[quote name='CrashSpyro123'][quote name='RedvsBlue']Ok well if NASCAR isn't a sport because it doesn't require physical exertion then I vote that neither is baseball. I mean look at outfielders, they stand around and occasionally run toward a ball, then when they bat the run the bases. Well let's take a look at football, sure the running backs do a lot of work but what about the offensive linemen. Some of them wiegh 200-300 pounds and move no more than a couple feet per play. Are they atheletes?[/quote]
Yeah, they use they're arm strength, leg strength, balance, and reaction times to block the defensive lineman, who can be of similar weight, or whoever they need to block. I'm not arguing the whole NASCAR thing since I'm not really on either side, but how far a player moves has no barring on if they're athletes. Lineman generally work on their arms and legs to keep the defensive lineman from moving that far. Bad example there.[/quote]
Exactly, at least 2 of those can easily be argued for NASCAR drivers. Reaction time is the biggest example, a car moving at 200 mph, that requires a very good reaction time. Arm strength? Ever try to steer a car without power steering? NASCAR cars don't have power steering making them all that more difficult to steer and control.
Now as far as the guy who said that the NASCAR drivers are "chubby bubbas". You've obviously never watched NASCAR, there's only a handful, at most, of overweight drivers. All the top drivers are sought after for not only their driving skills but also their sex appeal. There's a reason why ladies like their NASCAR...
Furthermore, why hasn't anyone brought up golf? That's a game that is based entirely on skill and not on physical exertion and no one is calling that into question here. Professional Wrestling? Requires A LOT of physical exertion but has no aspect of competition.
), and other leagues too. Nothing comes remotely close as far as I'm concerned.[/quote]
