Some great news! My Irating is back above 1300 and my safety rating is back above 3, and I am feeling more confident than ever. Not only has my crash avoidance gotten better, my heart rate is staying down and I am getting even better moving through traffic. At the start of this season, I thought I was going to race K&N the whole time, and I was quickly humbled when I realized I could not get top twenty much less keep up with the pace. So I went back to Legends, and I readjusted my attitude , and it was at that moment I realized the true meaning of competition. I mean, we all know the adage "Get back up" , but nothing is more important than that when you are 26th in points and the only guy in the top fifty in points without a win. I know that means very little right now, because every racer starts somewhere. It is that practice that makes you perfect, another well known adage, that actually stands true in anything.
The first couple of months, getting out of rookie, I would purposly start in the back and just keep my distance, but after getting to D class, I knew I had to start practicing not hitting others when in restarts and deep in traffic. You have to hit someone a few times before you learn where the 'front' of the car is, and that is Sim specific, obviously , in reality, you would know at all times. Inside of the sim, its a bit of a downside not being able to fully understand the depth in front of you, as well as behind of you. So clearly, now , I can see it. More importantly, I have learned that if you come up on someone who is clearly crazy, lapped or on the lead, just stay behind. Really, there is no point risking being on the lead lap for some nut ball going up and down the track like a freak. Usually they work themselves out of the race, sometimes someone else does it for you, but often, you just have to sit tight and be happy with where you are. I am still in the rookie division and I am still in a rookie series, so keeping that in mind, we take our time.
I somehow missed three weeks on the street stock series, so I will probably never get back on pace with that series in championship points, but I have been making great strides in safety and irating in those races just playing it safe, and getting plenty of traffic practice starting mid pack. The C class street stock has full cautions, larger fields, and different tracks every week, and there is where I plan on being most of my time after I get to that license.
I am going to try and make a video soon to highlight my adventures in rookie division soon. Hopefully making a highlight reel every couple of weeks. Iduno, it seems to take me forever to make videos.
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