PREPARING FOR A RACE
It doesn’t matter what level you’re competing at, you will always look back on a race weekend and criticise the way you managed some of it, probably dwell on something you forgot to take or how you handled a particular incident or situation, so be as prepared as you can. A successful racing team will have a procedure in place for all team members, ensuring that the key jobs are literally ticked off a to-do list and each weekend the whole team becomes much more professional and super slick. You could manage your race prep by making your own basic check lists and developing them over the year, to create a number of check lists that cover everything. From packing the van, tools and equipment, to jobs to do before the bike is track ready, like torque settings for the components regularly worked on, tyre pressures for each variation, etc... you could even have a checklist for the food and drink you want to take (all healthy, of course).
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