Why are people scared of the drag strip?

Yeah, and someone mentioned above taking it easy on the first couple of passes. That would be my plan. Maybe if I start planning it now, I won't be anxiety ridden by next month? That's the way it usually works. I build things up in my mind and it keeps me awake at night and then when the time comes, the thing that I had built up so big turns out to be nothing at all. I can't explain it, it's just the way my mind works.