Amanda Sorensen

Honestly, I think in competition, it's kind of... It depends. When you lead first, you are more subject to if you make a mistake in the lead line, obviously your person who's following is going to be affected by your mistake. Right. So if you're leading first, you have the most pressure because if I mess up in my run, then I know I really have to push in my follow run.

Honestly, I think in competition, it's kind of... It depends. When you lead first, you are more subject to if you make a mistake in the lead line, obviously your person who's following is going to be affected by your mistake. Right. So if you're leading first, you have the most pressure because if I mess up in my run, then I know I really have to push in my follow run.

to where as if I follow first and the other guy makes a mistake, I know that I don't have to do anything crazy or wow to win the judges over in my lead run.

to where as if I follow first and the other guy makes a mistake, I know that I don't have to do anything crazy or wow to win the judges over in my lead run.

to where as if I follow first and the other guy makes a mistake, I know that I don't have to do anything crazy or wow to win the judges over in my lead run.

I know. Follow first. Some people have different preferences. It really just depends on the track, like who you're battling. Some people, there's a lot of like, there are some drivers that love to play games. So, you know, they'll hesitate on the takeoff or they'll be doing a certain type of initiation and entry every single time during practice.

I know. Follow first. Some people have different preferences. It really just depends on the track, like who you're battling. Some people, there's a lot of like, there are some drivers that love to play games. So, you know, they'll hesitate on the takeoff or they'll be doing a certain type of initiation and entry every single time during practice.

I know. Follow first. Some people have different preferences. It really just depends on the track, like who you're battling. Some people, there's a lot of like, there are some drivers that love to play games. So, you know, they'll hesitate on the takeoff or they'll be doing a certain type of initiation and entry every single time during practice.

But then as soon as it gets to competition, they'll change it. So like...

But then as soon as it gets to competition, they'll change it. So like...

But then as soon as it gets to competition, they'll change it. So like...

you know there's very um there's a lot of strategies that go on behind i like that because i'm a chess player yeah exactly kind of similar so there's some mental games going on too it's not just about the race so you got to really just you cannot react to your lead driver you have to anticipate your lead driver you know similar with chess i'm not a big chess fan but like you're not i've never really played chess to be honest assuming it's the same it's a good game because it's all skill based yeah i'm not a fan of luck

you know there's very um there's a lot of strategies that go on behind i like that because i'm a chess player yeah exactly kind of similar so there's some mental games going on too it's not just about the race so you got to really just you cannot react to your lead driver you have to anticipate your lead driver you know similar with chess i'm not a big chess fan but like you're not i've never really played chess to be honest assuming it's the same it's a good game because it's all skill based yeah i'm not a fan of luck

you know there's very um there's a lot of strategies that go on behind i like that because i'm a chess player yeah exactly kind of similar so there's some mental games going on too it's not just about the race so you got to really just you cannot react to your lead driver you have to anticipate your lead driver you know similar with chess i'm not a big chess fan but like you're not i've never really played chess to be honest assuming it's the same it's a good game because it's all skill based yeah i'm not a fan of luck

Yeah, exactly. There's a lot of skill. Back to what I was saying, though, with like you have one chance, you have one chance to rely on your car to also work. You know, so like it's huge and it's crucial that the preparation that goes into preparing for the competition is very perfect. My team that I have, I have a team of quite a few people.

Yeah, exactly. There's a lot of skill. Back to what I was saying, though, with like you have one chance, you have one chance to rely on your car to also work. You know, so like it's huge and it's crucial that the preparation that goes into preparing for the competition is very perfect. My team that I have, I have a team of quite a few people.

Yeah, exactly. There's a lot of skill. Back to what I was saying, though, with like you have one chance, you have one chance to rely on your car to also work. You know, so like it's huge and it's crucial that the preparation that goes into preparing for the competition is very perfect. My team that I have, I have a team of quite a few people.

And, you know, we have our engineers, we have our tire changers, we have our feelers. But even that, like our crew chief, like I could go out and my car could overheat at the line. Wow. And I can call a five minute timeout and I have five minutes to fix the car. So I've definitely had to call five before.

And, you know, we have our engineers, we have our tire changers, we have our feelers. But even that, like our crew chief, like I could go out and my car could overheat at the line. Wow. And I can call a five minute timeout and I have five minutes to fix the car. So I've definitely had to call five before.

And, you know, we have our engineers, we have our tire changers, we have our feelers. But even that, like our crew chief, like I could go out and my car could overheat at the line. Wow. And I can call a five minute timeout and I have five minutes to fix the car. So I've definitely had to call five before.