Routine.

Routine.

    Listen, as silly as it sounds, having a routine in my opinion is the most important part of the race. You need to find what routine works best for you. Listed below is my routine:

• I find my pair
• Usually I wait until i am 5 pairs from the front of the line and I put on my jacket
• At 3 pairs back I put on my helmet
• After putting on my helmet I put on my right glove and zip my sleeve
• I then put on my left glove and zip my sleeve
• Once Im the pair on deck I put on my kill tether
• I fist bump the guy next to me
• I lean my bike to the right and start it
• I rev my bike and pump my clutch 5 times
• I pull around the waterbox and back in
• I spin it real quick then I pull forward to where I want to start my burnout
• I wait for the other racer then give a nod to start burnouts
• Once I start my burnout I lean it to the right for 3 seconds then back to the left for 3 seconds I bring it straight for 3 seconds then throttle out. (If the track is cold I will run a burnout through the starting line to put some fresh hot rubber down)
• I rev my bike twice to check my two step on/off depending on the class
• I always try to pre stage first
• Once I prestage I put my visor down
• As soon as the other guy prestages I go full stage

PRACTICE YOUR ROUTINE. I practiced my routine in my garage for a week straight with my gloves helmet and jacket finding what works best for me. I am so busy focused on hitting my marks for my routine that I dont even realize whos in the next lane. Having a routine gives you a job to focus on and gets you out of your head.