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TINA STULL: Hi. I'm Tina Stull, and I drive the Top Dragster for Interstate Batteries.
On behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to share my thoughts on being mentally prepared
for a run. Right before a run, I like to really try to get focused. I've been taught that
just knowing what you--when--from the pit all the way to the staging lanes, all the
way to the starting line, you need to know where you're at and that everything's taken
care of. You need to know that all your equipment is there. And I always establish a routine
of making sure my helmet is always on the roll cage. I keep my arm restraints always
in the car and I keep my gloves always in the car. And the only thing I take inside
is my suit and--suit and shoes. And so, before a run, I put on--do the same thing every time.
I put on my shoes, put on my suit, I go to my car. I make sure all my equipment is still
there because sometimes they'll fall off or things get crazy after a run and you may not
realize that you didn't get everything back in there. If you get up in the staging lanes
and you realize you're missing equipment, how can you focus on your lane? 'Cause now
you're worried about getting that--getting back to the pit and getting there to race.