Q: Does driving alot qaulify you as an athelete? Does that make cross country truck drivers atheletes? No matter how fast your going or for how long it seems to me that turning the wheel is still just turning the wheel. I had a car with no power steering once. Now that was hard driving.
A: I have been asked this time and time again. I ride motocross, and belive me, you need to be in shape to be competitive. Your heart rate can go up in excess of 180 beats per minuite, and it has been proven that motocross is the worlds most physically demanding sport. as far as car racing goes, all you do is sit there, and drive. granted they have fine tuned reflexes, and able to sit in a cockpit that is well over 100 degrees on some racedays, but as far as being athletes. I dont think they qualify. in all reality, how hard is it to drive around a track in a car?