Originally Posted by
roadwarrior
Try doing that for four hours. Pulling, oh, three times your body weight. And not killing yourself.
I know a few guys that race cars for a living. Trust me. They are in better shape than you. I know a couple that, on off weekends will race a bike or do a triathlon. When not racing a car, they go out and kick the butts of the weekend warriors engaging in multiple pages of paceline discussion.
Michael Waltrip, NASCAr driver (who is 6'5") runs marathons in under four hours. He's doing triathlons to get ready for the 24 Hours of LeMans.
This reminds me of a guy I knew who said drag racing was easy. All you have to do is drive in a straight line. I am still laughing.
Completely agree. The ignorant 'purists' who snub NASCAR. They don't have a clue. All the idiots who pan NASCAR would crash and burn in the first turn in traffic and couldn't do a single lap in qualifying at even 70% of qualifying speed. Even 'semi-pro' open wheel guys couldn't do it. People have no idea of the talent of those that are the best at what they do. A side note. There is an analogy between NASCAR and bike racing. Hard to win without some help aka a team or other drivers that will push you. This is why you will never see Danica win. She has talent. But male drivers won't push her to the front at the end of the race. You didn't see her race Indy this year either. I have seen her race open wheel and she had talent at that as well. I believe she quit because of the danger after watching the incredible Wellman die.
Which reminds me RW of the comparison to WWE. Remember Andy Koffman who used to wrestle women as a spectacle? Then he made the mistake of taunting a heavy weight in the WWE. That basically killed Koffman...broke his neck. The pro wrestler picked up Koffman like he was a twig and pile drove his head into the canvas. Broke his neck. For all that think the WWE is fake, you would be an absolute fool to get in the ring with any of those guys. The standard joke in the WWE is dumb guys...from the 41?....wait for the pro wrestlers when the leave the stadium and try and pick a fight because they think its staged and the pros really can't fight. Its staged without question, but the guys that rise in the WWE can fight as all the wannabees find out...lol.