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Since car racing is a sport, then are drag racers amatuer athletes?
There are plenty of... lets say activities that require alot of physical exertion. there are plenty that require mental toughness. I remeber hearing a story about an umm...flute playing woman(flutest?) on the CBC. It was about a camp she was attending where they would play for extreme lenghts of time and at the end of the day she would be exausted, arms burning and lips swollen. That takes alot out of you mentally and physicaly. Is she an athlete?
good ole dictionary.com
sport
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1. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
2. A particular form of this activity.
# An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
# An active pastime; recreation.
Under this its considered a sport. Many things can be considered a sport. The only problem i have with car racing is the pollution. Other than that who are we to judge other peoples pastimes?
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