06-03-2004, 08:22 AM
G.Irish Wrote:I guarantee that they would not be slow in just about anything else.
I attribute this to their need for speed. A lot of people are slow just because they are scared to push themselves (or their vehicle) any further... The GP guys obviously have no fears, they're accustomed to going fast.
I'm not trying to plug myself here, but my first time on track with RiceJ I'd have to say I was pretty damn fast; faster than the average person out there (and I still feel that way in Intermediate). What do I attribute it to? The 2 years I spent getting ride-alongs just learning the line and knowing what you can and can't do in a vehicle. By knowing what I can and can't do I am able to push it a little harder... I guess you could say I was track-seasoned much like the GP racers -> car racers are.
I Am Mike
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4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.