Sports is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical exortion to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants that is governed by a set of rules or customs which serve to ensure fair competition. Sports are becoming more popular since ancient times until now, it's not just people's daily leisure activities, it is the best way to keep your body healthy. Sports emphasize skills of general fitness and power that attracts a large number of…
Stock car driving is a man’s game, right? Wrong. Some people assume that only a real man’s man can speed along the tracks, executing sharp turns while burning rubber and leaving skid marks. Those people, however, have never encountered Danica Patrick. For those of you who don’t know, Danica Patrick is one of the most successful female stock car drivers in the world. She has been driving professionally since the late 1990s and in that time has established herself as one of the most dominant…
There are many types of racing in this age; from NASCAR and Formula 1 grand spectacles, to Pinewood Derby and CO2 small scale drag races. Despite the differences between all the different types and the rules and restrictions, they all still share connections that branch over several spaces. One of these, and the most relevant to racing itself, is Physics, in particular how it affects the racing vehicles. These forces have always existed, but have been discovered relatively recently. And…
Racing is a thrill ride. However, in technological terms, racing is a competition in which one aims to surpass the other to the finish line. The truth is I’ve always been a fan of racing. I feel a great rush overwhelm me as I speed forward to the finish line every single time. The key component to racing is competition. In a competition, everyone strives or competes to be the winner. However, there can only be one that leaves with the golden trophy. I’ve always treated life like a race in order…
Stock car racing, based solely on total spectator audience is the most popular team sport. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest of all the stock car racing groups and just celebrated its 60th year. The season runs from February to November and is called the Sprint Cup Series. Latest numbers display that NASCAR attracts over 3.5 million fans to its races and another 218 million watched them on television. NASCAR is a marketing powerhouse, ranking it amongst…
of different cars in drag racing, such as Pro-stock, funny cars, top-fuel and stock cars. All of these cars are built for specific wants and needs, like the top-fuel car. This car is built to be the fastest car and the fastest accelerating car. The main thing about these things is that Drag racing and These cars have had many impacts or the sport of racing. Some impacts include the impact of different size tracks, restrictor plates, sponsors, and the sprint cup. These all impact racing in…
money that goes into a professional athlete. For instance, Matt Hagan was the 2011 and 2014 NHRA Funny Car World Champion. Funny Car is a specific racing class for dragsters. The cars that race in this class have fiberglass bodies and custom chassis. Matt Hagan is an athlete because drag racing is not something anyone can start overnight and he is always equipping new equipment. With any sport an athlete cannot start on the top. Growing up, the term “practice makes perfect” always seems to come…
The arabian horse is a breed of horse that originated from the middle east. It is a breed known for their beauty and stamina. It is also one of the oldest horse breeds in the world. The arabian horses compete in many places like horse racing, endurance riding, horse shows, and show jumping. they make good pleasure. Throughout history, arabian horses have spread around the world by both trade and war, used to improve other breeds by adding refinement and strong bones. They are known for their…
would be the car culture. The car culture is a place where I really adapted into. I learned about how the whole scene works and the different kinds of people. When I lived in California a group of friends that I had were car enthusiast, they would talk about the meets going down, the events, etc. I was more of a regular person at the time who cared nothing else except video games. I later adapted to this culture because I like how interesting it was, and I really like the amazing cars that…
On the way to Florida the Askins’ family would stop at Mount Olive Baptist Church in South Georgia, and they would have lunch on their lawn. His father drove an Oldsmobile. Cars were a big deal in the 1950’s. The new cars would be released and Mr. Askins would beg his father to take him to the dealer, so he could see the cars. It was the most exciting thing in the world. High School Mr. Askins went to high school in Birmingham. He was so fortunate that his public school education from Mountain…