2017-07-11
Not so little details
This year “ENEOS 1006km race powered by Hankook“ reached the peak: almost 40 teams, 150 sportsmen, 50 various specialists and all these people unite to reach one aim – to win the race. It takes a lot of time and preparation to prove that one is worth winning, sometimes it happens that at the finish line only by one second one driver lost to the other one. The main question arises: what should be done in order to win? What are the main components for winning the race? These questions were asked to 6 times “ENEOS 1006km race“ winner – Jonas Gelžinis.
“Teamwork with coaches, technicians and other members is really important, however, one of the main components is the ability to feel the car, the track. When cars have even powers, the strategy of the driver is vital. “ – states J. Gelžinis.
J. Gelžinis highlights several preparation moments: hitting the gym and then building stamina.
The driver himself drives around 80km with his bike.
Darius Jonušis the director of “Promo events“ also mentions that nowadays many foreign teams have psychologists, personal trainers on their teams. Last year D. Jonušis got to know the importance of having one of these specialists as he had a headache and one of them healed it within few minutes. That is why in this year’s race there is going to be a personal trainer Mindaugas Pocius who specializes in cars and motorbikes field.
Mindaugas Pocius established specialized sports center for those kind sportsmen. A lot of great drivers had trained there and M. Pocius is happy to hear when they say after a few sessions that the individual training sessions bring out the best results. The focus is not only to the physical preparation of the race but also for the messages, pieces of advice for balancing relaxation, preparation, nourishment.
Watch the race LIVE on TV6 or online www.tv3.lt.