ktk_ace Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Half a cup of water/isotonic drink to keep me hydrated . Tire pressure, visual,brakes,clutch,noise check before rolling it off to the streets. No riding when on mood swings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtik6 Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Personally i never raced competition, but i have competed in many other sports. 1. Nutrition- is huge, I personally only eat chicken, fish, fruits and vegetables with one a day vitamins, and at least 1500mg's of Omega 3 and lots of only water(no juice,soda, and especially no energy drinks). will drink black coffee, and tea for my caffeine. Heavier foods, high carb breads, dairy products personally slow my movement and thinking down. Its hard to stick to a diet like this in America since everything is processed. Usually i cook in bulk every weekend so i don't have to cook everyday when Im on the run. 2. Fitness- Lean, Agile, flexible. Stretching is probably one of the most important, which i seriously never see people do in anything. Its the easiest to do also, ill do it from 45min to over an hour everyday. you can do it anytime, when your just sitting around not doing anything, or even before you sleep. last thing your want is a cramp or being uncomfortable in a position, especially while racing (theres a couple bucks out of your 10 right there.) You especially don't need to destroy a muscle either. do lots of running, i was running up to 10miles when i was in Thailand, but don't push your self to hard. Swimming is great also, and very easy on your joints, and muscles. Don't lift heavy, do lots of cardio and reps, its keeps you leaner, lighter and toned. opening your lungs up gives your brain more oxygen, and helps you think much better. Also the lighter you are the more power you will have LB/HP. Working out and wearing you body out will also help you sleep. i work out everyday from 30min to at least 1.5 hours, as long as your consistent, and don't burn your self out. 3. Drill- I don't Know about racing, but for example with fighting once you get hit your plans and strategies kinda go out the window as your instinct/subconscious takes over. That's were drilling things over and over again is going to help you a lot regardless of what it is your drilling your reaction is going to be what you been drilling. Just make sure its fundamentally correct as we subconsciously drill bad habits which you probably definitely read in twist of the wrist as SR's. Something i will always remember from my dad is "Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast" 4. Comfort- Bike, leathers, positioning, distractions. Last thing you want on your mind is discomfort, distraction(GF, lol or BF) or lack of confidence to stray your mind somewhere its not supposed to be. I would try and reanact any concerns somewhere safe and practice. Wear all your gear, get extremely used to them till there not even noticed, and same especially goes for the bike. I personally would ride the bike a minimum of 2-3 hours daily if possible, till you know your bike inside and out. Always know your limits, I've always been a very independent person that did stuff on my own (not by choice). Having people/friends around you critique you, and push you harder is a big help. Sometimes you need that push to understand what you been fearing (which sometime is realizing there was nothing to fear). 5. Study-I would have to agree with Cobie, is have a strategy. would study every bit of the track i was planning to race. watch youtube videos of on bike cams, if you need a memory of the track. visualize yourself on the track, the braking points, and procedures of when and where you attack them. Go through any notes or information you have on the track or even from any books your have read(twist of the wrist 1&2). Even understanding your physical bike, its limits, hp/torque curve, best traction points and tires. Do anything to help ease your mind, like anything the more you understand, especially limits, the more at ease and relax you will be. There so much more i could add, but ill just go on and on. trying to keep it short and sweet. As for people have pure talent to people not having talent, i really believe anybody at any age(to an extent) has the capability of becoming one of the best. Just some people catch stuff easier than others, while there brains are fresh and open, others are closed and full and have to break bad habits, rewrite the understanding of something in there brain, or needs to find a way to bypass something that traumatized them in the past. Its just how much dedication(with proper teaching), and most important the enjoyment they get out of it. I think if your fanatically about it, live it, breath it, dream it you can definitely get there. I dont believe there is a best in the world, i think when your at that point you talking a thousandth of there 10 dollars is distraction. its just who has the least distraction, and how or what there doing to handle it. there so much more going through a competitors life we never know of. (sorry for any typos, hope this fits the topics also) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 I do not have a lot of track experience....the 2-day camp was my only one as of to date...lol. When I ride on the street I always wear my gear, it saved me from a lot of pain when I had a tire blow out on me a few years back. As many have said not much physical prep for street rides but I did notice that after my school time I was very sore due to me being out of shape. The street riding is not as demanding so it is a lot easier to not be as physically fit. The bike prep, as you can see above I had to improve (trying to get every last bit out of a tire is not worth it). Check fluids, tires, brakes, lights, etc. Just to make sure that everything is in proper working order for the ride. For the planing aspect: I am usually leading the group, if it be 5 riders or just 2 and I have a planned route that I print out for my wife. If anything happens and we cannot get to a truck or means to get things taken care of I can call her for backup and tell her where we are on the map. That has only happened one time and it worked pretty well. We have a couple of rules for our rides so we can keep a little control of things but the rules and not there to mico manage anyones riding, mainly just for safety. We have a sort of mini meeting at the begining of the ride to inform everyone of where we are going and that we will have stops along the way so that we can keep the group together. One of our most important rule is to ride your own ride and dont try to keep up with someone else faster than you, because we dont want to end our day pulling you out of a ditch. Most of the time the group is the same people that ride together all the time so it is easy for us, and we know what are limits are and what to expect from each other. Accidents still happen though and we do our best to plan for those situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8terider Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 ROAD: Money, water, maps. TRACK: I'm fairly new to track riding, but going more and more as its so addictive, and my little list helps alot! - I regularly attend the gym so the day before track its light cardio and stretching - I have a checklist of things to prepare and pack the night before, including taking mirrors and stuff off - Wake up nice and ealry, head out to track with the bike on my trailer - Arrive, have tea, croissants and banana. Go find some other biker and say hi - Study the layout and have a riding/drills plan for the morning sessions - After lunch, I try not to over do the drills but relax, have fun, and this is when I usually see my ride and lap times improve. - Once home I write down a mental ride through of the track and areas I can improve on for the next visit. This helps loads!!! - Then, start looking forward to my next TD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rutter Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 TRACK: I'm fairly new to track riding, but going more and more as its so addictive, and my little list helps alot! - I regularly attend the gym so the day before track its light cardio and stretching - I have a checklist of things to prepare and pack the night before, including taking mirrors and stuff off - Wake up nice and ealry, head out to track with the bike on my trailer - Arrive, have tea, croissants and banana. Go find some other biker and say hi - Study the layout and have a riding/drills plan for the morning sessions - After lunch, I try not to over do the drills but relax, have fun, and this is when I usually see my ride and lap times improve. - Once home I write down a mental ride through of the track and areas I can improve on for the next visit. This helps loads!!! - Then, start looking forward to my next TD Nice one N8terider, I think the next time I go on a TD I'll have to draw up a plan of what I want to achieve, I've done a few now with no real aims for the day other than to get faster, and having done the first two levels of CSS now, I think going in with an aim of practising my quick turns in one session or finding a reference point for each corner would be a good goal to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bond_yzf Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 i wont drink the nite before i go out on the road and this mite seem a bit strange to some but i wont go out on my bike unless it spotless clean. ok you may call that an ocd but i will spend 4/5 hours cleaning the bike the day before for numerous reasons : 1:i have a cleanliness ocd 2:it puts my mind at ease going over the bike when im cleaning it checking all the nuts and bolts are there 3.gets me away from the misses 4.i really only get to ride on a sunday because i work on a saturday tend to get home a bit steressed so it helps re align the mojo i will not go out if ive had an argument with her indoors,not a good mind set to be in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobie Fair Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 i wont drink the nite before i go out on the road and this mite seem a bit strange to some but i wont go out on my bike unless it spotless clean. ok you may call that an ocd but i will spend 4/5 hours cleaning the bike the day before for numerous reasons : 1:i have a cleanliness ocd 2:it puts my mind at ease going over the bike when im cleaning it checking all the nuts and bolts are there 3.gets me away from the misses 4.i really only get to ride on a sunday because i work on a saturday tend to get home a bit steressed so it helps re align the mojo i will not go out if ive had an argument with her indoors,not a good mind set to be in Some interesting points...not going out and riding while all "bent out of shape" due to an argument, probably a good idea! CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boredcol Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 "Don't wait for your ship to come in....swim out and meet the bloody thing." Barry Sheene RIP 1950-2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Cobie;Probably the one thing that I need to begin a ride is enough rest. I do not know if it is my age or something else but I need 8 solid hours of sleep to be ready and hit the road for any extended time,otherwise I get really dreary during the day. I just finished 43 days on the road to Alaska,!2,205 miles on my Harley, but I managed to get regular sleep each night. Monty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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