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Exactly why a professional, full-time "this is my life" racer racing against sportsman, part-time, "I have a job outside of the race track" will always have the upper hand.
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The package closest to perfect will ALWAYS win ... regardless of games that are played.
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One word: IMPLEMENTATION.
Everyone knows what the goal is. The trick is accomplishing it, consistently and repeatedly. Even the guy that doesn't get to race often enough can improve his driving. If you don't try to improve, you probably won't.
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Dont get seduced by whos in the other lane that when you mess up
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A former world champ told me something recently that makes sense. I've had a string of going -.00something red 1st round last year. He told me "treat first round like another qualifying pass". Now that's not exactly true, but the point is, don't get amped up.
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Right on .Thats me! For once I wanna be a "carny"- just not crazy about smelling like cabbage.
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The best advice I ever got was from the late Jim Harrington. He told me to stick a piece of tape inside the door on both sides in the same place about a foot and a half behind the front wheel....if you are chasing someone and get the stripe beyond their front tire...it's time to tap tap tap it in....if you are being chased, discretion must be used of course but if the vehicle reaches that tape, of course, you need to keep that pedal exactly where it is. If they do not reach that tape, then you need to give him back until you can get that taped line about even with his front tire. Something simple and easy that is remarkably easy to duplicate and achieve consistent results from. (and just for the record, i don't believe in that whole hold a half a second and ride the fender...too much chance. leave 3-5 hundreths padding for yourself and ride her til she bucks ya!)
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All this talk and no Texas Twister?
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This ^^^^^^^ !!!!!!!!!!
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