Kart Race Over-thinking, Overwhelm and Under-Performance

One of my subscribers emailed in with a perfect outline of the plight of the quick driver plagued by his own brain.

You are bound to relate, especially if you read my stuff, because I feed over-thinking with these articles. Sorry!

So with this response to my plea to write me with your driving problems, I’ve been given the chance to help drivers who need to clean up their mind when trying to drive at the limit.

Here’s a very brief summary of the focus of his email:

• My consistency was still dreadful: one lap I would nail one corner and ruin the next, and the next lap it would be vice versa.

• I never really believed I could be up there with the best, and I was the biggest overthinker.

• The minute I overtook them, my driving would just take a huge dip.

• I’d be so focused on the racing and my driving that I didn’t have space to think about my race-craft or where I could improve while driving.

This is a fast driver, who could be fast all the time, but because he’s intelligent his brain likes to get involved with the process, when instead it needs to know when to STFU and let the driving happen.

But of course, who can tell their brain to shut up?. Nobody.

And just letting the driving happen isn’t a solution in itself either.

That kind of approach leads to lacklustre purpose-less pissing around!

So what can I offer you that gets laser-focus up and running, so the smart driver can deliver on their potential.

As usual a couple of options, both of which have worked, but neither universally. Sorry again! Hopefully one matches and unlocks your path to the ultimate driver combination of raw instinctive speed with superior intelligence - rather than intelligence suppressing instinct and crippling your racing abilities.

Option 1 - Force Your Over-thinking Mind into Useful Concentration

Over-thinking is a good sign. It indicates signs of life, compared to a lot of the pilots who are fast but dim!

It is a sign of mental over-capacity, that when put to good use can create a formidable driver.