Seat time, no doubt the most critical factor

In my work as an information security speaker and writer, I like to share famous quotes because they're so applicable to the good, the bad, and the ugly that I see in my work performing independent IT security assessments.

Well, I came across yet another quote today from the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson that's applicable to my work but it's equally applicable to the racing I do. Mr. Emerson said:

"Skill to do comes of doing."

The more I race, the more I realize that it's ~10% guts and ~90% repetitive practice, over and over and over again. Look at the front-runners in Spec Miata or any other series and those are the racers who are the track practically every weekend. I'm not in a position to do that but kudos to the guys who are...they're setting the bar high but it's very enlightening and motivating.