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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Project_ITR
c'mon man, let the kid have some confidence... i went out with the attitude that if i didn't win something was wrong...came home with a 1st place in STS my first time out...my second time out i did the same thing...and when i go the next time if i dont take home another trophy i'm gonna be pissed. but i guess it all depends on your driving skills. i've been using my city as a big autoX course for years. i pretty much new what my car could, and couldn't do before i ever got out there. i guess i've always been an autoX driver. i just needed a track haha but there's nothing wrong with being confident your first time out. go in expecting to do bad and you will. but it's really not as complicated as you're tryin to make it. just get out there and drive it like you stole it, u'll be fine
But also you have to realize what the rest of your competition is like. Don't mean to burst your bubble but the rest of your class could be newbies too.
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