at the event too, that was encouraging.
If you ever do a two day event I advise you to bring a tent or some blankets to chill on and some food since the food is expensive, motivating stuff to read, lots of water, plenty of tools if you know how to use them and lots of patience. Always listen to the announcer too. It helps to bring a crew so you have someone to watch the cars as you go walk, or watch the times while you sleep. Make friends with your neighbors too, it helps.
I took a deep breath and concentrated on my specific goals before each launch, it simmered me down a bit and got me focused better.
I printed out the notes from this web page http://www.staginglight.com/guide/ And read them in between my runs.
I took notes on each time slip, pointing out exactly what I did each run. since im automatic, I put down how far I revved in power breaking, if I had over drive on and when I launched. For when I did manual shifting, I noted that as well. I put how I felt too and weather or not I tried my best to respond to the tree lights.
I keep a log book of my progress. The notes help importantly so I could compare notes and my times for each one. It provides good motivation and especially when it shows what I used to do.
I discovered that consistency is the most important thing in bracket racing. Practice as much as you can with results. Speed is important too but it took me a few tries to separate myself from my urge to go as fast as possible, and focus on my reaction time with my consistency.
GR
I was in the sportsman class for the event, this is cars running 16.00 and slower, it sounds kinda funny but its just as important to us slower cars to win the event as the quick 8 and other cars. The pay out for winner in my category would be 400$ for first place.. that was a nice goal to focus on, even though I didn't not plan on being so lucky.
I did manage to shock the hell out of my self as I could stay consistent for a while but actually didn't get eliminated until after third round of eliminations in the last group of 25 or so cars. My reaction time steadily improved as I went along, and I found myself wishing I had spent more time on Saturdays doing test and tune events prior to coming in.
Putting dial up time on the window is really a tough decision. I always have issues with my average, and winning could be weather or not you followed a whim and decided to change your reaction time by a fraction. I compiled all my time slips and developed an average time. Even though it was slower than my fastest time, what was important was what my AVERAGE was, not the fastest my car could go in the 1/4 mile.
Endurance is important when waiting in line and keeping yourself motivated when you want to go home and go to bed. It's exciting to pass even one elimination and get the wooden nickel thing to go to the next round. I liked the comradery of the crews there and watching SVP work on their cars in between runs was fun too. I really wanted my crew to be their with me, I missed you guys a lot!!..:D it helps to have your friends around. I spent a lot of time alone, thinking and talking to other crews though and made new friends from camping out next to team star fox and team exceed, got new hook ups for parts and performance shops. K and Girly Girl stopped by and made me feel special for a while, thanx girls!!. I saw a sprinkle of girl racers racing at the event too, that was encouraging.
If you ever do a two day event I advise you to bring a tent or some blankets to chill on and some food since the food is expensive, motivating stuff to read, lots of water, plenty of tools if you know how to use them and lots of patience. Always listen to the announcer too. It helps to bring a crew so you have someone to watch the cars as you go walk, or watch the times while you sleep. Make friends with your neighbors too, it helps.
I took a deep breath and concentrated on my specific goals before each launch, it simmered me down a bit and got me focused better.
I printed out the notes from this web page http://www.staginglight.com/guide/ And read them in between my runs.
I took notes on each time slip, pointing out exactly what I did each run. since im automatic, I put down how far I revved in power breaking, if I had over drive on and when I launched. For when I did manual shifting, I noted that as well. I put how I felt too and weather or not I tried my best to respond to the tree lights.
I keep a log book of my progress. The notes help importantly so I could compare notes and my times for each one. It provides good motivation and especially when it shows what I used to do.
I discovered that consistency is the most important thing in bracket racing. Practice as much as you can with results. Speed is important too but it took me a few tries to separate myself from my urge to go as fast as possible, and focus on my reaction time with my consistency.
GR