| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/10/2006 9:37:51 PM | I give up, I think i'll start my scrabble hobby tomorrow. First I'll wake up, masterbate, then call Jethro and Teter and invite them over for a game while we debate on why others don't think Nascar isn't considered a sport, but being the rednecks that we are I'm sure we'll be passed out drunk by 11 am after a couple of Busch beers and 3 games of making up stupid words.
Yes NASCAR is a sport, and I should also add that there is also nothing to be embarrased about not understanding it, for most of the fans it is a passion and many of us have grown up around the race track and racing in general whether it is lawnmower races or 2 kids on BMX's. For those that just don't get it I highly reccomend that you visit your local short track and pay close attention to their top class, ask them questions, get to know the drivers, ask about how a car handles...until you do that you really have no idea of what racing in general is so therefore you honestly can't make an educated guess...but what do I know, i've only been going to the track for the past 31 years. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/10/2006 10:18:59 PM | I just don't understand the attraction and popularity of NASCAR.
My former father-in-law wasn't a big fan of racing. He used to say that if he wanted to see a car race, he could just get a lawn chair and set it up next to the freeway - LOL!!  | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/10/2006 10:26:17 PM | a sport (as i define it) involves two teams directly opposing each other.
This is something that you come up with yourself? I do not say that you can't make up your a views on how or what a sport should be. But if you look at my post before. It Shows in all ways why nascar is considered.. A Sport.. If you are to lazy to read it all. thats not my problem. To all other that agree that Nascar is a Sport.. Congrats. For the one person who said... That they could put a Lawn chair up and just watch the freeway... Well. I would like to see the people on the freeway.. go 175mph.. With all there windows Rolled up and the Heater on in the car.. While its about 85-90degrees outside. Also.. I would like to see them race. Not all the people on the Freeway.. are racing. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/11/2006 8:28:26 AM |
This is something that you come up with yourself? I do not say that you can't make up your a views on how or what a sport should be. But if you look at my post before. It Shows in all ways why nascar is considered.. A Sport.. If you are to lazy to read it all. thats not my problem.
i read it; i just disagree with it. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/19/2006 8:01:03 PM | So the way you put it there says that nascar is a sport because the outcome of winning the Championship is Determined by points scored. In each race.... and it has Physical competition it it as well.. interesting. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/20/2006 10:41:26 AM |
So the way you put it there says that nascar is a sport because the outcome of winning the Championship is Determined by points scored. In each race.... and it has Physical competition it it as well.. interesting.
i thought the outcome of the races was determined by place (1st, 2nd, 3rd,...,last). the associated scoring system is a bit different and does not qualify nascar as a sport. depending on the order of completion of the race, each driver is given a certain amount of points. this means that no matter how good the number 1 driver is, the number 43 driver can still score. why? because it is a race, not a sport. in sports (baseball, football, basketball, rugby, hockey, soccer, etc.), one team can extert dominance on the other team and shut them out. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/20/2006 10:43:43 AM |
Dont agrue with him man, hes a basebaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz opps I fell asleep typing baseball fan.
i didnt know canadians were so clever.
baseball and nascar do have 2 things in common: they are boring as shit for ppl who arent fans, and the good parts (homers, wrecks) are shown on the nightly news. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/20/2006 6:36:02 PM | | Well the outcome is 1st 2nd 3rd and so on but they do get awarded points for what place they finshed. and that is what determines the outcome of the Championship. You not only score points for where you finish in the race you also score points for most laps lead or for leading a lap. Not many people even lead laps. To get into a race you have to score a good qualifying lap... Which you do on your own. Well you can say they have provisonals(spelling) but those are usely for the Domainit race teams in nascar.. and if you aren't domainit or consistant race in and race out you lose you Provisonal and you have to score to get into the race to Score points for the Championship. Some have to score a good lap just to get in to get points to get a provisonal. And Usely the Domainit teams always have them. You also have to score a certain amount of points to get into the last 10 races of the Season. Where you will find Only 10 Drivers are able to race for the Championship. Which I think is really cool.. because when baseball, Football, Soccer, Basketball get into there playoff season.. they only have to deal with one team at a time.. Nascar they Still have every team out there racing which makes it harder to win a championship if you have to go through more people to get more points. The other sports you just go through one team at a time.. you don't have to worry about anyone else screwing up your road to to the Championship.. Plus those you have homefield advantage.. Nascar theres never a home field advantage.. as you see each race track changes.. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/21/2006 9:44:22 PM | | we will have to agree to disagree; im not convinced that it's a sport and i dont think im changing your mind either. it happens. im having a similar argument with my friend shawna. she thinks cheerleading is a sport. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/22/2006 4:28:39 AM | Anything physical is a sport,,,,yes even cheerleading!Also anything that sells tickets is a sport! If Auto racing isn't a sport! Then just what the hell is it??? Would you then say that motorcross racing is not a sport either??????I've serously thought about and wonder if you really can throw wrestling into the same catagory as race car driving????What the hell is Lacrosse??? With a stick and a ball that travels in excess of 125mph.,And is played like hockey,soccer,football,basketball(Cause of the running involved),And is more vicious than all 4 sports combined! Just becase it's not an olympic event doesn't make it not a sport! I'm 49 years old,smoke daily for 20 years! Do you think I could just sit behind the wheel of a car and drive it for 2 & 1/2 or more hours @ 150+mph,and live too chat about it!!!??? They'd carry me off the trac like they did Tony Steward a few years ago when he drove thoes two races in one day! One was Indy!I don't rember the other one? I'd love the chance too drive physicaly I don't belive I could handle it!Except maybe once????Weather it's a sport or not! You have to respect what they do week in & week out reguardless of how boring it is for you! And know,they know,what chances they take when they climb in the car every week!That's what makes it fun! The unknown of it all,so with that said,yes race car driving is a sport in my opinion! Enjoy it while we have it! It will get bigger and better of a sport!!! | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/22/2006 6:56:04 AM |
They'd carry me off the trac like they did Tony Steward a few years ago when he drove thoes two races in one day! One was Indy!I don't rember the other one?
That was the indy 500 and then the coke 600 at lowes motor speedway in Charlote North Carolina.
That is 1100 miles of racing in one day. He finished 6th in both those races if I remember right. Had to start the coke 600 in last place because he missed the drivers meeting before the race. He was still on the plane from indy. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/22/2006 10:29:37 AM | Anything physical is a sport,,,,yes even cheerleading!Also anything that sells tickets is a sport! If Auto racing isn't a sport! Then just what the hell is it??? Would you then say that motorcross racing is not a sport either??????I've serously thought about and wonder if you really can throw wrestling into the same catagory as race car driving????What the hell is Lacrosse??? With a stick and a ball that travels in excess of 125mph.,And is played like hockey,soccer,football,basketball(Cause of the running involved),And is more vicious than all 4 sports combined! Just becase it's not an olympic event doesn't make it not a sport! I'm 49 years old,smoke daily for 20 years! Do you think I could just sit behind the wheel of a car and drive it for 2 & 1/2 or more hours @ 150+mph,and live too chat about it!!!??? They'd carry me off the trac like they did Tony Steward a few years ago when he drove thoes two races in one day! One was Indy!I don't rember the other one? I'd love the chance too drive physicaly I don't belive I could handle it!Except maybe once????Weather it's a sport or not! You have to respect what they do week in & week out reguardless of how boring it is for you! And know,they know,what chances they take when they climb in the car every week!That's what makes it fun! The unknown of it all,so with that said,yes race car driving is a sport in my opinion! Enjoy it while we have it!It will get bigger and better of a sport!!!
you said it yourself. nascar is a race just as the last component of the acronym would imply. a race is a sporting event but is not a sport.
of course lacross is a sport. it fits all of the rules i have been using throughout this thread.
'oh i dont like nascar, so it must not be a sport.' no that's not it at all. i dont think cheerleading is a sport but i still love to watch it. im also not saying that nascar is some pu$$y-fest that requires no skill or physical ability. i just dont think the event qualifies as a sport, thats all. | |
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Posted: 4/22/2006 1:21:44 PM | The CubsHater, by your definition then the Olympics are not a sport because there you have several different countries competeing in the same sport (i.e. downhill skiing, bobsledding, figure skating, etc, etc) is not a sport because there is not two teams competing against eachother. My definition of sports is when one or more person(s) compete in a event against others to win. The competitors are governed by rules and regulations by a governing body.
Everyone has their own definition of what a sports is by their own likes and dislikes in "sports". Race car drivers is a "sport" falls under the classification of sports because at the end of the day there is a "WINNER" and at the end of the SEASON there is a CHAMPION just like all the other sports.
To each its own.
GO JR GO | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/22/2006 4:16:17 PM | | Hell, regardless of what answer eventually develops in this thread, I consider it a sport, and I follow it just as I follow baseball, football,lacrosse, etc. by reading box scores, stories, and watching the competition on tv. No one here is going to change my mind, so I guess we agree to disagree and everyone goes on his/her merry way. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/23/2006 1:31:54 AM | | you can't call something a sporting Event without it being a sport can you? I don't think so anyways.. You either just call it an Event or Concert. but I may be wrong.. and if its not a sport... then why call it a sporting Event? | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/23/2006 3:02:10 PM | a sporting event is just a game or an activity that is athletic and competitive. so, a sporting event can be a sport but it doesnt have to be.
make sense? i know you dont agree with my definitions but id still like my point to be understood. | |
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| Do you think Nascar can be considered a Sport?
Posted: 4/23/2006 3:42:20 PM |
i know you dont agree with my definitions but id still like my point to be understood
The only thing I got out of it is that you will come up with just about any excuse to discredit nascar as a sport. | |
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