[RaceWon]

After years of being a Very Successful illegal street racer, I finally had the money to attend professional racing schools and then enter open wheel Formula Cars races. To be clear, I street raced in and around NYC late at night and alone because I would not risk any of my friends lives in the event of the worst outcome that is Always possible.

I can remember drives I have taken years and years later. Going fast is my thing and has been since I was 6 years old. However if you ask me about my first organized Formula Car race: I have virtually No Memory of those 20 or so minutes of my life... I remember the warmup lap and the green flag but thats about it.

It took a while and a lot of effort but yes I did eventually dominate on the track. I won races, poles, fastest laps and I was offered the chance to turn pro... I mention this only to give credence to the oddities that Stress and/or Fear have on memory.

So now when I hear reports of Police in shootouts Not Remembering what happened... I UNDERSTAND.

[HPsquared]

This is why I remember the things I learned in university while stressed out studying for exams, but don't remember things learned without stress.

I think a bit of stress is healthy for retention.

[MacsHeadroom]

Formula Car races and Police Shootouts are notoriously low-stress situations.