The Rally Supercars – Walter Rohl – Onboard on Audi 4 S1 (1984)
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Are athletic sports tougher on the body than driving a Formula 1 car? This is a question that arises in many minds when they compare other sports to Formula One racing. It is not just running and moving that affects the body and its muscles. The way a Formula 1 car affects the body is so unique, that the training the drivers go through is not less than the training required to fly a fighter jet. Bettor.com takes a look at a few myths and statistics from a different angle.
An average F1 driver looses nearly 4 kilograms in just one race, which includes two to three litres of water. For this, they have an on-board drinking bottle installed which also contains minerals and salts to make up for the lost fluids. This is all because of the amount of battering the body takes at the hands of the intense G-forces acting on the driver, including the intense temperature of the cockpit. These G-forces can be so extreme that when an F1 car brakes, the deceleration forces can be compared to hitting a wall at 300 km/h … Details
Matt Hagan raced to the No. 1 qualifying position and set a national performance record in Funny Car Saturday at the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Larry Dixon, Allen Johnson and Hector Arana also will lead their categories into Sunday’s 11 a.m. eliminations as No. 1 qualifiers at the fourth of six playoff races in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
Hagan powered his DieHard Dodge Charger to … Details
FONTANA, Calif. – Danica Patrick was on the way to the best finish of her short NASCAR career when she got wrecked – turned by James Buescher with only eight laps to go.
It was a stunning end to what was shaping up to be a stellar day for Patrick. She started Saturday’s Nationwide race 14th, fell a lap down early, but got back on the lead lap and was running as high as 12th. However, on a late restart, Patrick got shuffled back in a pack where she came door-to-door with Buescher.
For two laps the two battled, with Patrick admittedly …Â Details