Now if we only had Jets for the brain...

Now if we only had Jets for the brain...
by Tami Eggleston - DrivingSecrets.com

In my last post I emphasized the BRAIN DYNO and taking some time to analyze YOU and your strengths and weaknesses. Most sport psychologists would agree that this is a very important step in helping you achieve your peak performance. But again, just like an engine, there are certain situations beyond the engine that influence performance. For example, we all know that the weather has a huge influence on performance. On really hot days, for most folks their cars will run a bit slower than in the better, cooler,less humid weather. And sometimes it is necessary to make adjustments (for example changing Jets in the Carb) to accomadate the external environment. Most engines also need an internal temperature to perform best and consistently (that is why racers warm up their engines in the pits). These are external factors that influence the performance of the engine. Similarly, there are also external things that influence driver's performance. For example, do you need to "warm up" in the pits before racing? How do you or could you do this? Some racers find it helpful to practice with practice trees, video games, visualization, or some just try to relax and others listen to music. What other external things influence you? Does the weather, the track, the time of day, etc? Just as we keep records about how the engine and car performs under various weather conditions, time of day, and at different tracks, take some time to think about and record the external factors that influence driving performance. Just because the engine performed well on the dyno, we don't race on dyno machines. Some tweaking to deal with external factors is sometimes necessary.