FF>IR>DO>IR>I was with you up until your last statement.  After that I was
FF>thinkin
FF>IR>DO>IR>to myself "What the hell?"  When you're going 230+ mph, you don't
FF>have
FF>IR>DO>IR>ANY time to think, it's all reflex.
FF>IR>DO>I don't know when's the last time you think you've been in a race car
FF>IR>DO>doing 230 mph, but let me tell you, the race drivers think more in one
FF>IR>DO>second than you did for that entire reply. Good reflexes help, but do
FF>IR>DO>not a race driver make.
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FF>IR>Well, I haven't been in one going 230 mph, but I do, on occasion, drive
FF>IR>an open-wheel dirt car.  I don't even think much at all behind the wheel
FF>IR>of the race car, I drive almost solely on reflex.  Granted, if I were to
FF>IR>shut down completely and not think at all, I'd probaly be dead right
FF>IR>now, but when things happen that fast, you do things before you even
FF>IR>have time to realize you're doing them.
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FF>IR>Kansas City MO "Where sleep is for mortals"
FF>I've been racing many types of cars for years also, mainly dirt track.
FF>A lot of it is reflex and seems natural, but the thinking comes in when
FF>you decide how you're going into the corner, when and how much brakes to
FF>use, and how you might change the set-up if it needs it.  You know as
FF>well as i the seemingly endless different ways a chassis can be tuned.
FF>Btw, i assuming you're racing sprints, correct if i'm wrong; what class
FF>are you running?  360 or 410?
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Actually it's not sprints...it's modifieds.
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