Race car driver deaths article
06-27-2013, 02:07 PM
#46
Decapitation - Russell Phillips 1995 (RIP)
open cockpit, or a tin top that can easily become one + catch fencing = bad news
catch fencing still has not been fully addressed.
open cockpit, or a tin top that can easily become one + catch fencing = bad news
catch fencing still has not been fully addressed.
06-27-2013, 02:12 PM
#47
http://www.brianmac.co.uk/hrm1.htm
Scott
06-27-2013, 02:39 PM
#48
Rennlist Member
[QUOTE=mjb;10570148]
It's to prevent a heart attack, not tell you when you are about to have it.
As it's been stated by others, racing should not be your only physical activity. We all should be doing some other form of activity to train and ensure we are in proper physical condition before subjecting our bodies to the condition inside a race car. Many believe, myself included, that the most beneficial training can be achieved when you keep your heart rate in the same range as it will see during a race. In other words, don't train anaerobically with your heart rate at 160+ if your racing heart rate is only 130. You need to understand your rate in the car to properly target your training rate.
I often times wear a heart monitor when cycling, as many of us do. It really is a big help in knowing when to push and when you're maxing, a useful aid. But for car racing, I wouldn't even look at it.[/QUOTEC]
Exactly. I use it when training on the bike as well, and heart rate / threshold training is invaluable for maximizing your performance in endurance sports...but not, as we seem to agree, for providing useful data (or detecting when your might be close to a stroke or heart attack) in a car racing environment.
Exactly. I use it when training on the bike as well, and heart rate / threshold training is invaluable for maximizing your performance in endurance sports...but not, as we seem to agree, for providing useful data (or detecting when your might be close to a stroke or heart attack) in a car racing environment.
As it's been stated by others, racing should not be your only physical activity. We all should be doing some other form of activity to train and ensure we are in proper physical condition before subjecting our bodies to the condition inside a race car. Many believe, myself included, that the most beneficial training can be achieved when you keep your heart rate in the same range as it will see during a race. In other words, don't train anaerobically with your heart rate at 160+ if your racing heart rate is only 130. You need to understand your rate in the car to properly target your training rate.
06-27-2013, 07:09 PM
#49
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[QUOTE=jakermc;10570268]Absolutely. A big reason why I train is so that towards the end of a hot race I'm still on the pace. I can't tell you how many times I've played that card. Especially at this time of the year.
