The more you can feel and extend your sense of physical self to the car, the more you will sense what is happening with you, the car and the road.
In other words, the better you will drive.
"Half of a warriors duty is to keep his sword sharp.
" Have you ever been on a drive where everything was working? I'm sure you have.
Those drives are great.
Everything is happening, as it should.
The shifts are silky smooth, the corners all feel totally balanced, nothing surprises you, and even the other drivers seem to be on your side.
Your body might have felt like a part of the car.
It wasn't a person controlling a piece of metal, it was you and the car and the road, all coming together as one.
As stunt drivers, we need to train ourselves to tap into that state whenever we want to.
All exceptional drivers have been able to learn this.
So can you.
While you are out driving, concentrate on the car as an extension of yourself.
Focus on the steering wheel, brake pedal, how your body contacts the car, the soles of your shoes.
Everything that is in the car and around you is an extension of you.
Think of the tires as being four extensions of your body, your feet, where you are in contact with the ground.
The four corners as being the outside of your body.
The steering wheel as your brain impulse to get yourself to turn.
The more you can connect to the car you are driving and the more you can feel what the car is doing and how the car is responding to its environment, the better you will drive.
Isn't this why we drive? All this might seem to be a little 'new age' to some of you but I think even the most redneck, macho, testosterone driven of us would have to agree that we are all aiming for that state of complete harmony.
On with the fun...
Be fast, be safe, be precise.