Sixth Gear

Guardian Angel Motorsports Test Car Decals

in the miata, I was somewhat cavalier about my ability to pull a long stint in “Toby”. My record stint was at Nelson Ledges 24hr in August 07 where I did just shy of 2.75 hrs from 1:30 a.m. to almost 3:45a.m. It was grueling as there was late night/early morning fog that was just plain terrifying to enter on the back straight. I was just thankful to get out of the car and relieve the stress.

The cup car is different. In getting out of the car at Road Atlanta after a 35 minute stint of practice starts, I was literally shaking. My arms and legs where shaking like I was shivering. Every part of the driving experience is so intense and requires so much energy, focus, concentration & precision. Given the extreme need for precision in the Rolex24 to stay out of trouble and on the track, I’m gathering that LOTS of attention needs to be paid to pre-race prep.

#68 Getting prepped in the garage

A new race friend, Ron Yarab and I have been chatting about driver race prep. Check out his regimen,

“…Last year, my goal was to make it to morning. This year, my goal is to make it to night. We’ll see where we’re at when the sun comes up and then try to race. “I do a ton of physical conditioning. I do a 10K every Wednesday and Sunday, then I do pilates on Tuesdays and Thursdays, then do the elliptical [trainer] the other two days and take one day for mental preparation. I do the physical conditioning so I won’t have to worry about it during the race. Since I’m not in the car all the time, I have to expend my energy mentally to make it work. I started after my dirt-track season was over, at the end of September…”

This, from what the league would consider to be a ‘gentleman’ racer vs. a pro. Seeing that I’ve never even run at 10k before, you might begin to understand my anxiety. As a true gadget guy, I’ve embraced technology for help.

Nike+ Website Training Homepage for Loose Bruce

There is NO WAY - I’m arriving at that race in anything less than THE BEST shape I’ve ever been in from a mental and physical perspective.

These are the easy parts as we can control them. It’s the fund raising that’s the hard part.

Would you please consider donating?

Loose Bruce
Rolex GT Car #68
www.guardianangelmotorsports.com

We need to meet a corporation or two that would find the idea of entertaining key clients at a ’superbowl’ type of outing of value. Particularly, if the cost associated was a charitable deduction vs. straight expense.