| Everyone thinks that driving a car is easy....and it's | | | | The last one was a day the driving school I was |
| NOT! Sure, if all you are doing is driving little Johnny | | | | working for. We had an introduction to the new |
| to school in the morning, or going for groceries, OK, | | | | Porsche 911's. We (the four instructors) spent the |
| not so tough. But if you are taking a car to it's limits, | | | | day letting dealer principles and prospective buyers |
| in any situation, it's one of the most complex, ram | | | | take a couple laps of Westwood Raceway, (an |
| using, hard drive taxing, endorphin creating, and | | | | incredible racetrack that is now a freakin' golf |
| adrenaline pumping activities we humans engage in. | | | | course....) then we would take them for a few laps as |
| It's physically tough and mentally strenuous... | | | | fast as we could go, to show what the cars could |
| And the higher level of driver you want to be, the | | | | really do. Well, I got home from that day at 6:30 and |
| more it takes out of you. There is just soooo much | | | | was sound asleep by 6:35.....comatose until 7 the next |
| going on that you have to think of....all while literally | | | | morning..... |
| being directly responsible for your own life and the | | | | I guess the point I'm trying to make is that to drive |
| lives of everyone around you. It's taxing. | | | | at a high level, to take a car to the edge....takes a lot |
| I've done some sports in my life that have been | | | | out of you. One of the things you keep an eye on |
| tiring. Like climbing, mountain bike racing, martial arts, | | | | as a professional stunt driver is how tired you are |
| skiing. But nothing has made me more tired than | | | | that day, and what kind of shape you're in. One of |
| sitting behind the wheel of a car. There have been | | | | the best things you can do to be a better driver is |
| three days in my life that I can remember clearly | | | | to work out your cardio. Having your heart in good |
| when I was completely drained....tired beyond tired.... | | | | shape gives you two major advantages while you're |
| One was a 4 hour mountain bike race. The other | | | | out driving. First, your mental clarity is enhanced. Your |
| two were driving. | | | | mind thinks faster, more clearly, and it's easier to |
| The first one was a one hour race at the Molson | | | | focus (especially if your workout needs focus). |
| Indy Vancouver. I got out of the car and didn't know | | | | Second it gives you endurance to drive faster, longer. |
| whether I was going to throw up, or pass out... The | | | | So go out and get your heart in shape and you'll |
| next was a mountain bike race called the Test of | | | | drive faster! |
| Metal. 68 kilometers of mostly single track, same | | | | Be fast, be safe, be precise.... |
| thing at the end as the Molson Indy, but I had been | | | | Mark. |
| riding hard for FOUR hours, not just driving for one. | | | | |