Sports car racing

When we think about the word sport, should we think that it’s about physical involvement, athletes, teams, skill, or a goal? However, should it always have a physical activity in it or, does it have to be in the Olympics to be called a sport? Sports should not be thought to be only physical activities, but mind and skill as well. In seeing the training that goes on into any type of sport can be stressful, even in chess, and the effects of stress can exhaust a person, even when they aren’t doing…

When most people think of sports, the first thing that comes to mind is probably football, basketball, maybe baseball, or soccer - usually a competition that involves a type of ball and two teams going head to head. But NASCAR is a different kind of sport, it is a motorsport. Forty purpose-built race cars with a team of pit crews, engineers, and mechanics battle every week on a variety of racetracks across the country. Just like any other sport, NASCAR has its own rules of competition, scheduled…

Most people think that, overall, sports are a good activity for most children. Taking part in sports has many benefits that help a child to grow and become a good citizen. However, there are some sports which are not so good in other ways. That is because they impact and affect the environment in a negative way. Because of their negative effects on the environment, these sports teach children things that they should not learn such as how to pollute and violent behavior. Children should not be…

NASCAR has a demographic problem. The motor sport’s top-level Sprint Cup series holds the current title of having the oldest, most politically conservative and least diverse fans of the major professional sports leagues. It feels as though NASCAR has always been this way, as if a requirement of outlaw country culture is included in the team regulations. However, over the past decade NASCAR has suffered from a steady decline in television ratings, forcing the association to change in order to…

Horse Racing: Right or Wrong? Horse racing may be considered an older American pastime but it is still alive and well in today’s society. Thousands of people watch each year as horses run, full speed, down a dirt track hoping for the ultimate trophy; The Triple Crown. Horse racing is an entirely different world. Little kids aspire to be jockeys while parents aspire for the horse they bet on to win. The horse racing industry appeals to everyone of all ages and that is one of the reasons it has…

down on this sport because they believe it is simple, stupid, or even redneck when in reality that is not the case. NASCAR, or the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, started out in the forties and fifties as bootleggers came together and raced their cars, which were souped up for running moonshine to see who had the fastest car. As more and more people found out about this sport, they started to come just to watch the races. Soon, NASCAR grew into the multi-billion dollar sport it is…

amount of spokes on the wheels and amount of horses pulling the chariot changed. In warfare, the chariot 's wheel had six spokes. The entertainment chariot had only four spokes. There were usually two horses used per chariot in warfare. In chariot racing it ranged from two to ten horses. In warfare, there were two men stationed in one chariot. One was the charioteer who controlled where and how fast the horses were going. The second man was the archer or fighter. The fighter stood on the…

track racing exciting “You may win some, you may lose some, you may wreck some” – Dale Earnhardt. He was one of the greatest race car drivers and was responsible for making the sport popular. He won many championships on asphalt tracks and was killed at Daytona Speedway February 21, 2001. Racing on asphalt and dirt tracks can be dangerous but also very fun to watch. Dirt track racing is very competitive and is more exciting to watch compared to all the types of auto racing. Dirt track racing…

every weekend; although every weekend my step-father would persistently watch cars race around in a circle. My opinion began to change in 1993 after a get-together with co-workers. They would get-together between the work weeks and grill out, drink beer and watch the race. In “93” I became a part of this ritual although I still didn’t care very much about the race I did enjoy the good food and camaraderie. My position on racing would change the following year after I witnessed Jeff Gordon win…

Nascar has been Americas #1 sport since 2014 and is still growing as of today.but not every American knows about the sport and how it became the way it is today. Bill France Sr; the supporter and creator of nascar has a deep background and this is where it began. September 26, 1909 in Washington D.C . This is where and when nascar really started as bill France Sr Was born. "big bill" as some called him use to skip school as a teenager and go make laps at a high banked track that was 1.5 miles…