Originally Posted by wanna911

...but this racing seems like something that no matter what, the fun could not be sapped out of it.

Originally Posted by JackOlsen

What percentage of his work week does a professional driver spend racing? My guess would be that you could fill up a 40-hour work schedule with all the activities that don't involved trying to pass other drivers on a track.

Originally Posted by wanna911

Reason I ask is that I don't know many guys in any other professional sport that would spend 10's or 100's of thousands a year for limited time to play that sport.

Maybe it's just me, but the obsession with racing seems to run deeper than even some other forms of sport activities. I mean look at motorcycle racing, karting, boat racing, drag racing and all the money blown each year just to beat the guy next to you. I don't think there would be that same type of commitment (especially since it's more physically taxing).

How many people blow millions every year just to race, and could care less that they are blowing millions with a racing team as long as they can race. And who here wouldn't do the same given the opportunity?

Originally Posted by wanna911

That sounds like lots of fun to me. Can't say that for everyone's non event day schedule