What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing?
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What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing?
As bizarre as the question may seem, this is a serious question, and I have yet gotten a legitamate answer to this.
When your in a car for hours your bound to have to go, sometime.
My buddies and I have have hypothesized that racers either have a condom like thing connected to a hose, then to a reservoir; like for the handicap. Or they use a "Depends" style diaper.
Serious answers please, and keep it clean.
Thank you.
When your in a car for hours your bound to have to go, sometime.
My buddies and I have have hypothesized that racers either have a condom like thing connected to a hose, then to a reservoir; like for the handicap. Or they use a "Depends" style diaper.
Serious answers please, and keep it clean.
Thank you.
Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (mey_xanng)
as an endurance racer, i can actually answer this question.
first of all, you're so focused that you don't even realize that you have to pee until you get out of the car.
second, you're generally only in the car for 2 hours max so it's not that big of an issue.
-tony
first of all, you're so focused that you don't even realize that you have to pee until you get out of the car.
second, you're generally only in the car for 2 hours max so it's not that big of an issue.
-tony
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (mey_xanng)
You really have to pee that much??
I was drinking 4-6 quarts of water per day in the high sierras and only went 2-3 times per day...
I was drinking 4-6 quarts of water per day in the high sierras and only went 2-3 times per day...
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (manveer)
A friend of mine did the 24 hours of Nelson Ledges some time back, for a "pro" team. One of the drivers called in that he had to **** - er, pit - and got told to stay the hell out, keep turning competitive laps, and decide whether he had to go bad enough to pee in the seat. As I recall, he held it.
Nelson Piquet was legendary for dampening the inside of F1 cars' tubs. He liked to get in and stay in when they were making changes to the set-up and so forth. The mechanics were PO'd about this habit, to say the least.
At Daytona a few years ago (or Sebring?) Gianpiero Moretti actually pooped his drawers in the closing laps, on his way to a narrow victory.
All hearsay but...
K
Nelson Piquet was legendary for dampening the inside of F1 cars' tubs. He liked to get in and stay in when they were making changes to the set-up and so forth. The mechanics were PO'd about this habit, to say the least.
At Daytona a few years ago (or Sebring?) Gianpiero Moretti actually pooped his drawers in the closing laps, on his way to a narrow victory.
All hearsay but...
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (Knestis)
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At Daytona a few years ago (or Sebring?) Gianpiero Moretti actually pooped his drawers in the closing laps, on his way to a narrow victory.
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what is this forum coming to? lol
i know the baja racers have a condom with a tube that runs out the car
At Daytona a few years ago (or Sebring?) Gianpiero Moretti actually pooped his drawers in the closing laps, on his way to a narrow victory.
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what is this forum coming to? lol
i know the baja racers have a condom with a tube that runs out the car
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (Knestis)
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Nelson Piquet was legendary for dampening the inside of F1 cars' tubs.
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Thus the pronunciation "Pee-Kay"
I have never had trouble in enduros but try to go in advance but otherwise am focussed enough that things like this just disappear in all the concentration.
Nelson Piquet was legendary for dampening the inside of F1 cars' tubs.
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Thus the pronunciation "Pee-Kay"
I have never had trouble in enduros but try to go in advance but otherwise am focussed enough that things like this just disappear in all the concentration.
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (mey_xanng)
My first cross country mountain bike race (which definately qualifies as an 'enduro'! ) I drank too much water in preparation, and had to jump off the bike and go against a tree about 10 min into the race!
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (Knestis)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Knestis »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nelson Piquet was legendary for dampening the inside of F1 cars' tubs. He liked to get in and stay in when they were making changes to the set-up and so forth. The mechanics were PO'd about this habit, to say the least.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Sounds like the mechanics weren't the only ones who were pissed!
Sounds like the mechanics weren't the only ones who were pissed!
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (carl_aka_carlos)
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That would be interesting in a road racing situation:
Turn 2: "Turn 2. Uh, we have debris on the track. Going to check."
Race Control: "Control copies - Turn 2 checking debris. Show flag please."
Turn 2: "Turn 2. Dave checked. Doesn't smell like gas, feel like oil, or taste like brake fluid..."
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That would be interesting in a road racing situation:
Turn 2: "Turn 2. Uh, we have debris on the track. Going to check."
Race Control: "Control copies - Turn 2 checking debris. Show flag please."
Turn 2: "Turn 2. Dave checked. Doesn't smell like gas, feel like oil, or taste like brake fluid..."
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (Knestis)
I am going to say it doesnt happen.. I needed to **** SOOO BADLY my first race out.. I dont know what happened but it wasnt an issue after
I used to do 20k X counry runs.. For somereason i always had to ****.. ALways imagined just pissing down my leg and it never happened..
So I am a believed that while adrenaline is running you wont have to pee..
Now Pique... Wel he was french.. Enough sayd~
I used to do 20k X counry runs.. For somereason i always had to ****.. ALways imagined just pissing down my leg and it never happened..
So I am a believed that while adrenaline is running you wont have to pee..
Now Pique... Wel he was french.. Enough sayd~
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (Want2race)
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Hey now, Turkey boy. Nelson Piquet was Brazilian, not french. And the reason we smell bad isn't because we pee ourselves, it's because we don't shower.
Dammit, get your bigotted stereotypes right! 
Hey now, Turkey boy. Nelson Piquet was Brazilian, not french. And the reason we smell bad isn't because we pee ourselves, it's because we don't shower.
Dammit, get your bigotted stereotypes right!
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (SJR)
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Re: What do endurance racers do if they have to pee while racing? (speedracer33)
Even when I load up with pre-race fluids and I'm pissin' every 20 minutes before getting into the car, I have no urge to go while racing. Once pulled 1:45 stints and still didn't pee until at least an hour AFTER getting out of the car. You sweat it out!
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Well this does not count probably but I have raced a few endurance kart races and didnt pee the whole time at the track, the adrenaline takes over I think and you loose interest in all other things Of course a while after you are on the road home its a different story.....
Of course a while after you are on the road home its a different story.....
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