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Old 02-05-2009 | 12:27 PM
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Default What do racers do in the off-season to stay "sharp"

Musicians have to practice lots to stay good. I assume racers do, too.

What do people do in the off season to stay on their game? Indoor karts? Video games? Bench racing?
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I am not a racer but as a HPDE instructor and a pro driver for some car manufactures I like to mountain bike to keep sharp. Up hill for fitness and calorie burn and fast down hill for gathering lots of info and making quick decisions. I also use mountain biking to really feel the grip around corners and braking.

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Biking. Running. Swimming. Weights. Raquetball. Karting when possible.
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SHOVEL SNOW ! It does a body good !
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bit of karting when I can, rfactor to learn any new tracks I intend to go to and keep up on fitness (usual program so nothing special)
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Try some Halo MLG. If that isn't fast paced enough to keep you 'sharp' I don't know what is.
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I do HPDEs so that I can stay sharp for video games in the winter. ;-)
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Originally Posted by Potomac-Greg
I do HPDEs so that I can stay sharp for video games in the winter. ;-)
+1 lol
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Originally Posted by Gregg Lewis
SHOVEL SNOW ! It does a body good !
Snow?

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rfACTOR! Where else can you drive the worlds best tracks, learn new turns, crash the car, and not pay a dime? ")

Otherwise its swim swim, bike bike, and run run and run some more!

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