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Mastashake · 01-21-2010, 10:42 PM

Golf, then bowling, and NASCAR isn't a sport at all. Its racing.

And before I get bashed, I have total respect for racing. It is a competition which requires great conditioning (especially mental), extreme endurance, and precision reflexes, as well as a great deal of knowledge. But its still just a competition, not a sport. More dangerous, more challenging and more enduring than most sports, but still not a sport itself.

I'm not a big fan of NASCAR because its circle track, but I love Formula 1 racing when I can see it (hard to find unless you have Speed Channel). They supposedly race so hard that the entire time their heart rate stays at around 180-200 whenever they're behind the wheel. It ends up working their heart so much (like if they were marathon runners), that their resting rate is somewhere between 40-50.

01-21-2010, 10:42 PM	#15
Mastashake Insomniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Casino cash: $10004900	Golf, then bowling, and NASCAR isn't a sport at all. Its racing. And before I get bashed, I have total respect for racing. It is a competition which requires great conditioning (especially mental), extreme endurance, and precision reflexes, as well as a great deal of knowledge. But its still just a competition, not a sport. More dangerous, more challenging and more enduring than most sports, but still not a sport itself. I'm not a big fan of NASCAR because its circle track, but I love Formula 1 racing when I can see it (hard to find unless you have Speed Channel). They supposedly race so hard that the entire time their heart rate stays at around 180-200 whenever they're behind the wheel. It ends up working their heart so much (like if they were marathon runners), that their resting rate is somewhere between 40-50. __________________ "Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control."
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