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Originally Posted by SSDiv6
No, I am not kidding. As a matter of fact, many of the top racers do follow a diet prior to a race, exercise and get a good rest. Do you think your reaction times are going to be better after downing beers and having a steak the night before a big race?
As a matter of fact, I remember a well known Pro Stock racer at a Safeway store on a Sunday morning prior to a national event, searching for Tylenol to deal with a hangover due to excessive drinking. He admitted to another person that he only had two hours of sleep, had been partying and drinking heavily. If NHRA had taken a close look at him, probably they would not had allowed him to drive.
There is a book about motrosports driving that was written by Jackie Stewart. He wrote a whole chapter about diets and physical conditioning for racing. I feel it was one of the reasons why he became such an excellent driver.
As a matter of fact, one of the best sections in National Dragster, was the Running Healthy column with Dr. Jeremy Torstveit. He addressed many of these issues on his articles.
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I agree that dowing 6 beers before first round isn't a good thing. Thats drinking and driving in my books and thats not cool. But if you thing that eating oats and salads and peanuts and drinking water is going to help your reaction time you best think again. You can't drive...you can't drive...period. Id like to call myself a recreational drinker at the races. I have a few rye and cokes after all the racing is done and ya we do eat steaks and hamburgers...ect. Its never hurt my reaction time....but it does need help. And I would never look at the food im eating to cure it. Never. Im not a National Eveny winner...im a Weekend Warrior that is in the sport for fun...not to make a living. I race Stock because I love muscle cars and I love going fast with stock parts. If you are in this sport to attemt to make a living then you should take up something else because its a Weekend Warrior that enjoys himself at the races and parties with his friends that will put the guy who is reading a Martha Stewart book on "How to Cut a Light" on the trailer.