Fly4Fun;575886 wrote:I'll chime in on the side that race car driving isn't a sport. It's an activity, much like pool, bowling, poker, golf, chess, etc. They are all competitive games that take skill but not necessarily athletic prowess to be successful at. I know I'll definitely ruffle feathers with my golf comment as that is more debatable. I still just have that image of guys on a gulf course with cigars... and yes, someone from a tour event almost winning (I believe he ended up just a tad short) winning a course while smoking a cigar excludes it from being an athletic event.
But one of the things I personally think is necessary for something to be considered a sport is the element of "hustle." Basically if the concept of strenuously exerting yourself to get just that much better isn't present then it can't be a sport. To me this is isn't the only factor, but one of many.
I have gone into this topic a few times before more extensively on the other board; but that is enough said for now.
I disagree, but thanks for bringing a sane, reasonable argument unlike some other douchebags.
