Now that we understand and have some methods to work on the mental aspects of racing this next series of tech tips is going to deal with avoiding the most common mistakes that amateurs make. Continuing to practice and race with bad habits and not taking the time to practice and perfect all the important basic techniques. When you practice you're actually ingraining the movements and coordination into your nervous system. The more you ride and perform your particular ways of riding the deeper and more automatic your techniques and style become. Eventually they become an automatic reflex reaction.
Repetition is the mother of skill.
The more you do something the better you get at it. But you will get much better results in the long run if you're doing it the most effective way, using the right techniques. In most cases you should drop back and punt, so to speak. I mean, slow down in order to learn how to go faster. From my technique videos and Practice Manual you will have all the tools you need to know how and what to do to keep improving.