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1st May 2008, 04:28 #1
Anatomy of a race car driver
I saw this article, in print in the latest Wired magazine and found a link to it now on line.
http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2008/pl_motor
A nice read, keep it handy for the next time you hear someone say that race car drivers aren't athletes.
Gary"If you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem." --- George Carlin :andrea: R.I.P.
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1st May 2008, 11:19 #2
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I think that during F-1 race a driver loses 5 kg of his weight. I amn not sure, though, heard it somewhere.
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1st May 2008, 17:40 #3
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I recall when Dr. Olvey was CART medical director in the mid to late 90's that a few drivers were wired for several parameters like heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, etc.. If memory serves me well for 500 miles at MIS I recall extended periods of heart rates around 160 beats per minute while cruising, peaking at >200 with pit stops. FYI, the maximum predicted heart rate for a 20 year old is 200, for age 25 - 195, age 30 - 190. Translation: During normal racing on a big oval the heart rates were 80 - 85% of their maximum predicted rates and they met or exceeded that maximum during pit stops.
I would like to see similar data from a marathon runner for comparison.
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3rd May 2008, 21:52 #4
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Originally Posted by dataman1
For what it worth....
(NO REFERENCE, IMPLIED OR REAL TO ANY POSTER, LIVING, DEAD, or NOT YET BORN.)C. Waldo Taylor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfz2XDXaeqc
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19th June 2008, 19:01 #5
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Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!
Here's a study I just found:
http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?...CONTENTID=4285
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21st June 2008, 17:33 #6
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I have seen another "study" somewhere that talked of a driver who had a very slow heart rate while driving an F1 car in a race, but most others who had very high rates. There was one done in motogp a few years ago, the Rossi to have a relatively slow heartbeat, esp given the physical activity involved in the race.
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21st June 2008, 17:44 #7
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Originally Posted by markabillyFIDO - Forget It, Drive On
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22nd June 2008, 07:09 #8
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Originally Posted by GP-M3
So I am making up something that occurred 40 years ago this month. Do you also realize that Graham did not even know how to drive a car until age 21. He had ice water for blood and never got nervous.
Jim Clark chewed his fingernails before a race. Graham took a nap in the cockpit.
(NO REFERENCE, IMPLIED OR REAL TO ANY POSTER, LIVING, DEAD, or NOT YET BORN.)C. Waldo Taylor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfz2XDXaeqc
Nonsense indeed when you even yourself admit they cite other publications… I wish them well but at the moment I don’t see them adding any value writing the same articles but this is my problem ...
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