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lanre 23 points ago +26 / -3

Sorry, but unfortunately racing a car is physically demanding. How many women have won a Formula 1 or NASCAR race despite it being open to them for decades?

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hai_Priesty 12 points ago +16 / -4

I'm not saying that woman needs to even remotely be 50% of those racing champions to say "Equality". I'm saying that they "have a chance". It's like woman "having a chance" in the best forces in the army (or be a President in USA if she's good even though there isn't one so far), but I'm not surprised if they make up of <5% of the best.

In most other sports, woman sparring against man is a physical impossibility. If you let man and woman box together, you're endangering woman. In contrast, NASCAR competition being a "physical possibility" was what I meant.

Side point : When any rare woman manages to get near the top of NASCAR I wager she easily make more money than a "regular" champion with all her sponsorships and ads, making her endeavour worthwhile without any "equality" help.

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lanre 9 points ago +9 / -0

For your side point, I'd say that is definitely true. Look at Danica Patrick.

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eupraxia128 5 points ago +6 / -1

Formula 1 is probably 10 times more physically demanding on neck muscles than NASCAR.

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SolidSnakeOil 3 points ago +3 / -0

In Formula 1, you need extremely strong legs too. They use a direct hydraulic braking system and I you can literally put the pedal to the metal, bad things are going to happen. Those guy may too small but they going through insane strength training but it's more similar to what fighter pilots do.

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Warskullx 4 points ago +7 / -3

It is physically demanding, but it is demanding in a way women have a chance. It is an endurance sport.