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I have done two HPDE's (VIR South & Full) and at both events I became pretty motion sick about 10 or 15 mins into my sessions. Never yacked but it wasnt a pleasant feeling. I have also done the carting at VIR and had a nice clean up on turn 10 about 15 mins in (avoid the white loner helmets)

Durning the two HPDE's I was wearing a 5 point harness, the tighter it was the better I felt. I used a neck dounut at Full and that seemed to help as well. For the karting I took 2 Dramamine, and that didnt stop a thing (didnt make me sleepy either). I have a set of the pressure point bands that go on your wrist but I used them at the Viper autox school and it didnt seem to help at all (Its not a good feeling sitting in a brand new 120K Benz feeling motion sick).

Any suggestions from some of the savvy veterans. I am TT'ing for the first time at VIR South and I want to enjoy it I have found some electro stimulating wrist bands on Ebay (~$50), anybody have any sucsess with those?

Thanks in advance!


BTW- I have heard all the Yackety Yak jokes, so hit me with your best shot

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I heard Anders telling somebody that the trick to not throwing up as a co-driver in a rally is to drink as much water as you can hold without peeing on yourself during the stages/transits.

(or something to that effect)

So, is that the real reason you get Vincent to show your girlfriend how to drive a car fast?

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I had a student (one of the guys over on honda-tech actually) that wore a patch of some sort. I'll ask him who made it and whatnot.

That would be SWEET!!! Thanks Rice!

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At least come up with something original Vincent has used that one to death.

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The "patch" :

http://www.prevent-motion-sickness-scopolamine.com/

It was off the market for a bit a few years ago, but its readily available again.

Joan's brother is a pretty serious sailor, he's done those "single handed sail boat races across the Atlantic" type deals. He has a fairly involved "formula" for prescription drugs to prevent motion sickness that might be helpful. Email me if you're interested.

I'm guessing here, but I bet that as you gain experience things might settle down on their own. Your brain really goes into overload your first few track sessions.

Frank

Here's a vote for the scopolamine patches. They have worked VERY well for me both on a sailing trip and on several rallies. I don't get motion sick easily but with the patch I could stay below decks in anything and can eat junk food immediately before stage starts with no ill effect at all.

Others on the sailing trip had the electric watchband thing and claimed it worked. I tried it and didn't like the funky buzz feeling.

--Kevin H.

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Ryan - found it. The stuff is called "Transdermal scopolamine." It's put together by ALZA and distributed by Novartis. It is available by prescription only apparently, which I did not know. Apparently, half a patch works for two days, so it should get you through a weekend.

I will say that I took this guy for a ride in the GS-R while he was wearing this patch, and I pretty much ruined him for the rest of the day. Otherwise though, he says its very effective.

I should mention that Matt Anderson, in a 1985 Corolla, deserves some kind of award for being the first, in like five years, to make me feel queasy as an instructor. Stock seats + stock belts + impossibly well-driven Corolla == queasy Karl.

I have motion sickness problems whenever I ride along in "rough conditions" (passenger on small plane flights, sailing, and riding alongs on track or curvy roads). I also used to have some minor problems on track on a sport bike (when I was driving) but no problems when driving a car on track. Dramamine worked for my nausea but made me extremely sleepy, so I couldn't use it on track days. Awhile back I heard about a prescription medication that supposedly works to prevent motion sickness and not cause drowsiness for over 90% of patients, so I asked my Neurologist about it, and she wrote me a prescription. The product is called Zofran, it's a small white pill, and is available by prescription only. Per my doctor's recommendation, I tested it for drowsiness first, and it doesn't make me drowsy. I haven't had the opportunity to use it for motion sickness yet, so I can't comment on its effectiveness, but from what I've heard it's supposed to work very well for most people.

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Keith Q.
2008 Top Gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmX8XuZ_DCo&NR=1

First, kudos to whomever gave Ryan the new avatar. Second, if we can't get the CRX bugs worked out Ryan won't need a pill cause he'll be watching.

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Vincent Keene
'06 Ford Mustang GT (track rat)
'15 Dodge Charger R/T (yeah, it's got a HEMI!)
'07 Ford Fusion SE (205,000 miles and counting)
'98 Chevy Z-24 (retired)
'93 Acura Integra (Team SWB 24HOL Car)

Ohhh yea of little faith, Shannon has a car as well

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Bonine works like Dramamine but does not produce the sleepiness. I've used it with success on cruises and for flying.

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Tried that too, didnt work

Thanks anyway!

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Uh-oh...open faced helmets for you!

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