On The Other Side Of Fear
November 25, 2014
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The start of a race is the most unsafe time. With anywhere from 10 to forty bikes lined upwards on the grid, engines in addition to hearts revving to the Luna at that spot is in addition to hence much that tin acquire wrong. Stalling the engine every bit the greenish flag drops agency y'all could acquire absolutely lambasted from behind every bit roughly other passenger moves through traffic. It is non a pretty sight watching every bit bodywork in addition to torso parts explode, sailing through the air. We convey all seen that helpless passenger waving his arms frantically similar a rabid chicken trying non to acquire hit. I know many racers who convey nightmares nigh it.
It seems similar such a unproblematic thing, when the greenish flag drops, go. The weeks in addition to months of preparation in addition to preparation come upwards downwards to those frenetic moments watching the flagman intently, restrained in addition to straining, ever thinking, if I tin only acquire through Turn 1 it volition all live OK. Most of the fourth dimension it is, sometimes it isn't (see paragraph above). It ever makes me nauseous.
But never in addition to hence nauseous that I wouldn't describe of piece of occupation upwards in addition to practise it i time to a greater extent than correct now. The start of a race is ever a novel beginning, an chance to larn something, to ameliorate oneself, survive acquire it right. Racing may live a roughshod mistress, but she never stops giving y'all 2d chances.
Its scary every bit hell, but on the other side of fright is what lies ahead, adept or bad, in addition to the entirely way to know is to drib the clutch in addition to hammer that boy of a bitch similar at that spot is no tomorrow, because at that spot mightiness non be.
It seems similar such a unproblematic thing, when the greenish flag drops, go. The weeks in addition to months of preparation in addition to preparation come upwards downwards to those frenetic moments watching the flagman intently, restrained in addition to straining, ever thinking, if I tin only acquire through Turn 1 it volition all live OK. Most of the fourth dimension it is, sometimes it isn't (see paragraph above). It ever makes me nauseous.
But never in addition to hence nauseous that I wouldn't describe of piece of occupation upwards in addition to practise it i time to a greater extent than correct now. The start of a race is ever a novel beginning, an chance to larn something, to ameliorate oneself, survive acquire it right. Racing may live a roughshod mistress, but she never stops giving y'all 2d chances.
Its scary every bit hell, but on the other side of fright is what lies ahead, adept or bad, in addition to the entirely way to know is to drib the clutch in addition to hammer that boy of a bitch similar at that spot is no tomorrow, because at that spot mightiness non be.
