Keith
Go work on your car.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:33 AM
Subject: Race Car Prep and Checklists
> Well I've taken some time to sort out the problems of Speedweek.... Still
> have to do the motor thing... and the Trans...
>
> This year on the salt it was all about having a good time.... I like to
> set myself goals and have a focus for each year's racing.... it gives me
> something to keep in the back of my head as I make decisions on the little
> stuff.... Soooo when I evaluated the trip this year..... First off.... I
> had a good time.... really got to hang out with my friends a bit more then
> in the past.... and got to kick back.... VERY COOL in someways... the
> reasons for it just stunk...
>
> For the next year I have set the goal of "Preparation to race" as the main
> focus.... ( having Fun goes without saying ) So what I've done is got
out
> the old checklists and dusted them off.... starting sorting out what stays
> and what goes... and how much each of them actually helped...
>
> When it comes to checklists... the key is to have a single word that acts
> like the old story tellers links to memory.... in other words a single
word
> takes into account several steps or actions... The old story tellers would
> mentally link a particular place in their homes to the starting of a
> story... and the story would come to them as they looked at that spot....
> I'm kinda doing the same thing with the checklists.....
>
> So what I have is an abbreviated check list to look at which keys my mind
> to those things I need to do at that time to be better prepared to race.
>
> The other thing I'm doing is committing to a Full Maxton Schedule. The
> idea being that racing the car and setting up 6 more times before
> Bonneville next year will get me more and more prepared to race on the
> salt..... Practice makes perfect you know...
>
> Just thought I'd share a bit of what's going on.....
>
> Keith
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