... Drifting? Drifting is a Japanese sub-culture, or better yet, an underground race world that surfaced around a couple of decades ago. If Nascar racing, which is high horse powered cars racing in circles and Indy car racing, which is also high formula cars racing in more of a street enviornment are considered sports, then why isn't Drifting considered one? All are almost alike except for the types of ... competitions have now been popping up all around the country and around the world. Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines sport as physical activity engaged in for pleasure. In N...

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... high performance aftermarket parts for Model T roadsters. (Bakerville http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/42646/) Model T racing became so popular that small racing circuits started forming and all types of automobiles were raced. The racing of stock automobiles became known as stock car racing and some financiers started funding stock car racing events. One of these financiers was Bill France. A former driver and mechanic that towered to six ... , moon shiners, racecar drivers, promoters, and mechanics. Some of the mechanics were so authentic that they still had grease on their hands. Th...

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