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that is >< that close to being funnier than David's scorpion idea...

 

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Brian Huber
06 Cobalt SS-SC (retired to DD Duty )
02 Z06 ( Whole new ball o' wax )
#??SS

Darkhelmet:

that is >< that close to being funnier than David's scorpion idea...

 

 

funnier yet, there's a lot of truth and insight in what Jason posted...<cue "Twilight Zone" theme>

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you have to be certifiably insane to spend this much time, effort, and money for 3 minutes of driving and the rest of the day hanging out on an open pad/lot

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"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you." --Anonymous

Yes, that came up this weekend  about that very subject.

We talked about those of us that do it knowing we have no hope of a trophy ( let alone some tires ) and all the time, effort, money, etc is basically all for nothing except the social aspect of it.

I think I had more fun finishing last at Peru the past two years and @ nationals than alot did that trophied. :)

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Brian Huber
06 Cobalt SS-SC (retired to DD Duty )
02 Z06 ( Whole new ball o' wax )
#??SS

RX7 KLR:

David Lehman:

Drop a live scorpion down your pants right when they signal you to leave grid, and go up to the line.

You will be nervous with anticipation trying to guess when that little sucker is going to sting you in the nuts.

 

PS---works great to get you out of your work assignment-----"Excuse me Howard, but who is this weekends chief operating steward ?  Seems I have a little problem, see I placed a live scorpion down my pants, and it now looks like my left testicle is the size of a tennis ball......might anyone also know where the nearest Emergency Room might be.  Thanks"

No, learn to drive with the fear.  

 

 

and let me just ad that I cannot look at this pic without busting out laughing...

 

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Brian Huber
06 Cobalt SS-SC (retired to DD Duty )
02 Z06 ( Whole new ball o' wax )
#??SS

thanks to everyone that took time to offer the sugestions,, i have decided to go with andy's diet of rabbit and bird food, and the deep breathing to make sure i have enough air in me,, i tried the yoga stuff but got my feet all tangled up trying to get in and out of that lotus position,  then i got to thinking i bet strano dosen't do this and he goes like scat, so that idea went to the way side,

 i think what i am striving for is to get the heart rate  up a little with out wearing myself out,, so i got to thinking about the porno sugestion, but it always seem so discussing to me watching strangers, and then i thought why watch strangers when you can watch friends,,, 

sooo  the first friend that popped into my mind was Lehman with his little black zorro mask on,, i started laughting so hard i could hardly get my breath, and guess what my heart rate went up,, problem solved,, so PORN TO DRIVE  it is....................

Larry, remind me to never accept a co-drive offer from you.....

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Steve Linn
Indy Region #6 ITA Sentra SE-R
www.indyscca.org

autocrossing: more money than i'll ever admit to my sweetie

this thread: priceless

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without any disrespect to the OP specific question, the broader subject is in the thread title - so to this i've two bits to offer

i'm tempted to either get a cheap monitor, or perhaps time my pulse as i idle out of the stop box (and check my time, and try and remember the worst mistakes just made, and calculate how much faster i need to be, and note that the run didn't feel quite right) to collect some data - i'm quite curious what my heart rate is these days at that moment

my hands don't shake much any more - still a little but relative to a few years ago much less.  i don't come to the line in near panic any more.  some runs get pretty intense but only due to mistakes or lateness - the best runs leave me calm.

the question of optimal mental state is fascinating to me.  i've been a poor student of the east for a very long time, and have practiced an obscure okinawan form of karate for a very long time too.  i never found TM interesting although i'd a friend who once meditated for thirty minutes on the back of a bmw motorcycle driving from cambridge north to ipswich over some very busy highways.

zen uses the metaphor of a surface of water to portray mental state, varying from a churning froth to a mirror condition.  martial artists seek the mirror for the same reason the priests did - the resulting singular state of conciousness has remarkable properties.  the mind when in this state - largely free of any abstract thought, internal debate, or verbalization attends to the senses and to the moment.  for zen this was a warrior's skill, not just a philosopher's pursuit.

several remarks in this thread reflect individual's awareness of this type of question, and i'm not surprised.

if i were a better martial artist, and practiced more, i might be better able to summon that focus - the mirror.  it means that in autocross i have found a familiar and formidable challenge.

i hear the mirror when people say that their fastest run, most memorable run - seemed slow.  i've heard that more than once.

i need work everywhere - reading the course, turning the car, all the fundamentals, but no matter how long i compete i bring whatever i have learned up until that point to the line for each run.  using it successfully in that moment is what i am talking about.

'pologize if i carried on...

cheers,

charlie

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Charlie Thompson
'04 JCW Cooper [STX]
NER Cannon Fodder

damn folks - didn't think that was a thread killer

as you were!

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Charlie Thompson
'04 JCW Cooper [STX]
NER Cannon Fodder

Nah, you didn't kill the thread...you were just kind of late to this one, after the ADD afflicted SCCA Forums folks had already moved on...

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