Okay, so this actually came from the post about sizing seats, and someone said that the poster should stop eating so many cookies. Which got me thinking, so I thought I'd post this here and see what thoughts are out there, what other drivers do, etc. I just stepped up to a more powerful car, so I'm looking to make myself step up physical fitness-wise to that level.
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Re: cookies: Actually, you may have a point here.
Rallyists, as a whole, don't tend to be the sort to work out a lot to increase their competitiveness in our sport. I guess I should say "American Rallyists".
Look at the WRC guys: they have fitness trainers, helping to keep them in shape so they can be at the peak of their physical fitness to drive their absolute best.
We tend to not go to such lengths.
I'm not going to tell you my stats , but let's just say that I'm not much bigger than my brother Mark; the driver seat in the Nissan was for him, and I'm finding that after a weekend of driving, the outside of my hips and legs hurt today. I did, however, discover that I never moved in the seat, which helped me to be more "connected" to the car and drive better.
I'm thinking of doing some sort of workout to a) get slimmer so the seat doesn't squeeze me so bad and b) increase my strength and stamina so I can drive better and not be so tired afterwards.
Thoughts?
KT
Kristen Tabor
1995 Geo Metro - Lil' Monster
1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R - Big Monster!!
kd7yct
Vive le Pro le Ralliat!!
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Re: cookies: Actually, you may have a point here.
Rallyists, as a whole, don't tend to be the sort to work out a lot to increase their competitiveness in our sport. I guess I should say "American Rallyists".
Look at the WRC guys: they have fitness trainers, helping to keep them in shape so they can be at the peak of their physical fitness to drive their absolute best.
We tend to not go to such lengths.
I'm not going to tell you my stats , but let's just say that I'm not much bigger than my brother Mark; the driver seat in the Nissan was for him, and I'm finding that after a weekend of driving, the outside of my hips and legs hurt today. I did, however, discover that I never moved in the seat, which helped me to be more "connected" to the car and drive better.
I'm thinking of doing some sort of workout to a) get slimmer so the seat doesn't squeeze me so bad and b) increase my strength and stamina so I can drive better and not be so tired afterwards.
Thoughts?
KT
Kristen Tabor
1995 Geo Metro - Lil' Monster
1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R - Big Monster!!
kd7yct
Vive le Pro le Ralliat!!