Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jun 29, 2012 8:45pm
The most "important prerequisite" to get to the highest level in any ATHLETIC sport is TALENT. I'm sorry, but racing is not in that category and I'm a casual fan...except for Nascar, that shit is lame. You cannot compare car racing to actual pro sports when a 60+ year old man can do it at the top level. :laugh:JTizzle;1215514 wrote:Just depends on how bad you want it and how much you wanna practice in my book. It also depends on how much heart and drive you have towards that particular sport. And lets not forget the most important prerequisite, who you know. There are more factors but I really dont feel like arguing about it.
Racing's most important prerequisite? MONEY.
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Jun 29, 2012 11:26pm
1. NFL
2. College football
3. Soccer
4. College bball
5. Golf
6. NBA
2. College football
3. Soccer
4. College bball
5. Golf
6. NBA
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 30, 2012 3:07pm
Yuo yup would like to see you drive a Top Fuel with 8,000 hp and not spin the tires and make it all the way dow the track without hitting the wall! Not to mention the 5-6 G's of force put on your Arse at takeoff faster than a fighter jet and comparable to the frigging space shuttle. Oh yeah Brett Favre lolAutomatik;1215531 wrote:The most "important prerequisite" to get to the highest level in any ATHLETIC sport is TALENT. I'm sorry, but racing is not in that category and I'm a casual fan...except for Nascar, that **** is lame. You cannot compare car racing to actual pro sports when a 60+ year old man can do it at the top level. :laugh:
Racing's most important prerequisite? MONEY.
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 30, 2012 3:08pm
Oh by the way it takes alot of things happening behind the scenes to make it pro also, which most people have no clue about not just talent bro a little more to it than that Have an awesome day!
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jun 30, 2012 4:32pm
It's a talent. They're great at what they do. That doesn't make it a sport. Quit while you're behind.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jun 30, 2012 4:33pm
Also,
College Basketball
NBA
MLB
NFL
College Football
Soccer
Other (golf, NASCAR etc)
College Basketball
NBA
MLB
NFL
College Football
Soccer
Other (golf, NASCAR etc)
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Jun 30, 2012 4:48pm
Auto racing certainly fits this definition of sport.
"An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others."
"An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others."
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jun 30, 2012 5:11pm
NASCAR
High School football
NCAA football
NFL
MMA
Drag Racing
NBA
MLB
High School football
NCAA football
NFL
MMA
Drag Racing
NBA
MLB
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 30, 2012 6:52pm
Hey thanks con, also name a sport where the player loses 17 pounds of sweat? Might be different now with some of the new cooling tech but temps still reach around 140 in a Nascar.Con_Alma;1215896 wrote:Auto racing certainly fits this definition of sport.
"An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others."
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Jun 30, 2012 6:55pm
JTizzle;1215951 wrote:Hey thanks con, also name a sport where the player loses 17 pounds of sweat? Might be different now with some of the new cooling tech but temps still reach around 140 in a Nascar.
Losing 17 pounds of sweat does not equal a sport. Neither does driving around in a circle.
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Jun 30, 2012 6:56pm
I read an article a long time ago comparing the heart rate and the demand on the body the elevated rate takes on that of an F1 driver over the course of a race. It was pretty significant.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jun 30, 2012 6:57pm
Trust me, you're wasting your time.JTizzle;1215951 wrote:Hey thanks con, also name a sport where the player loses 17 pounds of sweat? Might be different now with some of the new cooling tech but temps still reach around 140 in a Nascar.
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Jun 30, 2012 6:57pm
I would agree but competing against others with physical exertion and skill seems to fit the definition.karen lotz;1215952 wrote:Losing 17 pounds of sweat does not equal a sport. Neither does driving around in a circle.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Jun 30, 2012 6:58pm
JTizzle;1215514 wrote:Just depends on how bad you want it and how much you wanna practice in my book. It also depends on how much heart and drive you have towards that particular sport. And lets not forget the most important prerequisite, who you know. There are more factors but I really dont feel like arguing about it.
So professional sports teams look not for the most talented player, or the player that fits best, but for their friends' kids? I don't think so.JTizzle;1215850 wrote:Oh by the way it takes alot of things happening behind the scenes to make it pro also, which most people have no clue about not just talent bro a little more to it than that Have an awesome day!
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 30, 2012 7:00pm
You all crack me up for real, no good comebacks other than its not a sport funny stuff I tell ya. Driving in circle what about the other classes of racing Nascar is only one bub. The do also have road courses in Nascar in case you didnt know. Sorry I would rather watch fast cars then a bunch of dudes running around in tights lol. Bikini basketball now that might be on the top of my list if they had a team near me!
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 30, 2012 7:02pm
I dont care chiefs, its kind of fun messing with teh intranetz eperts.GoChiefs;1215954 wrote:Trust me, you're wasting your time.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Jun 30, 2012 7:09pm
JTizzle;1215958 wrote:You all crack me up for real, no good comebacks other than its not a sport funny stuff I tell ya. Driving in circle what about the other classes of racing Nascar is only one bub. The do also have road courses in Nascar in case you didnt know. Sorry I would rather watch fast cars then a bunch of dudes running around in tights lol. Bikini basketball now that might be on the top of my list if they had a team near me!
because you'd rather watch machines circle a track or a road course doesn't make it a sport either. It means you need to put spf on the back of your neck.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jun 30, 2012 7:45pm
You're not seriously using this as an argument, are you?JTizzle;1215951 wrote:Hey thanks con, also name a sport where the player loses 17 pounds of sweat? Might be different now with some of the new cooling tech but temps still reach around 140 in a Nascar.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jun 30, 2012 8:30pm
College Football/NFL
College Basketball
NBA
Other (golf)
MLB
Soccer
College Basketball
NBA
Other (golf)
MLB
Soccer
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jun 30, 2012 8:39pm
It would take a lot of money to get me behind the wheel of a TF car.JTizzle;1215848 wrote:Yuo yup would like to see you drive a Top Fuel with 8,000 hp and not spin the tires and make it all the way dow the track without hitting the wall! Not to mention the 5-6 G's of force put on your Arse at takeoff faster than a fighter jet and comparable to the frigging space shuttle. Oh yeah Brett Favre lol
Anyone can race if they have the funding and then talent and skill is needed to get to the highest levels. Regardless, it's not the same as athletic sporting events. Like I said....60+ year old men are racing at the top levels.
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 30, 2012 10:56pm
Sorry racist jerk, Im not a redneck with your inferences red hair and do tan so next one fool. People crack me up with that redneck shyte does that make you feel all better because you seriously have absolutely no good comebacks. Sixty year olds also play golf so is that not a sport now what? In my opinion that takes the most skill and coordination of any SPORT!karen lotz;1215960 wrote:because you'd rather watch machines circle a track or a road course doesn't make it a sport either. It means you need to put spf on the back of your neck.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jun 30, 2012 11:03pm
What the hell does NASCAR/rednecks have to do with race?
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jun 30, 2012 11:12pm
During my college years I worked for the county highway department behind the paver as a shovel man (was often the only one) on those 100 degree days I would lose 10-12 lbs.
I thought I was doing well making $6.75 per hour.....turns out I should've been making top athlete monies. SMH
I thought I was doing well making $6.75 per hour.....turns out I should've been making top athlete monies. SMH
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jun 30, 2012 11:43pm
karen lotz;1215960 wrote:It means you need to put spf on the back of your neck.
I will add that you are absolutely retarded if you actually believe this to still be true. It's not 1985 anymore.
Sykotyk
Posts: 1,155
Jun 30, 2012 11:44pm
Funny a racing fan saying other sports are fixed. In NASCAR, 'team owners' conspire to let one of their cars win while the others act as blockers. Or, with restrictor-plate races, drafting their partner to affect the outcome.
Hell, I liked NASCAR, but Earnhardt died because he wasn't trying to win, but was trying to block so one of the two cars he owned could win. Both were in front of him. And I was a fan of his. That's the day that racing was soured for me. It wasn't 43 cars racing against eachother. It was insider politics and backroom deals that led to a lot of the positioning of a race.
Hell, I liked NASCAR, but Earnhardt died because he wasn't trying to win, but was trying to block so one of the two cars he owned could win. Both were in front of him. And I was a fan of his. That's the day that racing was soured for me. It wasn't 43 cars racing against eachother. It was insider politics and backroom deals that led to a lot of the positioning of a race.