Is Racing really a sport?

Question

I race go-karts and i go 100-120 mph. and i get told i don't do a "real" sport. idk y people say that cause it keeps me in shape and you never see fat race drivers either. I'm really big on racing i grew up around it and i love it but I'm tired of hearing it isn't a REAL sport when it is a real sport. it takes so much upper body strength and so many small thing that make it so hard. The NASCAR, IRL, Drag racers make it look sooo easy when its incredibly hard. so y do you all think it isn't a real sport and don't tell me cause they aren't real athletes.

Answer 1

i think it is

Answer 2

Yes it is. Any sport in which a person drives a car for two hours or more at speeds of 150+ while baking in similar heat inside the car is worthing of being considered a sport in my opinion. Also a driver has to have split second reactions to avoid wrecks that could occur in the blink of an eye.

Answer 3

Yes racing is a sport. It takes an incredible amount of stamina to go 3-4 hours in a nascar race. It is not like driving your family sedan down the interstate. I  have never driven a dragster but i am sure you have to be mentally and physically prepared to drive one. The average person can drive 200-300 miles on the interstate in there air conditioned car and be somewhat tired, I would like to see them drive 200-300 miles at 200mph with no air conditioning and no stopping to stretch their legs.

Answer 4

Is Racing really a sport? No it's not, because there is no ball.

now i'm going to lay in bed and cry

Answer 5

i see over weight drivers in Sport sedan racing racing(Speed World Championship cars for one). All sport require skill. From golf, to swimming, to darts and ping pong. Racing is indeed a sport. It requires excellent reflexes and muscle stamina. Ask those who try to tell you otherwise, what is it THEY do for sport! More power to you. Stay up!

Answer 6

Absolutely, try running in traffic at over 150 mph.  Its hot, you have to have excellent feel, hand/eye coordination and a lot of skill not to hit something.  All in cars with no brake lights...lol.  And in the end,,,,,,100,000 people a weekend can't be wrong.

Answer 7

racing is the only sport as far as i'm concerned

you do what makes you proud and happy

Answer 8

yes it is and people who tell you it is not a real sport are jealous.

keep it up only your opinion of yourself counts.

Answer 9

I race go-karts too, and I get told the same thing. All I do is quote Ernest Hemingway:

"Auto racing and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games."

Gerenally, people just shut up after that one.

Answer 10

nascar is a sport and it would  always be a sports don't let any body tell you that nascar is not a sport

Answer 11

All my friends ever tell me is

"NASCAR's not a sport, it's boring, it's for rednecks, it's stupid, it's easy." The only thing I ever have to say back to them is:

"You get in one of those cars and try to win a race. I'll be waiting for you in the infield care center after the first lap."