The Debut

[Mister2]

this is completely off subject... but tonight, im making my debut at the race track in the Las Vegas Motor Speedway... im kinda nervous ... i dont want to mess up in front of all those people... im hoping to hit low 14s.. or even better.. a high 13... ive been having butterflies in my stomach since monday.. anyone out there have this kind of feeling when they first raced at a public event?? wellz.. i knoe i dont knoe u guys that well but wish me luck! hah.. ill tell u guys about it next tyme!

[Yarisboy]

I think anyone who's ever faced pressure of a crowd feels like that man, when i played football (soccer) infront of 10,000 people it was terrible, felt like 100,000 were watching you waiting for you to slip up!

whenever you're in competition, and facing a large crowd there's enormous pressure! everyone will feel the same. The way to beat it is to 'relax' just enough for you to concentrate while you do your job, it's a mental challenge as well as physical :)

when you go out on to the track you've got to believe that you're going to run a high 13, you've got to really beleive that you're the best driver going out on to that track! if you can do that then you'll run a great time

having nerves or butteflys is good, if you don't get them it means you don't care about what you're doing.

and at least no one will be able to identify you, you'll have a helmet on (right?)

go for it man, good luck

[+Steve]

Good Luck Mister2

Get someone to take some photos!!! post them up

[pizza boy]

hehe yea I used to do various martial arts when I was 13-16 and used to cr@p meself in competitions as there was so many people watchin. Then when I started beatin on peeps I forgot arf! :) Until a bigger person beat on me :(

Good luck tho

[ZeroBlade]

Don't think... feel!

sounds mad but its true, thinking about stuff is a waste of time, whatever happens. It's ur first time so get a "feel" for being infront of so many people. over time it wont bother you.

Edit:

doh, just saw he said 2nite, guess i' m a little l8 :)

How'd it go m8?

-Z

Edited February 16, 2004 by ZeroBlade

[Jimlad]

good advice !

[Mister2]

ahaha.. it sucked... man.. i have amnual boost controller.. sooo it was kinda hard finding where fifteen psi is... haha.. so i ended up boosting around like... 20 ish... sooooo i had to baby it down the track.. with a crap launch and granny shifting.. it still hit a 15.0 @88mph... next tyme tho.. i should have my apexi avcr... there were a lotta 2's out that night also... quickest was 13.88.. haha.. he became my idol for that night