| So maybe you are fascinated with NASCAR and | | | | accentuates the instinct. |
| would like to choose this as a career. How does one | | | | The physical conditioning of the driver is the subject |
| go about participating in race driver training so as to | | | | for an article all its own but you can think about it as |
| become a driver? There are drivers training schools | | | | somewhat like an astronaut preparing for his or her |
| but all are very expensive and there is no guarantee | | | | first launch. The G forces are very significant for a |
| that you will become a real NASCAR driver. So what | | | | race car driver and driver training includes getting |
| kind of training makes a professional driver? | | | | conditioned to them. Astronauts experience |
| Well, just as in other professional sports, the | | | | significantly more G forces but the NASCAR driver |
| competition to be a driver is very tough. But more | | | | should include conditioning for them nonetheless. |
| than that, the majority of people don’t get there | | | | The training also includes the driver’s education |
| because of a lack of driver training. It usually is | | | | from a young age. You might ask what non-driving |
| because of who they know, who their family is, and | | | | education has to do with NASCAR driver training. |
| where they started. These drivers start when they | | | | Well, a driver is going to be promoting the products |
| are very young and run the go cart circuits. Their | | | | of some very large and prominent companies. That |
| fathers were probably race car drivers. They | | | | means that along the way he or she will have to give |
| probably ran into a promoter or sponsor somewhere | | | | an endorsement of the products. If these guys get |
| along the way that gives them their big break. | | | | in front of the camera and cannot use proper |
| NASCAR driver training includes the physical portion | | | | grammar it would not look too good. |
| and also stresses mental conditioning. Although to the | | | | Another reason why education is important in |
| fans it looks easy, a driver’s brain has to work | | | | NASCAR is because the driver won’t be able to |
| very fast to be alert to other cars around him while | | | | drive forever. Once a driver gets into middle age, it |
| trying to take the lead and maintain it. | | | | becomes tougher. So he will need to be able to |
| The best training has been learned in the early years | | | | branch out into other aspects of the racing |
| by most of these drivers when they were just | | | | “business.” He’ll probably still be running |
| children. Growing up around tracks and being able to | | | | the team but will have to think more of the business |
| drive the cars at young ages allowed the driver | | | | aspect of things. This is where business and |
| training to become somewhat instinctive. This is very | | | | marketing education would be most beneficial. |
| important because later on during professional | | | | Many of the retired drivers such as Richard Petty |
| competition, the carbon monoxide levels can get | | | | operate driving schools as well as serious driver |
| very high inside of the driver’s compartment. | | | | improvement programs when they’re offering |
| Carbon monoxide can cause confusion. The way to | | | | NASCAR driving experiences for those wondering |
| overcome confusion is to depend on instinct. Training | | | | what it’s like to be as a NASCAR driver. |