Nascar: A sport or not?

Yay or nay?

If they start doing something besides make left turns then it can be a sport.

Throw a ball in the race track and it will be considered a sport.

Throw a ball in the race track and it will be considered a sport.

ThePerro

If they start doing something besides make left turns then it can be a sport.

Bloodaxe726

Actually when they drive the road course tracks they make right turns. So I guess in your logic it must be a sport now.

Until the gradients pass over 90° and they start doing some crazy **** I ain't interested

It actually takes incredible physical endurance to race regardless of how simple it may look. I find it boring as all getout but it's still a sport.

If they start doing something besides make left turns then it can be a sport.

Bloodaxe726

Hey now, that's not fair at all. They also go straight sometimes too.

Of course.

The term "sport" encompasses a lot of things that we don't immediately spring to mind when you think of the word sport. Nascar is actually on the higher end of those, since it's at least competitive.

At any rate, is it a sport? Given that, as people have said, it requires physical exertion, yes, it would qualify as a sport. Not one whose enjoyment I particularly understand, but a sport nonetheless.

So, does that mean that every time I drive my car, I am actually playing a sport?

My bench test for if something is a sport is this. If an old fat guy can do it, it's not a sport.

So, does that mean that every time I drive my car, I am actually playing a sport?

My bench test for if something is a sport is this. If an old fat guy can do it, it's not a sport.

redstorm72

Well it requires at least a relatively athletic build to endure driving those cars and they earn points. So yeah I consider it a sport I guess.

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So, does that mean that every time I drive my car, I am actually playing a sport?

My bench test for if something is a sport is this. If an old fat guy can do it, it's not a sport.

Pirate700

I didn't say I was a pro :P

I would consider it a sport for 2 reasons.

1. Its concept is like horse racing (though with cars), which is a sport.

2. It requires endurance. Your stuck in a car for hours that was not meant for comfort, and any small mistake could cost you the race and your life.

I would consider it a sport for 2 reasons.

1. Its concept is like horse racing (though with cars), which is a sport.

2. It requires endurance. Your stuck in a car for hours that was not meant for comfort, and any small mistake could cost you the race and your life.

dercoo

Yep. Not to mention extreme heat inside the car, race car drivers are some of the most fit people in any sport. There's a video of Shaq taking a few laps around a track and he was dead tired after a short while so that's probably saying something.

I was looking on Yotube and I stumbled across this guy saying that Nascar isn't a sport. I don't agree with him at all. By definition Nascar is a sport, and it's crazy to compare the skill of bowling to people who drive cars 200+ mph. So yea, I think it's a sport.

Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80X_ND4BnQ0

Hopkins_J

no, because no physical (you get the point) is needed.

So, does that mean that every time I drive my car, I am actually playing a sport?

My bench test for if something is a sport is this. If an old fat guy can do it, it's not a sport.

redstorm72

It is definitely a sport, by every meaning of the word. It demands extreme athletic ability, competitive spirit, as well as imanse skill and talent to make it to the highest levels of automotive racing, and thus completely deserves such a title.

If they start doing something besides make left turns then it can be a sport.

Bloodaxe726

If you think Nascar is a sport then you're probably a redneck 50-45FTW

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I would consider it a sport for 2 reasons.

1. Its concept is like horse racing (though with cars), which is a sport.

2. It requires endurance. Your stuck in a car for hours that was not meant for comfort, and any small mistake could cost you the race and your life.

Fable_w8ter

Yep. Not to mention extreme heat inside the car, race car drivers are some of the most fit people in any sport. There's a video of Shaq taking a few laps around a track and he was dead tired after a short while so that's probably saying something.

Its a sport... Not a good one.. but indeed a sport.

I'm just gonna leave this here:http://www.buzzle.com/articles/nascar-the-drivers-physical-conditioning.html

I don't care what the "official" definition of a sport is.

Nascar, golf, cup-stacking, video-gaming, professional eating, ETC are not sports.

I'm just gonna leave this here:http://www.buzzle.com/articles/nascar-the-drivers-physical-conditioning.html

worlock77

Yes it is a sport.

-Its tough (yes, you are going to say it isnt but you have obviously no idea and have not even considered the physical and mental endurance required to drive in it)

-It takes very little skill to do but LOADS of skill to be good at.

For example, walking. Everyone can do it but if you took 50 people and tried to see who was better at the end of the day you would have a winner but the margin between the winner and the loser would be small, and it is that margin which takes skill to create.

When you are going at 200mph, within 3 feet of another car and wading in and out of a slipstream which is buffeting your car with immense turbulence, you need lots of skill to keep yourself out of harm's way.

Why is hunting considered a sport? Why isn't gardening considered a sport too?

If NASCAR isn't a sport then neither are Formula 1 or rally sports. Personally, it's like pot calling kettle black to me. I have to say that because a lot of times it's fanboys of the latter two who take jabs at NASCAR.

I guest its a sport. Since F1 is a sport as well.

Why is hunting considered a sport? Why isn't gardening considered a sport too?

ehhwhatever

It doesn't take muscle to push the accelerate pedal bro.FlintBeefchest

I'm picking up troll vibes with this one.

Bro, NASCAR is totally not a sport. Do you see these racers going to the gym everyday to LIFT like me? Hell no! NASCAR DRIVERS DON'T EVEN DO ANYHING. All they do is sit down in a seat and drive in circles for HOURS. It doesn't take muscle to push the accelerate pedal bro.FlintBeefchest

I think the cars can get to be 120 degrees and they are driving around 180 mph for about 5 hours. If that's not a sport then what is?

I figure that sports require physical activity.

I figure that sports require physical activity.

The-Tree

Again:http://www.buzzle.com/articles/nascar-the-drivers-physical-conditioning.html

Seems pretty physical to me.