Help needed for hill climb drivers

Andrew Gunnell · 6 Apr 2004, 22:14 (Ref:932851)

Hello

Please could I have so help from any hill climb drivers out there please.

I am doing an assignment on human factors in motorsport. Looking at how a driver prepares him or herself before and during an event Physical and mentally. Also what type of training do they do and what type of food and drink they have to help improve their racing.

Any help would be grateful thank you.

Andrew

graeme · 7 Apr 2004, 07:46 (Ref:933092)

Try not to drink too much the night before. Go "grrr - you're a tiger; you can take Bunnies Leap flat" before the run. That's about it. Sorry - that wasn't very helpful, was it?

listernoble · 7 Apr 2004, 08:18 (Ref:933117)

Hillclimbing is not as physically demanding as some other types of motorsport as most events only lasts a minute or so.
So extreme physical fitness is not quite so important,although the top guns all seem to be quite fit although some are not young!
I don't drink too much night before and eat calm foods,not a vindaloo curry for example!
Have a good breakfast and arrive at the venue early so there is no panic.
Prepare the car a few days before event and then check again before leaving home.
Walking the hill before the event to familiarise the track is part of the planning, even if you have been to the same venue the week before.
I think we all have little habits just before the start.
Mine are not wanting any help with harness,helmet etc,tightetning helemet strap,and harness until they hurt and then pushing all the fingers on my gloves down my fingers.
The worst thing is being red flagged and then having to sit on the start line for ages,that always results in a bad run for me as the adrenalin has built up then has nowhere to go.
hope this helps.
Lister

graeme · 7 Apr 2004, 08:23 (Ref:933121)

Actually, the "grr - you're a tiger" bit might be helpful. I don't psych myself up for racing (quite the opposite, I have to calm myself down) but for hillclimbs I have to really get the adreniline going before the start.

ss_collins · 7 Apr 2004, 08:27 (Ref:933125)

In a rear engined car I alwy pretend the engine is a big howling monster chasing me around.

Anuauto · 7 Apr 2004, 13:05 (Ref:933444)

You mean DR, ss_c?

Andrew Gunnell · 13 Apr 2004, 20:07 (Ref:938717)

Thank you for the help. It will all be used in the assignment.
Hope that it went well at Loton Park over the weekend for all of you.

But still if anyone would like to help, I would be very grateful.

Thank you again.

Andrew

dlw · 14 Apr 2004, 09:18 (Ref:939175)

I've found it's best to try to stay calm, too much adrenelin makes me over drive. Clear thinking and visualisation can help but most of the time I just try to breathe deep and relax. I have a bunch of nervous fiddling things I do and I'm very paranoid about my belts, so I can often be seen adjusting (tightening) them repeatedly!

**Stephen Green** · 14 Apr 2004, 10:56 (Ref:939262)

Welcome to Ten-Tenths dlw and Andrew.

StephenRae · 15 Apr 2004, 08:49 (Ref:940177)

Andrew ...if you were to come to the first round of the NWFF1600 championship and talk to the drivers, especially the pre 87 lot you would see what a fine bunch of highly tuned athletes they really are............not!!!

Mackmot · 15 Apr 2004, 23:49 (Ref:941026)

You must be at Coventry Uni then. Human Factors is the biggest load of bull on an engineering course I have ever seen. Ask Bernard how much of a fuss we kicked up last year

Andrew Gunnell · 16 Apr 2004, 20:22 (Ref:942058)

Mackmot your half right. I am in my second year of a motorsport foundatoin degree at Warwickshire College, with my third year at Coventry Uni.

**Woolley** · 17 Apr 2004, 00:31 (Ref:942246)

British Championship is at Prescott May 1/2, and is not far from Coventry. If you attend you'll find most of the top drivers will be happy to chat to you, especially at the end of practice. Don't forget to visit the marshals' pound too to see how we prepare...

Andrew Gunnell · 21 Apr 2004, 21:32 (Ref:947147)

Woolley
Thank you for the idea and invite, but sadly the assignment needs to be in before May 1st. Although I will be there marshalling.

graham blackwell · 22 Apr 2004, 11:49 (Ref:947762)

There'll be a good turnout at Curborough this Sunday APR 25th, I'm sure you'll get the same quality of drivers at that meeting. Rounds of the HSA and the MID SPEED championships. Nr Lichfield.
www.curborough.co.uk for directions

C R Box · 17 May 2004, 12:54 (Ref:973296)

For me its like this:
1)Ensure that car is prepared to as good as it's ever likely to be.
2)Get there early. Worst, is running around car sticking numbers on and hearing that you've been called to the start.
3)Ensure car is at running temp
4)Don't put helmet on until just 2 cars ahead in queue for start
5)Relax on startline - never feel hurried.
6)Sleep well the night before - I never have
7)Don't make excuses afterwards - it was me and me alone that stuffed the lever into reverse- not second wasn't it.

Andrew Gunnell · 11 Aug 2004, 21:38 (Ref:1063375)

I would like to thank all the people who replied to this post. I have just resieved my results and I got 70% for the assignment.

So thank you again.

Regards

Andrew

**Woolley** · 12 Aug 2004, 00:10 (Ref:1063461)

Well done, Andrew, great result there.

Stuart Hill · 12 Aug 2004, 23:33 (Ref:1064481)

Quote:

Originally posted by Woolley
Well done, Andrew, great result there.

and 70% is a damn sight better than some drivers get on their runs !!!!!

Well done indeed.

Look forward to marshalling with such a qualified person !!

Andrew Gunnell · 13 Aug 2004, 22:40 (Ref:1065437)

Thanks Woolley and Crazystu see you over the weekend.

Lovlyperson · 27 Sep 2004, 20:34 (Ref:1108801)

"Walter Petrazza" (owner of a Racingcar-Manufacturingcompany)in Vorarlberg
"Erich Jerich"(Transportcompany owner) in Graz/Steiermark
"erich Zengerer"(Transportcompany owner) in Graz/Steiermark
that all old Racer,and could help whit some Knowledge young Driver.

Andrew Gunnell · 27 Sep 2004, 22:09 (Ref:1108906)

Sorry Lovelyperson, I do not understand what are you on about?

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