Is racing a sport?

Question

Is racing a sport?

Answer 1

No, its a hobby like collecting stamps, of course it is a sport! like running with an engine. Just about all competition is a sport.

Answer 2

surely...u dnt lose kilos while playin football,basketball,bt it happens while racing!

Answer 3

Of course it is....those drivers compete  and put their lives on the line for our enjoyment (and the prize money)...

Answer 4

Of course it's a sport! Why the h**l would u question it?

Answer 5

Racing... from the root word RACE (A race is a competition of speed, against an objective criteria, usually a clock)

Sport - is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively...

so what kind of racing?

Motorized racing (motor sport)?

is F1 a sport?

Formula One is the highest class of open wheeled auto racing...

The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform...

The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.

The sport is regulated by the FIA...

Those are excerpts from wikipedia...

therefore it is a sport as it has a set of rules being governed by the FIA and they all compete for the drivers and for constructors championship....

now is an ARMS RACE a sport? lol!!!

Answer 6

It's a professional and recreational sport whichever way you want to do it.

Answer 7

yes

"Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively."

Answer 8

if it's not a sport, then how do you called it?

Answer 9

you bet it is.

Answer 10

yea it is