Subject Motorsports Race Day Meal Plan

The Evening Before Race Day
Pasta with Meat Sauce or lean beef, veal, lasagna, fish, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower & assorted  mixed salads.


​Race Day Menu
Start with an early breakfast
No protein (eggs) in the morning!!
No caffeine (tea or coffee)
Pancakes or Waffles (no syrup)
Cereal
Fruit
 
Hydrate – lots of water and Gatorade during the day
 
Two to three hours before each race

• One apple
• One banana
• Peanut Butter on 12 grain Bread
• Small pasta salad

 
Fifteen minutes before the start

• 250 to 500ml of Gatorade

 
After the race

• 500 to 1000 ml of Gatorade in the 30 minutes immediately after racing.

 
Food at the track – many small meals during the course of the day

• Apples, bananas. grapes
• Babybell cheese
• Canned salmon/canned tuna
• Cereal bars
• Vinegar based coleslaw
• Fruit cups
• Gatorade – small size and water – 300 ml
• Nuts – cashews
• Pate/potted meats
• Seven grain salad

Here is the link to the PDF version (printable) of our race day menu.

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