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Practice days:
Right when we arrived, I liked to immediately walk over to the track in my street clothes and watch for about 5 minutes. Look at the dirt, smell the burning gas (this was 20 years ago, all 2 strokes), just sort of get in my mental zone. Then go back to the box van, get dressed and head out. Sometimes we had to go after my dad got off work so I would get dressed in the van on the way there and as soon as we arrived I jumped out on the track. That always seemed to mess me up a bit, I felt rushed and never could get in a flow.
Race days:
Walk the track, get dressed, watch a couple races before mine. Similar to practice days. If my race was first or second, I never felt right.
Plus taking a dump before riding always seemed to help for some reason.
The Shop
Lately been balancing a heavy work load, two houses and working on one to get it on the market. I’ll go out in the morning every other week and feel like I’m pushing a little bit towards the end. Once all is normal again, it’s on!
She's not 56 yet coming off of a long hiatus.
Pit Row
The days i'm off it's because i'm trying to go faster not riding the dirtbike as i should.
To be fast i need to think to using the right technique.
Whether I'm riding regularly or infrequently and whether I'm riding great or sucking. People make fun of me fir it. But that just seems to be the way I roll.
What has changed the most are the jumps I won’t jump now. I can roll up to any track and say to myself before I start riding “I’m not jumping that.....or that....or that!” And I’m perfectly ok with that plan now.
If it’s crazy with too many riders and skill levels all over the place, lose the flow and tough to get in the zone.
If I ride back to back days 2nd day usually sucks.
Not enough sleep or a round in the chamber, bad day.
Best days are perfect weather, loamy track, nothing negative on my mind, good friends, sweet jumps, cool ruts. Best days ever. (Also fitness during the week but NO hard day on day before)
For racing it takes a good start, top 3-4, everyone right there and some quick passes. If I’m stuck behind a blocker I start to settle in that pace and get frustrated (especially if they aren’t jumping and unsafe for me to jump near). So, yeah inconsistent starts! About 1 of 8 races I feel great.
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