Johnson is AP's top male athlete of '09

[njpanther]

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4761210

[Panthro]

too bad NASCAR isn't a sport and driving a car doesn't mean you're an athlete

[Jbro]

His fingers must be ripped, chiseled and jacked to be able to hold the wheel that tight.

[Panthro]

Im going driving right now!!!! My abs!!!

[Jbro]

Don't blow your knee out pushing the clutch down.

[Darth Biscuit]

too bad NASCAR isn't a sport and driving a car doesn't mean you're an athlete

I'm not a big NASCAR fan either, and I think that term is used a bit too broadly sometimes, but what is it then? Define athlete for us Panthro...

I suspect you'd pee your panties the first corner you approached at 175MPH...

[Jbro]

I did it after 10 mins of training (Richard Petty Driving Experience) and I also smoked a cigarette 30 seconds before driving therefor it's not athletic.

[Darth Biscuit]

I did it after 10 mins of training (Richard Petty Driving Experience) and I also smoked a cigarette 30 seconds before driving therefor it's not athletic.

They let you drive 175 in the corner at the driving experience??? :nono:

[Jbro]

140 after 10 minutes of training. I probably would have needed another 10 mins of practice to do 175, I ran short on time.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Were 42 other guys 2 inches from you?

[Jbro]

Nope, that required 1 hour of training. I had other more important stuff to do then waste an hour.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Been through the Petty Experience myself...it's like taking a 80 mph batting cage fastball downtown and then thinking you can step into the box with Felix Hernandez. Hey, it's only 20 mph difference.

[Bobby]

Honestly, I thought Usain Bolt. He did something no other human being has come close to.

Schumacher has won multiple consecutive titles in racing.

[Jbro]

Been through the Petty Experience myself...it's like taking a 80 mph batting cage fastball downtown and then thinking you can step into the box with Felix Hernandez. Hey, it's only 20 mph difference.

I know, I felt the same way and when Felix threw me a slider I only got a double. Needless to say I was pissed.