SundayDriver

Do you scare yourself when driving on the track?
If so, how often?

JackOlsen

Every good lap has one or two moments where I find religion for a few milliseconds... and then go back to patting myself on the back when the car manages to hold.

Rich Sandor

I'm too busy driving to get scared.

Greg Fishman

Yes. Only when I open my eyes.

RedlineMan

Hmmm...

You're a devil, Sunday; Surreptitiously exposing people's self-assumed levels of competance as less than they had thought or wanted to believe.

I must admit that I do not often scare myself. This is quite on purpose. I am quite aware of it. Being scared is not generally my idea of fun. I am fooling no one.

However, I have the enviable insight to know that there is more speed left in my old bucket. I don't need new tires, springs, sways, DAS.

Tis I that be the limiting factor.

PatK-Mpls

Yes, occassionally. It usualy happens because I have either ignored or not registered more than one mistake and then I am in the situation that requires immediate attention. E.g. Get in too early and don't have enough rotation in the car - then proceed to squeeze on throttle only to unhook the car at the exit.

Additionally, there are a couple turns that I get a bit spooked by:
1) The kink at RA
2) Turn 10 (I think) at Sear's Point
3) Turn 2 at Brainerd
4) The top of the climbing esses at Virginia
When I am trying to drive close to my limit, the above turns give me a certain 'pucker' factor.

DJF1

Scare myself? Silly!!! Almost every lap and I hope it will get better as I gradually learn what I'm doing out there!

carreracup21

When the green drops at the start of a race all fear is vanquished. In practice, I think it is important to push the edge of your comfort zone ( scare yourself ) just a little everytime you go out on the track. A small amount of fear can heighten your senses, too much fear has the opposite effect.

Larry Herman

I don't seem to scare myself too often either. There are certain turns that I have a lot of respect for, and I did have some palpitations at the top of the esses at VIR, but that was only the time I got it a little wrong. I usually don't have a problem if the car steps out below 100 mph. It's when I'm above the century mark that a "temporary loss of talent" gets my attention.

Oh yeah, and I was never afraid when I was racing. NEVER! The red mist kind of does that.

ColorChange

Greg: LOL

I'm so confused I don't normally recognize when I should be scared.

Mike in Chi

When you're slow, there's not much cause for fear.

But I have to admit I was a little frightened when I mentioned at home what the engine rebuild ended up costing...

38D

Normally, about once every other event. But I think I've done enough scary stuff for a while after this.

(btw, now that I've finally edited and posted this video, it can be used for so many threads: why you need a H&N restraint, why to go off straight, etc, etc, etc!)

Mike in Chi

Yeeooow Colin.

Glad you're ok after that one.

And in your edit, nice touch staying on the other cars motoring past upside down.

FixedWing

No. On a physical level I never get scared. On an interlectual level, I might recognise something as having been dangerous or risky but it never resolves into a physical feeling of fear.

Stephen

Geo

Oh man, now there's a reason for fear!