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McSoup says Jimmie Johnson is not an athlete
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He's right, but they won't like what he said
Rednecks think it's a sport.
anybody who thinks other than this statement..is a cRACKer..and needs to be booted from bLACKgirlonline...brAH
So does nursing, and in an ER, even to a greater extent than NASCAR does. Playing
world chess championship series can take two weeks, with games lasting twice as
long as a Nascar race. Give it up, motor racing is not a sport. The car does all the
physical work as the driver turns the wheel this and that way
Sheagles still some garbage...
up 24-0 in the 4th u supposed to close that game
They did. They won the game 24-16. Looks like they closed the game just fine,
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You do know NASCAR drivers have air conditioning cooling and hydration units connected to their suits, so that temperature claim you made isn't as bad as you stated. And just because you are physically drained after an event doesn't mean you have to be an athlete to do it. I know plenty of people at my gym that are in good physical shape, but you ask them to something that requires advance coordination or body control and they can't do it.lol nah I meant McNabb was setting brothers back with that comment...so YOU think you can honestly sit in a 90-110 degree car for hours in a little space and not come out physically drained? you think they send out of shape fucks into a spaceship? In that logic Tiger Woods isn't an athlete because he just hits a ball off a tee and walks everywhere
McNabb is a clown, but I agree with him here. Oh, I also don't agree that golfers are athletes. Race drives and golfers are very skilled, just,not athletes.
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By definition racers are athletes :a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength.
But in my eyes I don't think racing cars is a sport. When we get involved and start making cars do ill tricks never seen before. Then and only then will it be a sport lol.
But in my eyes I don't think racing cars is a sport. When we get involved and start making cars do ill tricks never seen before. Then and only then will it be a sport lol.
anyone can be a fuckin race car driver....
everyone cant dunk a ball or run the forty in under 4.5 seconds or throw a hundred mile an hour fast ball...
delusional cacs (too gotdam many) lie so much they fool themselves.....
calling a car driver an athlete, is like saying mall security gaurds are elite special forces.
just like car drivers, they just THINK they are all that.
most nyc cab drivers could win a fuckin nascar race..
turban and all...LOL
everyone cant dunk a ball or run the forty in under 4.5 seconds or throw a hundred mile an hour fast ball...
delusional cacs (too gotdam many) lie so much they fool themselves.....
calling a car driver an athlete, is like saying mall security gaurds are elite special forces.
just like car drivers, they just THINK they are all that.
most nyc cab drivers could win a fuckin nascar race..
turban and all...LOL
No way JJ could do what McNabb did. Throw 4 TDs on a broken foot? Yeah good luck.
Driving Nascar is most definitely physically and psychology draining, but that doesn't make them athletes. I used to drive from Buffalo to Brooklyn twice a month, that 7-8 hour drive didn't make me an athlete.
People who get on Mcnabb for this are the same assholes that would consider a horse an athlete.
People who get on Mcnabb for this are the same assholes that would consider a horse an athlete.
The car is the athlete he is a technician, his reflexes, hand eye and dexterity has some athletic components. A real or former athlete wont even argue the point, just laughs at the notion that he is an athlete.
btw Ted Cruz read Green Eggs and Ham for a 21 hour Filibuster in congress...I guess he is an athlete. GTFOH
btw Ted Cruz read Green Eggs and Ham for a 21 hour Filibuster in congress...I guess he is an athlete. GTFOH
maybe it's just me, but there's a different in being in shape, and being an athlete. McNabb didn't say the guy sucked. He didn't say the guy was great. He's just not an athlete. He sits the fuck down and turns left. He's the best at doing that. It takes extreme focus and cat life reflexes. But he's still sitting down and turning left.
minus whale add bridge players to the athletics club too.
this can't be real. How is this thing still alive?
''im a athlete too''
this can't be real. How is this thing still alive?
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apparently it depends on the type of race it is...
The most commonly asked question is, "Why do you have to be fit to drive a racecar? All you do is sit down and turn a wheel?"
My response is usually simple: "Grow a brain." But sometimes I like to indulge in the physics behind why a driver must be an elite athlete to handle a racecar.
Now, I shall indulge once more.
Firstly, the comment about how you have no issue in your Porsche when you weigh as much as an African bush elephant on steroids is not really relevant. In fact, even if you race machines like GT sports cars, or even junior open-wheel racecars, you don't need to be particularly fit. At least not yet, anyway.P
Every racecar driver will tell you how fit they are, even if they race slower cars on less physically demanding tracks. So, to be fair, if you ask the question, "Do you need to be fit?" to one of these drivers, you are perhaps not as much of an idiot as you might think.
The driver will, of course, lie and explain how he runs a 4:30 mile. But when you look up their times from the annual 5k Thanksgiving dash, it will show they were beaten by a one-legged man dressed as a turkey.
Elite fitness only becomes a necessity in very high-performance machines, but that doesn't include NASCAR. Why? Well, on road courses, NASCAR stock cars are slow, as they have zero grip to utilize their monster engines. Simply put, it's not what they were designed to do, and g-forces are therefore minimal. Ovals are not physical either. Sure, the g-forces are higher (albeit far lower than in an open-wheel car), but you can rest your head against a pad, and not much else is going on — no gear changes, no tight bends with vicious braking zones followed by heavy acceleration, and the steering effort is much lower, too. It really is not that tough.
And that's why Tony Stewart is fat. Because he doesn't need to be fit.
Do You Have To Be Physically Fit To Drive A Race Car?
On the flip side, an IndyCar driver needs to be an elite athlete, because the cars have a mountain of grip and they drive on physically demanding tracks. Road courses are tough, but street circuits are hell. They are exceptionally bumpy, and a car as fast as an IndyCar provides little time for the driver to rest. G-forces are especially high and the steering weighs about as much as an overindulgent NFL linebacker.
Do You Have To Be Physically Fit To Drive A Race Car?
Imagine shoulder-pressing a 40 lb. weight while strapped to a bucking bronco. The longer the corner, the longer you must hold the weight above your head, despite being frantically banged around. Then add g-forces akin to what a fighter pilot may feel, and you get an idea of what it's like to drive a high-downforce racecar.
Your heart rate could run close to 90 percent of its maximum, and your race is two-hours long. You will be drained, out of breath, and your arms will feel like they belong to SpongeBob Squarepants.
On an oval in an IndyCar, you still have to deal with the insanely high steering weight. G-forces (despite being over 5g in places) are actually not a problem, as they remain constant and a molded seat and head pad holds you up. It's the abrupt changes that get you, and ovals are smooth and consistent so, like with NASCAR, cardio is not an issue. Your arms may fall off, though.
If you race a stock Porsche 911, or a Star Mazda open-wheel car, you don't have to be much fitter than your average guy or gal who remains active. A few days a week of moderate exercise should work fine. What is important, however, is to build up a base level of fitness greater than required, so you are prepared should the opportunity arise to move up into a more powerful, physically demanding car.
In most cases, drivers don't need to be excessively fit. But those driving high-horsepower, high-downforce machines such as prototype Le Mans, IndyCar or Formula One cars, must be incredibly fit to handle immense g-forces, high steering loads and tight, bumpy racetracks.
To back this up, here's a story I have never before told publicly:
Back in 2007, just a week before I won the Indy Lights championship (the step below IndyCar), I was offered a test with the Target Chip Ganassi IndyCar team. It was August in Florida and the temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit, with high humidity.
Do You Have To Be Physically Fit To Drive A Race Car?
I hadn't trained a great deal during my time in Indy Lights, as the fitness required was nothing crazy or extreme. I only drove the IndyCar that day for an hour, broken up into short runs of maybe five minutes each. Half-way through my session I could barely talk. I asked to get out, faking needing a piss so I could catch a quick breather.
My face became blotchy with purple splodges, and I felt incredibly sick. I could hardly breath, and my arms didn't work. I wasn't sure I could get back in the car, meaning I would have to admit to my lack of fitness, and potentially blow my opportunity to impress a team as esteemed as Ganassi. Like Eminem said, you only get one shot.
After a glass of water, I held back the vomit and clambered back into the car. Fortunately, I finished my session without crashing and ran to the bathroom to finally throw up.
That is how physical a racecar can be. No one on the race team knew of my troubles and I kept it a deathly secret to avoid embarrassment (until now – DAMMIT!). After that, I trained for hours and hours a day — swimming, biking and running. I became fit enough to place well in an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon — consisting of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, followed by a half-marathon. That is the level of fitness it requires to race an IndyCar and not throw up.
Next time your buddy laughs about how racecar drivers don't need to be fit, tell him he's an idiot. Unless he's talking about Tony Stewart. Then you can laugh out loud.
http://jalopnik.com/5971586/do-you-have-to-be-physically-fit-to-drive-a-race-car
The most commonly asked question is, "Why do you have to be fit to drive a racecar? All you do is sit down and turn a wheel?"
My response is usually simple: "Grow a brain." But sometimes I like to indulge in the physics behind why a driver must be an elite athlete to handle a racecar.
Now, I shall indulge once more.
Firstly, the comment about how you have no issue in your Porsche when you weigh as much as an African bush elephant on steroids is not really relevant. In fact, even if you race machines like GT sports cars, or even junior open-wheel racecars, you don't need to be particularly fit. At least not yet, anyway.P
Every racecar driver will tell you how fit they are, even if they race slower cars on less physically demanding tracks. So, to be fair, if you ask the question, "Do you need to be fit?" to one of these drivers, you are perhaps not as much of an idiot as you might think.
The driver will, of course, lie and explain how he runs a 4:30 mile. But when you look up their times from the annual 5k Thanksgiving dash, it will show they were beaten by a one-legged man dressed as a turkey.
Elite fitness only becomes a necessity in very high-performance machines, but that doesn't include NASCAR. Why? Well, on road courses, NASCAR stock cars are slow, as they have zero grip to utilize their monster engines. Simply put, it's not what they were designed to do, and g-forces are therefore minimal. Ovals are not physical either. Sure, the g-forces are higher (albeit far lower than in an open-wheel car), but you can rest your head against a pad, and not much else is going on — no gear changes, no tight bends with vicious braking zones followed by heavy acceleration, and the steering effort is much lower, too. It really is not that tough.
And that's why Tony Stewart is fat. Because he doesn't need to be fit.
Do You Have To Be Physically Fit To Drive A Race Car?
On the flip side, an IndyCar driver needs to be an elite athlete, because the cars have a mountain of grip and they drive on physically demanding tracks. Road courses are tough, but street circuits are hell. They are exceptionally bumpy, and a car as fast as an IndyCar provides little time for the driver to rest. G-forces are especially high and the steering weighs about as much as an overindulgent NFL linebacker.
Do You Have To Be Physically Fit To Drive A Race Car?
Imagine shoulder-pressing a 40 lb. weight while strapped to a bucking bronco. The longer the corner, the longer you must hold the weight above your head, despite being frantically banged around. Then add g-forces akin to what a fighter pilot may feel, and you get an idea of what it's like to drive a high-downforce racecar.
Your heart rate could run close to 90 percent of its maximum, and your race is two-hours long. You will be drained, out of breath, and your arms will feel like they belong to SpongeBob Squarepants.
On an oval in an IndyCar, you still have to deal with the insanely high steering weight. G-forces (despite being over 5g in places) are actually not a problem, as they remain constant and a molded seat and head pad holds you up. It's the abrupt changes that get you, and ovals are smooth and consistent so, like with NASCAR, cardio is not an issue. Your arms may fall off, though.
If you race a stock Porsche 911, or a Star Mazda open-wheel car, you don't have to be much fitter than your average guy or gal who remains active. A few days a week of moderate exercise should work fine. What is important, however, is to build up a base level of fitness greater than required, so you are prepared should the opportunity arise to move up into a more powerful, physically demanding car.
In most cases, drivers don't need to be excessively fit. But those driving high-horsepower, high-downforce machines such as prototype Le Mans, IndyCar or Formula One cars, must be incredibly fit to handle immense g-forces, high steering loads and tight, bumpy racetracks.
To back this up, here's a story I have never before told publicly:
Back in 2007, just a week before I won the Indy Lights championship (the step below IndyCar), I was offered a test with the Target Chip Ganassi IndyCar team. It was August in Florida and the temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit, with high humidity.
Do You Have To Be Physically Fit To Drive A Race Car?
I hadn't trained a great deal during my time in Indy Lights, as the fitness required was nothing crazy or extreme. I only drove the IndyCar that day for an hour, broken up into short runs of maybe five minutes each. Half-way through my session I could barely talk. I asked to get out, faking needing a piss so I could catch a quick breather.
My face became blotchy with purple splodges, and I felt incredibly sick. I could hardly breath, and my arms didn't work. I wasn't sure I could get back in the car, meaning I would have to admit to my lack of fitness, and potentially blow my opportunity to impress a team as esteemed as Ganassi. Like Eminem said, you only get one shot.
After a glass of water, I held back the vomit and clambered back into the car. Fortunately, I finished my session without crashing and ran to the bathroom to finally throw up.
That is how physical a racecar can be. No one on the race team knew of my troubles and I kept it a deathly secret to avoid embarrassment (until now – DAMMIT!). After that, I trained for hours and hours a day — swimming, biking and running. I became fit enough to place well in an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon — consisting of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, followed by a half-marathon. That is the level of fitness it requires to race an IndyCar and not throw up.
Next time your buddy laughs about how racecar drivers don't need to be fit, tell him he's an idiot. Unless he's talking about Tony Stewart. Then you can laugh out loud.
http://jalopnik.com/5971586/do-you-have-to-be-physically-fit-to-drive-a-race-car
I did not hear McNabb make any statements that were inaccurate.
With that last paragraph, now we talkin'!
The driver? HIGHLY SKILLED, but that's about it!
With that last paragraph, now we talkin'!
The driver? HIGHLY SKILLED, but that's about it!
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