Well video games are cool. But, here are some factors that no freaking video game can compensate for:
- Heat
- Cold
- Fatigue
- Cramping
- Bike not running properly, and having to totally change your riding style to try and be competitive
- Standing in the pits all day waiting to race in 100+ degree heat. When you get out there, it is like riding in a hair dryer. You just wish you were dead by that point.
- Some dude running into you and taking you out. Then you have to repair your bike, then get back onto the track as soon as possible. That is, after you have been checked by medical personnel, and your gear AND bike have been re-teched. Not to mention your body is screaming in pain and there ain't S**T you can do about it.
- Sweat burning your eyes
- Sun setting at the worst place. i.e. having to ride your bike WFO through a basically blind turn because of the sun in your eyes, and you are praying to God not to let you crash going through there because you can't see S**T.
- Having your sunglasses slip down your nose while riding at 100+ MPH, and trying to correct it.
- Fog on your faceshield at 9 a.m. on a real chilly December morning, and trying to keep it clear while railing around a corner at 120 mph.
- Having your bike running at the redline of temperature on the last couple of laps, wondering if the coolant overflow will spill out on you as you are braking into a turn causing you to crash.
- Spending all night repairing your bike, then having to race LATE the next day with no sleep.
Well actually, video games really aren't squat bro.
- Nut