Argument October 25, 2011 NASCAR Drivers Elite Athletes In 2011 Golden Tate, Detroit Lions wide receiver, tweeted that driving a car does not make someone athletic. In 2013 Donovan McNabb, retired NFL quarterback, made a comment that he did not consider Jimmie Johnson an athlete. The remarks were fueled when Jimmie Johnson, six-time champion in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, was nominated for Best Male Athlete at ESPN’s Espy Awards in 2011. Merriam-Webster defines an Athlete as a person who is trained or
NASCAR: Every Second Counts Helping Win From The Pits. By: Mark Appolloni: Introduction to the case: NASCAR, The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, is the largest approved body of motorsports in the United States. In 2006, after 15 years of working in NASCAR racing as an athletic director for HMS, Andy Papathanassiou (known as Papa) began searching for the next breakthrough to improve pit crew performances and times. His innovative techniques and determination had successfully
The Changing Faces of Violence Towan Cook Georgia Gwinnett College In essence, violence is the act of causing some degree of harm to your own body, property, or another form of life. Like many words in the English language, there is several definitions for one word. Likewise, violence has several definitions that depend on the perspective in which the word violence is being viewed. When looking at every aspect of violence, there are many events that at first would not be considered violent
racing in America and each one is unique. Automobile racing is a competition race between cars and drivers. Even the first motor race between steam engines took place around 1867, this was 65 years after the steam engine on the road. The first arranged race took place on August 30, 1867. They raced over a distance of 8 miles and they were both solid fire steam engines. As time went on legislation from
down the street one day with your friends, minding your own business when a police car pulls up next to you. As the car comes to a stop, a police officer rushes out with a gun in hand pointed at you. You are thrown to the ground, pinned under the officer, questioning what you did wrong. As you look around for help you realize that you have become the next victim of racial profiling. Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnic background to suspect someone of committing an offence. This problem has
the drivers are in no way athletes. A driver however must undergo an extensive amount of training, for visceral preparedness. While in the cockpit, the drivers depending on their flavor of driving can withstand extensive amounts of exhaust fumes and tire smoke, to having the need for a cool jacket, a shirt with tubing to pump ice water through it, to keep core temperatures down. In Formula 1, a driver must undergo up to 3.5 times gravity forces of sustained cornering force, meaning if a driver weighs
leaving the barbershop, the driver noticed everything around the car illuminated in pulsing lights of red and blue. They were being pulled over. As one officer approached the driver-side, two others approached the passenger-side of their car. One officer demanded the driver’s identification, while the other two demanded everyone else put their hands out of the windows. Behind them the two patrol cars had turned into five, which turned into eight. Officers now had the car surrounded, as one officer
Ferrari’s founder, Enzo Ferrar, had a passion for sports cars and the race track. It was first designed for those who raced professionally in Italy. It has been known to win many race series, and since then it has been legendary known as a fast car. Nowadays, when someone thinks of Ferraris they think of a lavish lifestyle. It is still known for its speed, but now its sleek beauty, and high end connotation is more known and thought of. If someone were to say that they own a Ferrari, we would raise
Introduction Media and sport. What could the possible link be? What influence does the media have on the participants involved in Formula 1? Who are these participants involved? In which ways are they influenced? And lastly, are there various methods used to involve media in sport or vice versa? These are all questions which should be asked in order to understand the link between media and sport. Media involvement in sport Where Formula 1 is concerned, the media is a great platform for a
explaining athleticism. Athletes are always looking for a competitive advantage in sports. Many athletes have turned to steroids and testosterone boosters to excel performance. Substance users have been labeled cheaters because they have an unfair advantage. Does having a naturally high testosterone level give an athlete a fair advantage? The article I chose, “Time to