Environment

The good thing about this newsletter is that few people read it. Only eight subscribers and the “nice” people that I am talking about in this week’s newsletter don’t read it, or even know about it. I don’t have any bad to say about them. They are nice, however, that’s it. I am looking for more.

The area where I usually set up my pits/campsite for the track days has become a habit from the several years that my wife and dog would come to the track with me. Which meant pitting and camping in the quietest areas of the paddock. This quiet part of the paddock puts me around a nice group of people. Now that my wife and dog stay home most of the track days, there is a better group of people that I could pit/camp next to.

There is nothing wrong with the people in the area that I normally pit, but I could surround myself with better people. Ones who have my best interest and have the racetrack skills I am looking to achieve. How do I know who these people are? They are the ones with lower lap times who are excited to see me when I return from the offseason. They’ll want to shake your hand, or even give you a hug, and ask you how things have been. Verses the “What’s up nod”.

Where do these people pit and camp? In the busiest and noisiest part of the paddock. It benefits some of them because they are the ones providing instruction (service). Others have to, because they are the ones hosting the event (also service). If I have questions or need some pointers in achieving my goals; they’d be right there. Maybe some of their habits and techniques will rub off on me. Product of your environment!?

Reference Points:

• Track Time track day, June 18th & 19th. I am wishing for rain on the first day, so I can try the RC51 with rain tires. Then, wishing for sunshine on the second day to dry everything out before packing up.