Right..
Ok, so I don't know what the underlying root is...
Most of the time I am asking myself: "why I am so nervous when racing LFS?". The LXCC has brought a new dimension of nerves, which I fondly credit to Axus's crazy "flying lap" qualification system. My lap - ok: pounding heart, sweaty palms aside, here we go. It's invariably difficult to actually drive a decent (read: remotely competitive) time whilst battling 45 thoughts per second syndrome... Then a small mistake happens and even MORE adrenaline / cortizol and other focus obliterating agents are at once injected into my already saturated bloodstream.
So my question is: does anyone else suffer in this regard? Any Aliens(tm) actually get nervous before/during racing? Perhaps more experience quenches the anxiety of racing, but more than that I suspect I just take it too seriously. But I WANT to take it seriously! That really enhances the suspension of disbeleif, and draws me into the sim. Ironically, I'm not even sure if being a nervous driver is "fun" or not : It would be great to just be able to sit down, be totally relaxed, and run some laps. Doubtlessly, my times would even improve then!
Any thoughts?
Ok, so I don't know what the underlying root is...
Most of the time I am asking myself: "why I am so nervous when racing LFS?". The LXCC has brought a new dimension of nerves, which I fondly credit to Axus's crazy "flying lap" qualification system. My lap - ok: pounding heart, sweaty palms aside, here we go. It's invariably difficult to actually drive a decent (read: remotely competitive) time whilst battling 45 thoughts per second syndrome... Then a small mistake happens and even MORE adrenaline / cortizol and other focus obliterating agents are at once injected into my already saturated bloodstream.
So my question is: does anyone else suffer in this regard? Any Aliens(tm) actually get nervous before/during racing? Perhaps more experience quenches the anxiety of racing, but more than that I suspect I just take it too seriously. But I WANT to take it seriously! That really enhances the suspension of disbeleif, and draws me into the sim. Ironically, I'm not even sure if being a nervous driver is "fun" or not : It would be great to just be able to sit down, be totally relaxed, and run some laps. Doubtlessly, my times would even improve then!
Any thoughts?