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Grassroots Motorsports 84 7. Don't Carry Too Much Speed Into a Turn How much speed is too much? Any amount that keeps you from going precisely where you planned. The primary purpose of braking is to slow the vehicle to target turn-in speed. It's the speed at turn-in that establishes your planned positions. Separate brak- ing forces from speed sensing–they are two different things. 8. Don't Overdrive Doing something ineffciently (badly) requires physical and emotional strength as you continually snatch yourself back from disaster. Beginners should not expect to post times that world cham- pions would be proud to claim. Old hands should expect to spend practice time refning existing skills. Fatigue, anger and overconfdence all blur judgment and are the most common explanations for overdriving. Relax, you were just testing the limits. Now you know what needs to change. Recognize the need for a coach to extract and develop your next steps. 9. Recognize Fatigue Become fatigue-aware: Adhere to the Three Mistakes Rule. Once you have identifed three successive mental and/ or physical mistakes, realize that many more have already gone unnoticed. Break routine: Slow down or go into the pits if necessary. Why driving leads to fatigue is no mystery: You are poised for fight. Your muscle systems are cocked for emergen- cies–and releases–that never come. You "How much speed is too much? Any amount that keeps you from going precisely where you planned. " photosbyjuha.com