the power button is jammed as well. I tried the eject button, but nothing works.
Here is a naysayer. Why does a football coach wear a baseball cap? How many races have you driven? Have you followed theroutines of most drivers? Derrick Cope,AAA baseball player Dale Jarrett,Golf,could quailify for PGA card Mike Waltrip,runs marathones Mark Martin,Lifts weights Carl Edwards,rides bikes(mountain) Tony Stewart Is a hunter and fisherman. Jeff Gordon, Is an accomplished suba diver. This scatches the surface. And yes I've driven a stockcar in the 70's,not on the NASCAR level but weekly racing program.
I already answered this question for you yesterday. It has to do with the fact that they drive with all that heat and with the G forces, and it takes skill and training to do that and have to be in good condition to go through it all. And the most important reason they are athletes is what you your self said, ENough Experience which you do not have and would never make it, or you would be in the sport already. Now go back to Formula 1 and leave us Nascar Fans alone.
The g-forces inside the car make your body 5 times its weight making it a workout and intense to even move inside the car, those clutches weigt alot more then a street car too lots of leg musscle being used there note g-force also. NASCAR is a team sport think of pit crews look how much excerise they get changing 75 lb tires and lifting a 3500 lb car in under 14 secs also holding a near 100 lb gas can. Think how much sweat the body is forfilling with all that work then imagine it 40 times worse as these cars on average heat up to 140 degrese. And you tell me its not a sport, in racing you get more excerise then almost any other sport
How could you avoid being coughed or sneezed on in crowded places? Don't go to crowded places.
From the Webster's Dictionary: athlete: a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina Driving a car at close to 200 mph for several hours (with the only breaks being 10-15 second pit stops), all the while sitting in an insulated fire suit and helmet in temperatures exceeding 130 degrees, certainly qualifies a NASCAR driver as an athlete according to Webster. As another response pointed out, it does take a tremendous amount of upper body strength to hold the car steady in a turn, which is why most drivers undergo weight training. Now, before we start to hear the NASCAR is not a sport replies: sport : a source of diversion; physical activity engaged in for pleasure; a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in (also from Webster's) You stated put me in a stock car with enough experience Under the same definition, if you had enough experience, or training, then you would be considered an athlete as well.
