[JohnnyB]

Another tip of reallllly bad advice: I found that the actual driving and setup is a lot less stressful if you screw something up and have like 50 people yelling at you as you try to figure something out or fix it or whatever.

Example: At FLR I was nervous for the first few matches on practice day. Later it was gone. Come friday it was back stronger cause I knew it was qualifying rounds and I didnt wanna mess up.

I didnt realize that we had one of the first matches of the day (if not THE first match of the day) and I ran down to the pits to get the OI and head out to the field. When I went in, I had forgotten my operator badge. As soon as I walked out to the queue I got yelled at by the queuing lady. Paul was in the backround yelling "choke!" at me (he was probably thinking I was too nervous and became forgetful and thus "choked").

Luckily JVN grabbed the OI from me and handed it to my team while I ran back to the pits to get my badge. I was real stressed for a match or two after that, but as soon as it passed, the stress of the matches became nothing.

*Added*
Don't forget to dance... there is always a good minute or two before matches start where you just stand there and wait for scoring to finish and the volunteers to setup. If you arent busy discussing strategy or anything, utilize it to relax yourself and have a bit of fun.