Race Car Drivers
“During each NASCAR race they average 8 crashes every race”(Wikipedia, 2016). Some people believe that race car drivers are not athletes. People who side with NASCAR is a sport say that there is a lot of what the drivers do besides just get into the car and drive. People who don’t believe it’s a sport say that anyone can get into a car, turn left and anyone can do it.There are many good points to both sides, most people believe race car driving is a sport, but some who say it is not.
There are many differences between an ordinary car and a race car. One of the top difference is that a race car is at least 100 miles per hour faster than a regular car. “They also have to endure G-force which is the force of gravity in any direction. The drivers have to deal with 1.9G’s for four hours straight or more. Most people who experience G-force on a roller coaster for three seconds end up puking”(Rosen, 2005). To be able to handle that much force for that long of time would have to be healthy and be physically in shape. This is only just the forces the drivers have to deal with and not all the other decisions that drivers have to make or do. “Sports definition is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”(Rosen, 2005). NASCAR …show more content…
They say that all the people do is get in a car, turn left and that people do this everyday. Some say people just watch the race for the major wrecks or last few laps to see who wins not for their athletic ability. “Since they say most people watch the race for wrecks that this classifies this more as entertainment rather than a sport”(Lee, 2008). “Some say that the only the only hard thing they have to deal with is dehydration or a wreck”(Leone, 2008). Also if anyone who is properly hydrated could handle to the heat that comes along with sitting in a hot stuffy
There are many differences between an ordinary car and a race car. One of the top difference is that a race car is at least 100 miles per hour faster than a regular car. “They also have to endure G-force which is the force of gravity in any direction. The drivers have to deal with 1.9G’s for four hours straight or more. Most people who experience G-force on a roller coaster for three seconds end up puking”(Rosen, 2005). To be able to handle that much force for that long of time would have to be healthy and be physically in shape. This is only just the forces the drivers have to deal with and not all the other decisions that drivers have to make or do. “Sports definition is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”(Rosen, 2005). NASCAR …show more content…
They say that all the people do is get in a car, turn left and that people do this everyday. Some say people just watch the race for the major wrecks or last few laps to see who wins not for their athletic ability. “Since they say most people watch the race for wrecks that this classifies this more as entertainment rather than a sport”(Lee, 2008). “Some say that the only the only hard thing they have to deal with is dehydration or a wreck”(Leone, 2008). Also if anyone who is properly hydrated could handle to the heat that comes along with sitting in a hot stuffy