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Old 12-28-2009, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber View Post
Upper body strength could be an issue for them. Drag racing is far less physically demanding than driving 500 miles in a cockpit at well over a 100 degrees. These drivers are "atheletes" in every sense of the word.
I never thought of AJ Foyt as an "athelete", and that was back in the days before power steering.
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