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you? again?

its always us frank

where is heat fan when you need him

Actually, I think the last people to do it should be banned. Let's see...that would be Frank!

http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/195738

I'm going to do a Manning vs. Brady TD!

I just want to point out that on my way to work, with a stop at the doctor for an appointment, I made both right and left hand turns. Am I an athlete?

If you can smoke and drink while doing it, it is not a sport.

I love golf, but one can smoke and drink while playing. It is a great recreational activity, but not a sport. Bowling is not a sport, and before you say I am anti-bowling, I want to point out I have my own ball, shoes and accessories. Poker, not a sport. Billiards, not a sport. NASCAR, while enjoyable for many, it is not a sport.

i can smoke and drink playing baseball

babe ruth once smoked a stogie right after eating a ton of hotdaogs then smash a hr

JD....define sport for me then

1.
a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.

NASCAR meets all those

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.

Let's use your definition of sport, which probably came from an online dictionary somewhere. Regardless, the definition sounds legit.

1a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and oftern undertaken competitively.
3. An active pasttime; recreation.

Is NASCAR recreation. Yes, and it is enjoyable to watch, no doubt about it. But one thing the definitions all have in common is the phrase or derivation of such, "Physical activity" or "exertion." NASCAR drivers get hot and sweaty, and it is draining, but not due to the physical exertion, but due to the safety devices worn by the drivers. NASCAR meets all the other definitions, rules, governance, customs, even skill, but fails to meet the actual physical activity of the whole deal.

Hey FP, how haven't you been kicked out?

I've seen worse dude... I've seen worse.

hahah you go try telling richard petty it wasnt hard when they didnt have a HANS device...seriously though its exhausting, you ever driven 500 miles? you ever done it at 190 mph, with 20 other dudes baning around you...then you cant say its not a sport just cause your opinion is that it isnt a sport, its classified as a MOTORSPORT...

Try telling Dale Earnhardt it isn't a sport. He'd go all halo on your arss

i've already been through it, the driver isn't the athlete, the car does the work...not a sport

Basketball players are the whiniest players out of any sport, flopping all the time, they could not even fathom the pressure of driving in a race