Every year on Memorial Day auto racing fans around the world wake up in anticipation to see the most famous race in the world. The Indianapolis 500 is an annual IndyCar race that has been run since 1916 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is a race of great tradition that is supposed to represent the fastest racers in the sport at the fastest raceway in the sport. However, Tony George, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL, is changing everything about the race and the sport
fairly be called “a jack of all trades and a master of many” when it comes to the auto racing world. The 52-year-old racer, born in El Cajon California, started his career in motocross and later moved into off-road and stock car racing. He now lives in Southern California with his family. Over the course of his long career, Johnson has established himself as a champion who is capable of excelling in many different racing arenas. A motocross legend Johnson got his first motorcycle at age 3 when his father
Motocross: Sport or Not Even though some would consider motocross racing a hobby or a game rather then a sport because of their opinions, a person should understand that motocross racing is a sport in today's world because it contains all the elements of the definition of what a sport is and Motocross is a sport due to the fact that it requires an individual to be in top shape, both mentally and physically as defined by the word sport. What exactly determines whether or not an activity is a sport
The racing world is full of adrenaline and excitement. From off road rally races to the blinding speeds of the Indy 500, racing has many shapes and forms. Perhaps the most action packed racing event is NASCAR, otherwise known as “National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing”, “Non-Athletic Sport Created by Alcohol and Rednecks”, and “Not A Sport Circles Are Round”. This favorite pastime is appreciated by all of the sweet-tea loving, sunburnt necks in the south. It takes a special type of person
article, “Are Sports Fans Happier?” by Sid Kirchheimer, depicts that people who watch a sports team play are happier people, and I would agree with that statement. I would not call myself a hardcore sports fan, but on occasion I do like to watch my favorite team play. When I have a certain team that I cheer for, it makes me feel like I belong to an elite group, a group that shares the same feelings I do. If the team I like wins or signs on a valuable player, it is a conversation starter to talk about to
Some race fans would love to have an opportunity to be a part of a race team. If you receive a great opportunity to do a job you have been dreaming about, then you should take the opportunity. If you don’t take the opportunity that you received, then you don’t know if you will ever see that same opportunity. 22 year old Cody Higginbotham has been receiving many great opportunities since he was 12 years old. Cody Higginbotham is an extreme race fan from Guntersville, Alabama. Cody has received
in Cambodia being sold for sex on the nights' streets. He spent six weeks researching on sex trafficking and what he was able to do the help, he built a team, and took them on a plane to the community of Svay Pak. There they came up with and founded Agape International Missions, where trafficked girls could be saved from being sold again. His team couldn’t come up with a way for the under aged girls to be safe from the community. He produced from this concern, the Agape Restoration Home (ARH) which
most successful racing driver on the NASCAR grid, walked through these very corridors, sat in these very benches and considering COM 114 is an engineering degree requirement, took this very class 13 years ago before graduating as a vehicular structural engineer. II. Relating to the Audience: I believe that cars have fascinated most (if not all) of you at some point of time in your life, be it their loud growly engines, sleek looks or the sheer excitement that comes along a racing weekend. Motorsports
generation. Car culture runs deeply in California. Hot rodders and street racers daily cruise the streets, all started from Asian Americans' love of import cars and racing. Since most Asian Americans in the late 70s and 80s drove Japanese imports, they could not compete with the much more powerful Detroit muscle cars. This resulted in a street-racing scene consisting solely of modified imports. But a lack of aftermarket parts to make the various Toyotas Hondas and Nissans go faster meant that drivers often
Most people have told me barrel racing isn’t a sport, but hunter jumping is. I believe they are wrong about barrel racing. Barrel racing is one of the hardest, most expensive, and most dangerous sports out there. The main part of barrel racing is the responsibility. I have met lots of people who do not realize just how big of a responsibility having a barrel horse is. There are many things about taking care of a barrel horse that people don’t take into consideration. The main thing is making sure
coach of the Army Crew team for the United States Military Academy at West Point was facing an unusual dilemma in forming Junior Varsity(JV) and Varsity(V) teams. Though he had selected best rowers for Varsity team, still they were always defeated by Junior Varsity team. National Championship is within a week and he needs to decide which team he can send to participate with over 100 schools participating in it. After reading the HBR article “The Army Crew Team” by Jeffrey T. Polzer, I
“Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.” Because teaching is one of the best ways to learn, Honors College takes learning to the next level. Self-directed learning is essentially being able to teach yourself. Teaching yourself means being willing to go above and beyond to learn thoroughly, sometimes by using outside sources. The book The Art of Racing in the Rain, authored by Garth Stein, altered my view
Automobile Racing Automobile Racing, one of the most popular sports in the world, have races run with wide coverage on television - before millions of fans. It tests the skills of the drivers, the speed capabilities of the vehicles, and the endurance of both. The first racing cars were motorized versions of horse-drawn carriages and wagons. The first race was a reliability demonstration from Chicago to Waukegan, Illinois, in November 1895, while the first American oval-track race, held at the Rhode
Mathematics is found everywhere in life and work and auto racing is no exception. There are many applications of math in racing. The purpose of racing is to win and in order to do that there must be a lot of math involved. If you don’t use math and use it correctly then you will not win. Mathematics is involved in racing in two ways, the car setup and scoring an measurements. The car setup involves tire pressure, down force, wedge, aerodynamic Drag, camber, track bar and valance
and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.) horse riding fits that definition. How does horse riding have physical exertion? Core Strength: Horseback riding
What Team? Raiders! Track and field and cross country are often mistaken for each other at the high school level. When an athlete picks one’s brain to see if they know the difference between the two sports, the common answer is, “There is no difference! it’s the same thing!” This response given by multiple people truly enrages the dedicated athlete who eats, sleeps, and breathes
violation claims towards its drivers, racecars, and the pit crew teams themselves. The new 2014 NASCAR rule book will display a new structure of guidelines that will be easier to read by the drivers and crew members. The list of penalties begins with warnings and then includes six penalty levels: P1 being the least significant and P6 being the most significant. Before the modifications were made, NASCAR had been perceived as racers and team members who would try and play the rule book and thought nothing
The World of Chariots Chariot Racing, popular public game in the classical world of ancient Greece and Rome, in which horses pulled a two-wheeled chariot, or small cart, driven by a charioteer. Often the chariot driver stood in the chariot, rather than sitting. A chariot driver cracks his whip to encourage his horses. Chariot racing was a popular pastime in ancient Greece and Rome and was recorded as an event in the ancient Olympic Games. At the ancient Olympic Games, which began in 776 bc, the
Roman Sports I chose Roman sport because there are many Roman sports all of which are very interesting. For example chariot racing a violent but exciting sport. From the name you would imagine a horse and chariot going round and round a course but it was more than that : they rammed each other hoping to smash the other racer's chariot. In each lap you never knew what might happen. I also chose roman sport because I think gladiatorial fights would have been amazing to see and I know quite
A Chariot Racing Day in the Roman Times The Circus Maximus was the oldest and the largest of all the circuses where chariot races took place holding up to 250, 000 spectators. It was traditionally founded in the sixth century BC by Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome. In 329 BC, permanent starting gates were constructed and, in 174 BC, that they were rebuilt and seven large wooden eggs were set up to indicate the completion of each lap. The track was originally formed by the low ground