01-20-2007, 12:51 AM
I didn't know where to put this thread so it ended up here.
I have only been on two ride along in all these times I have been out to the track. Once with Brian in the Acura and once with some guy in a 911 GT III. Both times I experienced motion sickness, in the 911 it was much worse so I will describe it to you guys.
The first two laps were great...on top of the world. By the third lap (summit point) I was starting to feel dizzy and I was in a cold sweat. It was cold out side and the windows were down of course. By lap 5-6 I was hot...really hot. Leaning over and letting the air hit my face was the only thing that kept me from passing out. I started to feel like I was going to blow chunks in this fuckin GTIII...so I don't know if I was more sick or nervous. But I was fighting the urge to loose it.
Here is where it got scary... I started to go numb. It started at my body core, the sides of my torso. Then it spread out my arms and hands and out down to my feet, that tingling feeling. Then even my scalp went numb...couldn't feel my head...at all.
By the time I got out of the car I was about to pass out. All this was on an empty stomach. I didn't feel like I could eat for about an hour afterward. The numbness lasted about .5 hour.
Anyway, any ideas of how to fight/prevent this? Do I need to go to the doctor about it? I worry that this might affect my eventual driving on the track, and I mean if I can't even ride along maybe this is the wrong hobby for me.
I have only been on two ride along in all these times I have been out to the track. Once with Brian in the Acura and once with some guy in a 911 GT III. Both times I experienced motion sickness, in the 911 it was much worse so I will describe it to you guys.
The first two laps were great...on top of the world. By the third lap (summit point) I was starting to feel dizzy and I was in a cold sweat. It was cold out side and the windows were down of course. By lap 5-6 I was hot...really hot. Leaning over and letting the air hit my face was the only thing that kept me from passing out. I started to feel like I was going to blow chunks in this fuckin GTIII...so I don't know if I was more sick or nervous. But I was fighting the urge to loose it.
Here is where it got scary... I started to go numb. It started at my body core, the sides of my torso. Then it spread out my arms and hands and out down to my feet, that tingling feeling. Then even my scalp went numb...couldn't feel my head...at all.
By the time I got out of the car I was about to pass out. All this was on an empty stomach. I didn't feel like I could eat for about an hour afterward. The numbness lasted about .5 hour.
Anyway, any ideas of how to fight/prevent this? Do I need to go to the doctor about it? I worry that this might affect my eventual driving on the track, and I mean if I can't even ride along maybe this is the wrong hobby for me.
Jeff Morrison - Used Car Manager
Woodstock Garage, Inc.
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57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins
Woodstock Garage, Inc.
Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - RAM
Current Stable of Mopar Junk
57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins