| How do you think your favorite NASCAR teams prepare for the next race?
Do you think it is only there driving skills that counts? NASCAR maybe a racing sport, but it is a sport, and all participants are athletes, and they have to be fit in many aspects to keep there cool and handle situations smartly while surviving in all environments but doing what is necessary to win the race, speed smartly.
The greatest problem many NASCAR team players face is the heat. This is one key area they prepare to tackle. Did you even take a moment to think how warm it could be sitting inside an enclosed cockpit? How would you feel if the environment around you was in triple figures? This is what the NASCAR drivers face every race. The suit doesn’t assist in any way to keep cool. Many drivers invest in fan systems or air conditioner boxes that can blow cool breeze into the helmets. This is all the technical assistance they can think of to keep cool. Based on this dehydration is the greatest issue faced with drivers during long races and even small, in the stifling heat inside the race car.
In preparation, teams rely on there athletic trainer, who doles out the proper fluid and diets before races, and instructs what and what not to do during hot weather, which could add to the heat. Preparations are done from the race procedure, to arrange an eighth man, who typically does the windshield and also utilizes that time to serve the driver from the green flag waves. Many long term drivers have said the best way to deal with the heat is to pretend that it is not there.
In preparation the drivers make sure that the car is well insulated. Also they intake a lot of fluids during the day. During practice sessions they are advised to check the vehicle for any hot spots.
The drivers have a routine to follow in preparation for the race. Before the race they are monitored by the crew to check whether they follow the routine. They are advised to have there meal day before the race by 10.00 pm. 11.00 pm. latest. And in the morning they would be served a hot bowl of cereal. Also just before the race all the drivers will go to the bathroom. This is all in preparation to not get the urge to go to the wash room during the race.
These are some of the basic preparation steps taken by drivers to do their task at the race with no inconveniences.
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