That's what you get for drinking Bob Dole's "little blue friend"!!!
I think he would be a better sponsor for Dole bananas, but that's beside the
point.
On a serious note, assuming your pancreas is working correctly, the sugar
jolt from a Coke or Pepsi shouldn't affect you too much. However, I don't
know how the caffeine from a soft drink would affect you. Drinking
something like coffee might have a greater effect from the caffeine
standpoint and cause you to be slightly not as smooth behind the wheel.
When it all comes down to the wire, I think the adrenal glands are the
biggest chemical factor in driving performance. Good eyesight is probably
the biggest physical factor. "What cone, I didn't see a cone..."
Also, for my driving, I have to be wearing my worn out Reebok shoes... any
others that I'm not used to, I can't get clutch feathering right and
heel-toeing is harder.
Brian (20/30 L and 20/200 R)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>
To: <EngstromSCCA@home.com>
Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:58 PM
Subject: Speed Tip: Coke Adds Speed
>
> Well, I dropped from 2nd to 5TH! It surely couldn't be driver error, no
way,
> and no way will I admit that probably, most likely, the others drove
better
> than I did, NO WAY WILL I ADMIT THAT! Nor could it have been nerves. Why?
> Thanks to that Pepsi, I was barely awake to have any nerves.
>
> A local autocrosser, Darren Madams, recently conducted his own scientific
> research at work, and presented his findings to our local Bay Area
autocross
> Email list. I can't remember the specifics of his study, but the essence
is
> that he tested and charted his own reaction times after consuming
different
> types of sodas and sport drinks.
>
> Coke finished number one, hands down.
>
> Katie Kelly
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