It involves absolute control of the throttle with your foot and a real coordination between the throttle and manifold pressure. It's all very slow, very coordinated. When you're in trouble you might say that the best thing to do is to slow down. But if you slow down in competition, you'll lose. The trick is to bring it back down without losing speed.
Sound plays a tremendously important part in racing.
When the attitude of the boat is wrong, I have to recognize that immediately, just by the sound. After over 20 years of outboards, limiteds and unlimiteds, you virtually gain a sound of experience. You develop an awareness of impact loads in areas that you didn't even know existed. I'm nothing spectacular as a driver. I don't consider myself a colorful driver.