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babyeatermax 04/02/18 2:08:54 PM #1:	Some dude at the place I work got pissed when everyone started shitting on Nascar as a sport --- This guy <cite>babyeatermax posted [p:898929956] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Some dude at the place I work got pissed when everyone started shitting on Nascar as a sport</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punctus_Pilot 04/02/18 2:10:25 PM #2:	They are, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't shit on Nascar <cite>Punctus_Pilot posted [p:898930050] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>They are, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't shit on Nascar</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlephZero 04/02/18 2:10:53 PM #3:	yes nascar is real unlike fake "sports" like professional wrestling --- "There is value in segregation." - qwertyman2002 01001100 01010101 01000101 00100000 00110100 00110000 00110010 <cite>AlephZero posted [p:898930069] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>yes nascar is real unlike fake "sports" like professional wrestling</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchiePeck 04/02/18 2:12:20 PM #4:	There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that! <cite>ArchiePeck posted [p:898930143] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 04/02/18 2:12:38 PM #5:	I don't It's just operating a machine for several hours. Racing is a sport, but drivers are not athletes IMO --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8kjZU.jpg <cite>eston posted [p:898930162] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>I don't It's just operating a machine for several hours. Racing is a sport, but drivers are not athletes IMO</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 04/02/18 2:14:41 PM #6:	yep just like starcraft II players --- It's one more thing we do to the poor, the deprived: cut out their tongues . . . allow them a language as lousy as their lives <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:898930261] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>yep just like starcraft II players</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sobergermanguy 04/02/18 2:17:17 PM #7:	Cheerleaders >>> Nascar drivers --- You choc-blocked me, bro <cite>sobergermanguy posted [p:898930388] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Cheerleaders >>> Nascar drivers</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thrashmetal14 04/02/18 2:31:38 PM #8:	Not sure if I'd call them athletes, but it definitely takes a lot of mental ability/skill and at least a certain level of physical fitness. <cite>thrashmetal14 posted [p:898931193] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Not sure if I'd call them athletes, but it definitely takes a lot of mental ability/skill and at least a certain level of physical fitness.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OldSnakeLiveon8 04/02/18 2:34:00 PM #9:	ArchiePeck posted... There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that! Riding a horse has physical demands. Doesn't make jockeys athletes. <cite>OldSnakeLiveon8 posted [p:898931332] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>ArchiePeck posted...</cite> <quote>There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that!</quote> Riding a horse has physical demands. Doesn't make jockeys athletes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 04/02/18 2:34:03 PM #10:	I consider them to be as much of an athlete as a golfer is. <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:898931336] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>I consider them to be as much of an athlete as a golfer is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DragonGirlYuki 04/02/18 2:34:33 PM #11:	It is a motorsport. --- ~Yuki~ <cite>DragonGirlYuki posted [p:898931377] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>It is a motorsport.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chrono625 04/02/18 2:36:13 PM #12:	eston posted... I don't It's just operating a machine for several hours. Racing is a sport, but drivers are not athletes IMO See. I thought the same thing. Until I drove an actual car on the monster mile track in Dover. My whole outlook on nascar and the drivers changed dramatically after that. --- http://i.imgur.com/Rqk1DYV.gif - Super Bowl XXI/XXV/XLII/XLVI Champions - NY Giants Eli Manning SB tracker: 2/2 Superbowls 2/2 SBMVP's <cite>chrono625 posted [p:898931469] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I don't It's just operating a machine for several hours. Racing is a sport, but drivers are not athletes IMO</quote> See. I thought the same thing. Until I drove an actual car on the monster mile track in Dover. My whole outlook on nascar and the drivers changed dramatically after that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thecoolgu 04/02/18 2:39:54 PM #13:	They're definitely not football athletic, but the average person would probably throw up if they drove one lap in one of those cars. Apparently it isn't very hard to spin out either, and you will spin out if you even yank the steering wheel 5-10 degrees the wrong way. So take that for what you will. --- This signature only exists because my post would be eccentric without it. <cite>thecoolgu posted [p:898931682] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>They're definitely not football athletic, but the average person would probably throw up if they drove one lap in one of those cars. Apparently it isn't very hard to spin out either, and you will spin out if you even yank the steering wheel 5-10 degrees the wrong way. So take that for what you will.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 04/02/18 2:47:24 PM #14:	Athletes, I would say yes. But that doesn't make NASCAR a sport. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:898932115] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Athletes, I would say yes. But that doesn't make NASCAR a sport.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GreatEvilEmpire 04/02/18 2:48:47 PM #15:	Yes, they are athletes. I don't think people understand the amount of endurance required to control those cars for long periods of time and endure the heat inside that car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XPmgNYzXbI" data-time=" --- Sig under construction! <cite>GreatEvilEmpire posted [p:898932198] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Yes, they are athletes. I don't think people understand the amount of endurance required to control those cars for long periods of time and endure the heat inside that car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XPmgNYzXbI" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 04/02/18 2:58:45 PM #16:	No. Some of them might also be athletic but driving a race car is not an athletic competition so I don't consider them athletes. --- ************************************************ http://i.imgur.com/iZdWIKJ.jpg <cite>whitelytning posted [p:898932699] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>No. Some of them might also be athletic but driving a race car is not an athletic competition so I don't consider them athletes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Super Saiyan 3 Goku 04/02/18 3:03:35 PM #17:	Not the kind of "athlete" I'd liken to association football, tennis or basketball players for example. --- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius <cite>Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted [p:898932964] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Not the kind of "athlete" I'd liken to association football, tennis or basketball players for example.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spudger 04/02/18 3:04:40 PM #18:	Punctus_Pilot posted... They are, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't shit on Nascar --- -Only dead fish swim with the current http://error1355.com/ce/spudger.html <cite>spudger posted [p:898933008] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>Punctus_Pilot posted...</cite> <quote>They are, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't shit on Nascar</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kideatermaximus 04/02/18 8:23:42 PM #19:	Nope <cite>kideatermaximus posted [p:898949825] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Nope</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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chill02 04/02/18 8:25:10 PM #21:	yes having to drive at 200 mph for hours is taxing, and you sweat a lot because there's no A/C. Some physical endurance is required. --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:898949907] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>yes having to drive at 200 mph for hours is taxing, and you sweat a lot because there's no A/C. Some physical endurance is required.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 04/02/18 8:25:44 PM #22:	Yes and no. Mostly no. Anyone doubting the intense physical demands of being a nascar driver is ignorant though. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:898949946] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Yes and no. Mostly no. Anyone doubting the intense physical demands of being a nascar driver is ignorant though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrettyBoyFloyd 04/02/18 8:28:37 PM #23:	In a different kind of way they are. Hell I hate driving to work let alone 100dreds of miles per hour on end. --- The Evil Republicans - Est.2004 - WoT [Government Destabilizing Branch] <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted [p:898950106] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>In a different kind of way they are. Hell I hate driving to work let alone 100dreds of miles per hour on end.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OldSnakeLiveon8 04/02/18 8:31:37 PM #24:	JACKBUTTMOMMY posted... OldSnakeLiveon8 posted... ArchiePeck posted... There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that! Riding a horse has physical demands. Doesn't make jockeys athletes. Wait wait wait hold on. Is this guy serious? Yes. I'm sorry, but I just can't consider sitting on a horse a sport and the people who do it athletes. Maybe get off the damn horse and try running those laps yourself <cite>OldSnakeLiveon8 posted [p:898950262] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OldSnakeLiveon8 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ArchiePeck posted...</cite> <quote>There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that!</quote> Riding a horse has physical demands. Doesn't make jockeys athletes.</quote> Wait wait wait hold on. Is this guy serious?</quote> Yes. I'm sorry, but I just can't consider sitting on a horse a sport and the people who do it athletes. Maybe get off the damn horse and try running those laps yourself</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ImTheMacheteGuy 04/02/18 8:34:15 PM #25:	I don't know if I'd use the word "athlete" to describe them, but I completely get and respect what it takes to succeed at that. Between tolerance to the heat in those outfits/gear, the stamina and the physical strain of controlling their vehicles at such speeds and for such distances. Even if I don't consider them athletes, I acknowledge they have to be as strong and skillful at what they do to succeed as an athlete would in a respective sport. I hate Nascar, but I sure as fuck give props to them for being able to do what they do. --- Place-holder sig because new phone and old sigs not saved :/ <cite>ImTheMacheteGuy posted [p:898950399] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>I don't know if I'd use the word "athlete" to describe them, but I completely get and respect what it takes to succeed at that. Between tolerance to the heat in those outfits/gear, the stamina and the physical strain of controlling their vehicles at such speeds and for such distances. Even if I don't consider them athletes, I acknowledge they have to be as strong and skillful at what they do to succeed as an athlete would in a respective sport. I hate Nascar, but I sure as fuck give props to them for being able to do what they do.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
prince_leo 04/02/18 8:36:07 PM #26:	i'd say it's a sport, and thus they are athletes idc that much and would never argue it though --- https://imgur.com/uHUvpSH http://error1355.com/ce/prince_leo.html <cite>prince_leo posted [p:898950520] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>i'd say it's a sport, and thus they are athletes idc that much and would never argue it though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 04/02/18 8:39:13 PM #27:	OldSnakeLiveon8 posted... JACKBUTTMOMMY posted... OldSnakeLiveon8 posted... ArchiePeck posted... There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that! Riding a horse has physical demands. Doesn't make jockeys athletes. Wait wait wait hold on. Is this guy serious? Yes. I'm sorry, but I just can't consider sitting on a horse a sport and the people who do it athletes. Maybe get off the damn horse and try running those laps yourself This is one of those times where the only possible explanation for your opinion is extreme ignorance. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:898950698] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>OldSnakeLiveon8 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OldSnakeLiveon8 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ArchiePeck posted...</cite> <quote>There actually are quite substantial physical demands on the human body driving at high speeds. Lots of them end up with neck problems, you need to really condition your body to deal with that!</quote> Riding a horse has physical demands. Doesn't make jockeys athletes.</quote> Wait wait wait hold on. Is this guy serious?</quote> Yes. I'm sorry, but I just can't consider sitting on a horse a sport and the people who do it athletes. Maybe get off the damn horse and try running those laps yourself</quote> This is one of those times where the only possible explanation for your opinion is extreme ignorance.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dummy420 04/02/18 8:39:54 PM #28:	No but they need to have a physical ability to maintain the speeds and demands. Their is a physical demand for sure but I wouldn't call it athletic. --- Trying is the first step towards failure, so just dont give it a shot and you cant dissapoint. <cite>dummy420 posted [p:898950742] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>No but they need to have a physical ability to maintain the speeds and demands. Their is a physical demand for sure but I wouldn't call it athletic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HotMaladorianAI 04/02/18 8:40:33 PM #29:	Yes --- I find your lack of faith disturbing <cite>HotMaladorianAI posted [p:898950793] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrettyBoyFloyd 04/02/18 8:41:05 PM #30:	Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ? --- The Evil Republicans - Est.2004 - WoT [Government Destabilizing Branch] <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted [p:898950833] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 04/02/18 8:41:14 PM #31:	dummy420 posted... No but they need to have a physical ability to maintain the speeds and demands. Their is a physical demand for sure but I wouldn't call it athletic. I mean I really don't gaf and I can't stand nascar but endurance agility and reaction time are definitely athletic qualities. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:898950845] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>dummy420 posted...</cite> <quote>No but they need to have a physical ability to maintain the speeds and demands. Their is a physical demand for sure but I wouldn't call it athletic.</quote> I mean I really don't gaf and I can't stand nascar but endurance agility and reaction time are definitely athletic qualities.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 04/02/18 8:41:34 PM #32:	PrettyBoyFloyd posted... Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ? who are they competing with? --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:898950862] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted...</cite> <quote>Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ?</quote> who are they competing with?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nevershine 04/02/18 8:41:47 PM #33:	It's more of a technical sport. Like they have to consider weather temperatures and how they effect the track, the wear on the tires, heat of the engine, drag wear, etc. --- "There are no men like me. There's only me."-Jaime Lannister https://m.imgur.com/fpLYQa3 <cite>nevershine posted [p:898950878] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>It's more of a technical sport. Like they have to consider weather temperatures and how they effect the track, the wear on the tires, heat of the engine, drag wear, etc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 04/02/18 8:44:00 PM #34:	nevershine posted... It's more of a technical sport. Like they have to consider weather temperatures and how they effect the track, the wear on the tires, heat of the engine, drag wear, etc. That's not a valid distinction imo. Hockey players gotta consider ice quality and wear. Every athlete has to consider the likely actions and abilities of their opponents. There are highly technical aspects to the highest levels of any sport. And again nascar does have intense physical demands. Not sure why I'm even arguing anything I'm this topic but I feel like those are valid considerations. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:898950995] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>nevershine posted...</cite> <quote>It's more of a technical sport. Like they have to consider weather temperatures and how they effect the track, the wear on the tires, heat of the engine, drag wear, etc.</quote> That's not a valid distinction imo. Hockey players gotta consider ice quality and wear. Every athlete has to consider the likely actions and abilities of their opponents. There are highly technical aspects to the highest levels of any sport. And again nascar does have intense physical demands. Not sure why I'm even arguing anything I'm this topic but I feel like those are valid considerations.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dummy420 04/02/18 8:46:32 PM #35:	CanuckCowboy posted... dummy420 posted... No but they need to have a physical ability to maintain the speeds and demands. Their is a physical demand for sure but I wouldn't call it athletic. I mean I really don't gaf and I can't stand nascar but endurance agility and reaction time are definitely athletic qualities. It's kind of on the edge in my book. You can't be a unhealthy person to do it for sure. But I put it along the lines of competition in a non athletic way. If you count it then it's the same as this. PrettyBoyFloyd posted... Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ? --- Trying is the first step towards failure, so just dont give it a shot and you cant dissapoint. <cite>dummy420 posted [p:898951143] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>CanuckCowboy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>dummy420 posted...</cite> <quote>No but they need to have a physical ability to maintain the speeds and demands. Their is a physical demand for sure but I wouldn't call it athletic.</quote> I mean I really don't gaf and I can't stand nascar but endurance agility and reaction time are definitely athletic qualities.</quote> It's kind of on the edge in my book. You can't be a unhealthy person to do it for sure. But I put it along the lines of competition in a non athletic way. If you count it then it's the same as this. <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted...</cite> <quote>Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ?</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nevershine 04/02/18 8:47:27 PM #36:	CanuckCowboy posted... nevershine posted... It's more of a technical sport. Like they have to consider weather temperatures and how they effect the track, the wear on the tires, heat of the engine, drag wear, etc. That's not a valid distinction imo. Hockey players gotta consider ice quality and wear. Every athlete has to consider the likely actions and abilities of their opponents. There are highly technical aspects to the highest levels of any sport. And again nascar does have intense physical demands. Not sure why I'm even arguing anything I'm this topic but I feel like those are valid considerations. I suppose you're right, but hockey players are way more physical when they play. I'd consider that a physical sport and still consider NASCAR more technical --- "There are no men like me. There's only me."-Jaime Lannister https://m.imgur.com/fpLYQa3 <cite>nevershine posted [p:898951206] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>CanuckCowboy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>nevershine posted...</cite> <quote>It's more of a technical sport. Like they have to consider weather temperatures and how they effect the track, the wear on the tires, heat of the engine, drag wear, etc.</quote> That's not a valid distinction imo. Hockey players gotta consider ice quality and wear. Every athlete has to consider the likely actions and abilities of their opponents. There are highly technical aspects to the highest levels of any sport. And again nascar does have intense physical demands. Not sure why I'm even arguing anything I'm this topic but I feel like those are valid considerations.</quote> I suppose you're right, but hockey players are way more physical when they play. I'd consider that a physical sport and still consider NASCAR more technical</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 04/02/18 8:47:32 PM #37:	dummy420 posted... Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ? who are they competing with? --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:898951213] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>dummy420 posted...</cite> <quote>Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ?</quote> who are they competing with?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sobergermanguy 04/02/18 8:49:15 PM #38:	I guess I just disagree with the philosophy that if something has high physical demands, that doing that activity makes you an athlete. IMO if your flesh and bones are not doing most of the work, whatever you're doing is not a sport, and you are not an athlete. --- You choc-blocked me, bro <cite>sobergermanguy posted [p:898951309] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>I guess I just disagree with the philosophy that if something has high physical demands, that doing that activity makes you an athlete. IMO if your flesh and bones are not doing most of the work, whatever you're doing is not a sport, and you are not an athlete.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirkDiggles 04/02/18 8:49:30 PM #39:	How to they shit or piss while being in that car for so long? --- https://i.imgur.com/akpEP6p.gif https://i.imgur.com/hVRNKNs.gif <cite>DirkDiggles posted [p:898951330] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>How to they shit or piss while being in that car for so long?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OldSnakeLiveon8 04/02/18 9:20:24 PM #41:	sobergermanguy posted... IMO if your flesh and bones are not doing most of the work, whatever you're doing is not a sport, and you are not an athlete. Nailed it. Exactly how I feel <cite>OldSnakeLiveon8 posted [p:898953140] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>sobergermanguy posted...</cite> <quote>IMO if your flesh and bones are not doing most of the work, whatever you're doing is not a sport, and you are not an athlete.</quote> Nailed it. Exactly how I feel</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mistere Man 04/02/18 9:25:11 PM #42:	More so in the past when they didnt have power steering. --- Water+Fall=Radiation. <cite>Mistere Man posted [p:898953375] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>More so in the past when they didnt have power steering.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kelystic 04/02/18 9:27:35 PM #43:	driving around in circles takes skills --- http://i.imgur.com/xNf1K9h.jpg <cite>Kelystic posted [p:898953503] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>driving around in circles takes skills</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gguirao 04/05/18 4:44:18 AM #44:	Yes. It's competitive and takes physical training and conditioning. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>gguirao posted [p:899088692] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Yes. It's competitive and takes physical training and conditioning.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 04/05/18 4:46:22 AM #45:	About as much as I'd consider e-sports players athletes --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:899088715] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>About as much as I'd consider e-sports players athletes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gamer167 04/05/18 5:10:33 AM #46:	Its a skillful sport, I wouldnt consider it an athletic sport. Sure you have to condition your body, but thats just because you have to endure the suck of sitting in a hot car for two hours. <cite>gamer167 posted [p:899089061] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>Its a skillful sport, I wouldnt consider it an athletic sport. Sure you have to condition your body, but thats just because you have to endure the suck of sitting in a hot car for two hours.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidWong 04/05/18 5:11:53 AM #47:	eston posted... I don't It's just operating a machine for several hours. Racing is a sport, but drivers are not athletes IMO I'd go the opposite. Drivers are athletes, but racing is a garbage sport --- Patriotism is nothing but loyalty to real estate, real estate that has been conquered 800 different times by 800 different regimes with 800 different cultures. <cite>DavidWong posted [p:899089084] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I don't It's just operating a machine for several hours. Racing is a sport, but drivers are not athletes IMO</quote> I'd go the opposite. Drivers are athletes, but racing is a garbage sport</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 04/05/18 5:16:40 AM #48:	gamer167 posted... Its a skillful sport, I wouldnt consider it an athletic sport. Sure you have to condition your body, but thats just because you have to endure the suck of sitting in a hot car for two hours. While enduring 3-5Gs during turns. While turning a wheel to exert precise control over a car during those G-forces (power steering works differently on NASCAR cars, and they're heavier). While keeping focus for two to four hours. It's a different type of athleticism. --- ~Drewnami: The Drew abides.~ Gonads are useful for their purpose, but they are no substitute for brains. -Paul Harvey <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:899089179] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>gamer167 posted...</cite> <quote>Its a skillful sport, I wouldnt consider it an athletic sport. Sure you have to condition your body, but thats just because you have to endure the suck of sitting in a hot car for two hours.</quote> While enduring 3-5Gs during turns. While turning a wheel to exert precise control over a car during those G-forces (power steering works differently on NASCAR cars, and they're heavier). While keeping focus for two to four hours. It's a different type of athleticism.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 04/05/18 5:35:37 AM #49:	It's a meaningless distinction that's trying to validate NASCAR by proxy. Sure, whatever, they're athletes, but, damn near nothing about being a skilled driver has to do with that. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:899089460] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote>It's a meaningless distinction that's trying to validate NASCAR by proxy. Sure, whatever, they're athletes, but, damn near nothing about being a skilled driver has to do with that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dib153 04/05/18 5:57:48 AM #50:	chill02 posted... dummy420 posted... Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ? who are they competing with? The enemy. Winner gets to land. Loser dies or ejects --- "Dib is my new hero. Epic insult man, epic to the max" ~ Drakona <cite>dib153 posted [p:899089764] in Do you con... [t:76478149]...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>dummy420 posted...</cite> <quote>Guess it's kind of like saying if a F-15 pilot is a athlete or not ?</quote> who are they competing with?</quote> The enemy. Winner gets to land. Loser dies or ejects</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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