Having had 3 trouble-fraught qualifying runs today in racing (running rally cars!), I'd just about given up on a good placing for the finals even though I placed in A-main (A being the best, followed by B and C).
All around me was a spectrum of emotions; drivers being quietly happy about their standings, ecstatic about their position, and on the flip side, feeling sorry for oneself and/or mutter profane language at the car and everything else within a 5 metre radius. Sometimes taking some time to take stock of the surroundings makes it easier for self reflection, instead of wallowing in self pity, blame, sulking a bit, and packing up to go home.
I proceeded to have my two best runs of the day in the finals, after digging up an old setup sheet for the track. As big a surprise to me as to my race buddies watching that the car pulled out an extra two laps. I finished third overall, and missed 2nd by 6 seconds. Its more a relief not to let the people who've lent me their gear and stuff to get to this race, than to myself. Glad to make something good out of it all.
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