Does anyone else have this wierd problem?

[captain-codpiece]

I cannot last one single 5 min heat without my eyes watering. Wierd, but it's driving me mad. Anyone else get this? I think it's cos I concentrate so hard that I forget to blink.

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by captain-codpiece

I cannot last one single 5 min heat without my eyes watering. Wierd, but it's driving me mad. Anyone else get this? I think it's cos I concentrate so hard that I forget to blink.

blink then

[i4n]

I get that sometimes too, probably for not blinking either.

Must remember to blink when racing.

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by i4n

I get that sometimes too, probably for not blinking either.

Must remember to blink when racing.

i used to shake but i was probably pissed

[stegger]

Originally Posted by bert digler

i used to shake but i was probably pissed

I get the shakes if i'm leading a race, whether a qualifier or a final
I haven't had the shakes for a while

[bert digler]

Originally Posted by stegger

I get the shakes if i'm leading a race, whether a qualifier or a final
I haven't had the shakes for a while

frank gallagher is feckin ace

[Welshy40]

Originally Posted by stegger

I get the shakes if i'm leading a race, whether a qualifier or a final
I haven't had the shakes for a while

Hehehe I remember when Craig Harris and Dave Belsten had to carry me off the rostrum after taking Tq due to having major shakes. I know the feeling.

[budgio]

Sometimes i get a blinding migrain, it last happened at the MKgp last year.
You got to have good eyes in this game.
Just wondering if any of the top drivers wear corrective vision?

[DCM]

I wear corrective vision....










But I ain't a top driver.....

[Matt Alcock]

i noticed ollies jefferies wears glasses

Originally Posted by budgio

Sometimes i get a blinding migrain, it last happened at the MKgp last year.
You got to have good eyes in this game.
Just wondering if any of the top drivers wear corrective vision?

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by captain-codpiece

I cannot last one single 5 min heat without my eyes watering. Wierd, but it's driving me mad. Anyone else get this? I think it's cos I concentrate so hard that I forget to blink.

All the time. Its light that makes me worse. On a hot sunny day with rostrum facing the sun, usually its eyes and nose. Heyfever tablets help, but don't prevent, and same with sunglasses + cap.

Then in a sporthall, un-natural light sets me off. After an hour continuous (i.e. 24hr meeting this weekend) my eyes are on storks, nose has run down my neck, and my left arm is locked at the elbow.

Wind in my eyes is also bad, I have a variety of sunglasses depending on the day it is - try to always wear them outdoors, so they range from clear to dark.

[PaulRotheram]

I used to always have this problem when i raced, i found that a good pair of shades with a slight tint, or darker for when sunny for outside works best, and also to open my mouth slightly to breathe more and to try get it in my head to blink.

I remember my run after i put in an 11th in round at southport national was coming around the top 5 in round, my eyes were streaming with water then couldnt see anything for half a lap and ended up 11th.. if only, haha.

[woOdy]

Clear rap around glasses like Oakley's or something like that. I suffer without them but not with them.

[telboy]

I started with this problem last year...and still get it a bit.
I'm ok for about 3 and a half mins, then the tears start.

Turned out to be something called 'dry eye syndrome'. Quite common according to my optician. its when your eye lids don't produce enough natural tears due to the pores being blocked. So you eyes are being scratched by dry eyelids, so when your eye does eventually get the tears through, its like a water fall.
I now have some eye drops for racing, and have to clean the edges of the eyelids with a 3pt water 1pt baby shampoo every now and then. Also a 'hot compress' helps too. This is where you soak a flannel with hot water (as hot as you can bear without it burning) and press it against your eye for 10mins every day for a week. This softens the waxy content in your pores and helps the tears get through.

I think mine is down to the paint dust blocking the pores in mine, but not sure what everyone elses is.

[MRD]

I wear contacts and if I dont blink for a while during a race my eyes dry up and vision goes to pot. It takes a load of blinking to get rid of the blurryness. Ive just started on some new top bannana lenses so I hope it helps.

[bodgit]

If none of the above works get a good mate to kick you in the nackers always brings tears to my eyes and at no cost either