How to get my ''full'' mojo back?

m4a1mustang · 03-17-2011, 08:07 PM

Well, regardless of how good you are you should never "test your skills" so to speak on the street. I think if you can get some track time in and feel comfortable driving at about 80% of your ability on the street, you'll feel much better about yourself.

I go for spirited drives on the street but I never push myself to the point where I know it's likely that I'm going to have to make some corrective control inputs to keep the car on it's desired path. Save that for the track, where you've got a controlled environment and can afford to spin if you have to... and if you do hit something chances are it's going to be a soft barrier or a glancing wall... not a tree, light pole, innocent bystander, etc.

SPOHN · 03-17-2011, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Highway

If you're able to get some track time somewhere locally, I would think that would be the best bet. Slowly work up your confidence in a safe and controlled area where you're able to work up your speed and car control. Hopefully, if you slide off, there would be no car damage and you could continue on.

Hope there's something close to you where you could do something like that.

I defiantly have a controlled area. That's where I went today. It's a small private air strip with two sweeping turns. One tight, one long.

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Well, regardless of how good you are you should never "test your skills" so to speak on the street. I think if you can get some track time in and feel comfortable driving at about 80% of your ability on the street, you'll feel much better about yourself.

I go for spirited drives on the street but I never push myself to the point where I know it's likely that I'm going to have to make some corrective control inputs to keep the car on it's desired path. Save that for the track, where you've got a controlled environment and can afford to spin if you have to... and if you do hit something chances are it's going to be a soft barrier or a glancing wall... not a tree, light pole, innocent bystander, etc.

I agree. Just know guys I'm not pushing it in areas with traffic. And I will defiantly only go 80% on spirted driving trips in the mountains. Another reason next week I'm ordering better brakes and LSD that I didn't have last time.

ProfessorDave · 03-17-2011, 08:39 PM

Spohn, only exposure to the situation that creates the anxiety will work, especially if it is repeated with short intervals in between the trials.

Since you have a safe closed course to try, I'd say schedule several runs a day for as many days as you can, starting slow and building up to pushing the limits.

Good luck and keep us posted

SPOHN · 03-17-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

Spohn, only exposure to the situation that creates the anxiety will work, especially if it is repeated with short intervals in between the trials.

Since you have a safe closed course to try, I'd say schedule several runs a day for as many days as you can, starting slow and building up to pushing the limits.

Good luck and keep us posted

That's what I keep thinking. Just hope it will leave my head. Then again maybe it gave me more respect than fear.

Jordo! · 03-17-2011, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

Spohn, only exposure to the situation that creates the anxiety will work, especially if it is repeated with short intervals in between the trials.

Provided nothing bad happens.

It's important to gradually increase your exposure to the anxiety eliciting stimulus (or in this case, context) -- start out on a track and get comfortable there.

ProfessorDave · 03-17-2011, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

Since you have a safe closed course to try, I'd say schedule several runs a day for as many days as you can, starting slow and building up to pushing the limits.

Good luck and keep us posted

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Originally Posted by Jordo!

Provided nothing bad happens.

It's important to gradually increase your exposure to the anxiety eliciting stimulus (or in this case, context) -- start out on a track and get comfortable there.

I'm with you on that, Jordo. Although there is lots of evidence that flooding (sudden and complete exposure) works just as well or better than gradual.

The nice thing about Spohn's arrangement is he can immediately try again if he spins out. No time for anxiety to really take hold and produce avoidance that way.

Jordo! · 03-18-2011, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

I'm with you on that, Jordo. Although there is lots of evidence that flooding (sudden and complete exposure) works just as well or better than gradual.

The nice thing about Spohn's arrangement is he can immediately try again if he spins out. No time for anxiety to really take hold and produce avoidance that way.

To the best of my knowledge, flooding is more likely to result in a panic attack than anything but I'll take your word on it.

I vote for the track.

ProfessorDave · 03-18-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jordo!

To the best of my knowledge, flooding is more likely to result in a panic attack than anything but I'll take your word on it.

I vote for the track.

Well, there's a lot of prep and it helps to have a trained professional there. But going to the track and trying little by little still creates the exposure effect. Having support during those runs would help a lot, too.

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ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 20	Spohn, only exposure to the situation that creates the anxiety will work, especially if it is repeated with short intervals in between the trials. Since you have a safe closed course to try, I'd say schedule several runs a day for as many days as you can, starting slow and building up to pushing the limits. Good luck and keep us posted __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

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