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You wouldn't say that if you were drafting, in a pack, inches from a bumper at 200mph (and in 120+degree F)...let's see how lucid someone, not physically fit nor *trained*, could remain to race.
Smelly and hot~yes
Vile~no
Tell me something they call a sport that you feel is not a sport.
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You wouldn't say that if you were drafting, in a pack, inches from a bumper at 200mph (and in 120+degree F)...let's see how lucid someone, not physically fit nor *trained*, could remain to race.
Smelly and hot~yes
Vile~no
I agree. I have not read every post in this thread, however I'm guessing it's the independent variable of auto mechanics is what is in question here.
Nascar racers reportedly are in the same physical condition of stress that marathon runners are, I remember reading.
They don't look NFL defensive backs, nor face the same stress as a professional water polo player, however I do notice that that formula 1, indy car, and nascar drivers are relatively lean.
There must be some merit to the amount of mental, and physical endurance that they undergo. Unique ratio of mental and physical endurance. Prolly why you don't hear bout HGH/Gear beinga rampant problem. No question on physical skill. That's a definite.
It's very much a sport in my opinion.
Rapid, critical decision making at a given level of dehydration and core temp elevation is definitely an athletic demand.
Gotta go with Crypto though on superspeedway racing being relatively undemanding for drivers' skill. Everyone who has done road circuit and oval agree the former is more demanding. Plus you don't dare touch another car in open wheel racing unless you're willing to risk a high speed death spiral with the other car, so passing attempts require more cojones.
redsamurai
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it's a strenous highly skilled activity. "NOT" a sport. If they were flintstoning it to the tune of 180mph.....my opinion might change. lol
with a quantifiable outcome measure. That makes it a sport
I think that's more the definition of a game, not of sport. Games are just one form of sport.
cryptosporidium
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that's a new one on me, I've read the definition but I'm still not clear.
Guess that means you're a vegetarian?
You can't compare horse racing to soccer, but you neither can you compare marathon running to bodybuilding or baseball.
on a basic level, anti-speciesism represents how i feel about animals rights.
im a veganarchist, thats what the left hand symbol in my sig represents. (http://i25.tinypic.com/2d81g8w.png)
you cant compare horse racing or auto racing to soccer, but i think marathon running is comparable to soccer. both utilize the human body alone for an objective goal.
i never said it didnt take skills or training, it just doesnt fit my definition of sport. thats what this entire thread is about, semantics. and thats fine as long as people keep it in mind.. which takes training, but its not a sport
yeah, red you hit the nail on the head as far as my definition goes. i agree.
hey sb, nice one with this thread.. but no sale.
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stosstruppe
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