I must be obsolete...

Wouldn’t motors be an aid to the physical effort typically required of an (athlete)? Personally I don’t think break dancing or BMX riding or skateboards should be considered an Olympic event. The coordinated swimming/dancing, whatever it’s called is laughable. To me, individual physical effort events are best. Maybe “sports” need to be redefined.
 
While I was on the olympic theme....why aren't motorsports in the olympics?

If table tennis, break dancing and beach volley ball can be in there why not motorsports?
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Wouldn’t motors be an aid to the physical effort typically required of an (athlete)? Personally I don’t think break dancing or BMX riding or skateboards should be considered an Olympic event. The coordinated swimming/dancing, whatever it’s called is laughable. To me, individual physical effort events are best. Maybe “sports” need to be redefined.
I know when I was done a race, I was wore out, it was a lot of work wrestling that bike around the track...

Imagine a supercross event in the olympics...? I read that motocross racing is one the most strenuous styles of racing....

If they want to keep the olympics relevant, it needs to be changed up.
 
Wouldn’t motors be an aid to the physical effort typically required of an (athlete)? Personally I don’t think break dancing or BMX riding or skateboards should be considered an Olympic event. The coordinated swimming/dancing, whatever it’s called is laughable. To me, individual physical effort events are best. Maybe “sports” need to be redefined.

You would be suprised at the physical condition and effort, and the skill level BMX and skateboarding at that level takes.
It like Motocross, alot of people think MX is sit on a dirtbike and ride, when in reality, it is one of the most physical demanding sports in the world.
All three sports look deceptively easy, just because the majority of what most people see on tv and the internet competitions, are some of the best in the world.
I will take BMX and skateboarding over syncronized swimming though, lol
 
I know when I was done a race, I was wore out, it was a lot of work wrestling that bike around the track...

Imagine a supercross event in the olympics...? I read that motocross racing is one the most strenuous styles of racing....

If they want to keep the olympics relevant, it needs to be changed up.

lol
I posted above before I ever saw this.
 
You would be suprised at the physical condition and effort, and the skill level BMX and skateboarding at that level takes.
It like Motocross, alot of people think MX is sit on a dirtbike and ride, when in reality, it is one of the most physical demanding sports in the world.
All three sports look deceptively easy, just because the majority of what most people see on tv and the internet competitions, are some of the best in the world.
I will take BMX and skateboarding over syncronized swimming though, lol
I remember when they had mountain biking in the olympics and it was cool to watch.....one guy was in 2nd and lost his seat-post and all and still finished in the top ten......
 
You would be suprised at the physical condition and effort, and the skill level BMX and skateboarding at that level takes.
It like Motocross, alot of people think MX is sit on a dirtbike and ride, when in reality, it is one of the most physical demanding sports in the world.
All three sports look deceptively easy, just because the majority of what most people see on tv and the internet competitions, are some of the best in the world.
I will take BMX and skateboarding over syncronized swimming though, lol
I had the privilege of dating a Bi-athlete. They ski a course cross country and then stop and shoot at a target at various distances. On the surface it seemed like a pretty easy endeavor.

The amount of conditioning required was astounding! You don't realize the conditioning needed to stop from a full on cross country pace to have the steadyness to have a heart rate solid enough to hit a target that was inches across.

Total respect for any athlete that can perform at these levels. If they make it look easy, it's because they spent years doing it.
 
I had the privilege of dating a Bi-athlete. They ski a course cross country and then stop and shoot at a target at various distances. On the surface it seemed like a pretty easy endeavor.

The amount of conditioning required was astounding! You don't realize the conditioning needed to stop from a full on cross country pace to have the steadyness to have a heart rate solid enough to hit a target that was inches across.

Total respect for any athlete that can perform at these levels. If they make it look easy, it's because they spent years doing it.

I raced 250B class MX at 19 and 20.
B class is the chase to get your Pro card, so that you are licensed to enter any Pro level heat race, to try and qualify for the main event, and try to make it as a pro.
There is such a Huge divide between good riders, and the pros...I stood no chance at all.
I dont think that the majority of the public understands just what pro level anything actually is.
The 1% of 1%, so many levels above what most can even comprehend.
 
I raced 250B class MX at 19 and 20.
B class is the chase to get your Pro card, so that you are licensed to enter any Pro level heat race, to try and qualify for the main event, and try to make it as a pro.
There is such a Huge divide between good riders, and the pros...I stood no chance at all.
I dont think that the majority of the public understands just what pro level anything actually is.
The 1% of 1%, so many levels above what most can even comprehend.
So true! I was into racquetball for a time. Played enough and consistently that I thought I was pretty decent at it. I was in good physical conditioning and diligently played all that wanted to. And won way more than I lost.

One day I had a fellow at work who I didn't know other than he was older by a lot come up to me and say "I hear you play racquetball. Do you want to play sometime?". I was in my mid 30s. He had gray hair and was about 30 lbs overweight. I was pretty full of myself around then. I said sure when are you free? He discussed it and asked where do I play. I said I play on a private court, and told him where. We set a date. We had a time set. I was already playing another set when he came as we were finishing up. He was about 10 mins early.

So I'm playing. I'm sort of watching him as I played. He's wrapping his knees, wrapping his elbows. Put this huge wrap around his pot belly and cinching it all up . I'm thinking man I'm gonna cream this guy. He's putting on his shoes etc. I finish up and ready to go with my next "victim".

Loser mops the floor was the court rule. I didn't have to mop. As I'm waiting, he's re-cinching it all tighter.

So we are ready. He said you have honors serve first. I was going to go easy on him to let him warm up. He played along and we volleyed around warning him up.

OK I'm ready he said.

So I serve and we were just volleying. I wasn't going to humiliate him. I had him 2-0 early on. I decided OK time to throttle up. I gave him my first serious serve. That ball came back so fast it was distorted in shape. Looked like an egg! Completely blew past me. I turned and looked at him.

OK lucky return.

He creamed every serve I launched at him in speeds I had never seen ever in my life.

Time to swap service. He served faster than he returned. The ball was never round when he served it. It was a blur of speed and had spins on it I could never read. He was a total ringer!

Where did you learn to play racquetball I asked.

In the service he replied.

Turned out he was the interservice #1 seed 3 years running.

When you go up against an actual athlete, it's freaking humbling at how good they are. You quickly realize you aren't even remotely competitive at the top of your game. He had at least 20 years and 30 lbs on me. He never broke a sweat playing me. I mopped the hell up of the court. Loser not only mopped, in my case all the sweat was mine.

He was good natured about it. I'll spot you 9 points. The game was 11 points. He'd win 11-9. It was embarrassing.
 
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I’d say because the technology of the machine has a lot to do with winning. It’s a good question though.
Other mechanical machines are used such as bicycles and such......

I'd think because there are such strict tech rules that moto-racing use that it shouldn't be an issue.....look at NASCAR, MotoGP and Supercross where all the machines are thoroughly inspected....

I think it would make the olympics more viable.

If we delve back to the roots of the olympics where it was a contest between warriors, it has very much detached itself from these roots so in for a penny, in for a pound.
 
When you go up against an actual athlete, it's freaking humbling at how good they are.

I have some familiarity with bowling.

In any given public league one may see scores of 269, 270, 280, 290, or the occasional 300. My pro shop guy said, “They think they are better than the pros.”

“TODAY? You are kidding.”

“No. They score higher than the guys on TV and so they think that they are better.”

You see, the oil pattern in public lanes is actually designed to make strikes. The oil patterns (many, not all) in the PBA are designed to prevent a strike at all costs. That “210” the guy on TV bowls might turn into a 160 for the guy in a public league who averages 250. Cannot tell them though. They do not even understand the details of their own sport.
 
So while out walking my mind got wandering....the decathlon is basically based on ancient war fighting....why couldn't a modern version be included and have an obstacle course added or precision parachuting......or long range shooting with open sights with no targeting computers or advanced optics.....?
 
So while out walking my mind got wandering....the decathlon is basically based on ancient war fighting....why couldn't a modern version be included and have an obstacle course added or precision parachuting......or long range shooting with open sights with no targeting computers or advanced optics.....?

The Spartan and Tough Mudder crowd would be all over that.
 
Squash will included in the next Olympics, it's previously been declined, 4 times. An old mate, 62yo, is looking to get his second hip replacement, he got the first at 40yo. He was a big time Squash player. (not medical opinion)
 
I have some familiarity with bowling.

In any given public league one may see scores of 269, 270, 280, 290, or the occasional 300. My pro shop guy said, “They think they are better than the pros.”

“TODAY? You are kidding.”

“No. They score higher than the guys on TV and so they think that they are better.”

You see, the oil pattern in public lanes is actually designed to make strikes. The oil patterns (many, not all) in the PBA are designed to prevent a strike at all costs. That “210” the guy on TV bowls might turn into a 160 for the guy in a public league who averages 250. Cannot tell them though. They do not even understand the details of their own sport.

What’s an oil pattern?
 
What’s an oil pattern?

Oil on the bowling lane is laid down in a distinct pattern and is not arbitrary. A certain volume of oil is added at each point down the length of the lane and a certain volume is distributed on each board across the width of the lane. This is done via programming in the lane maintenance machine.

If you watch the current PBA they sometimes use colored oil like blue along with distinct lighting and thus the spectator can actually see the layout of oil.

The House Oil Patterrn is a distribution of oil used in most public lanes. The oil starts at the foul line and ends about 40 feet down the lane. (The length and pattern vary slightly among different establishments.) A large amount of oil is laid across the middle boards. That keeps a ball thrown down the middle slipping and sliding and continually heading towards the headpin area. Going outwards near the gutters it is almost bone dry. If one throws a hook too far out it will grab hard on the outer dry boards and ricochet back to the middle instead of sliding into the gutter.

If you search the Internet for bowling oil patterns you will find specification sheets which detail X volume of oil at Y length down the lane and the relative distribution (for example like 10 to 1) of volume across the width of the lane.

Ball covers are infinitely more grippy as of material standards improvements starting in the early 1990’s and continuing to today. Also, allowing 2-handed bowling leads to many more revolutions, increasing friction greatly. So in the pros it is a cat and mouse game and they continue to develop the oil pattern to cancel the advantages of ball friction. The result is that lane conditions today are infinitely more varied and difficult than a couple decades ago. Also PBA tournaments today may use two different oil patterns in the two side-by-side championship lanes. So the bowlers have to have a different approach to each lane/scoring frame in the same game.

Results of oil patterns: On the public lanes one may strike throwing the ball 10 boards off of target. Under the tougher PBA oil patterns (they do have some high scoring patterns too) a difference of 1/2-1 inch off target can result in the difference of a strike or a horrendous split.

For reference the PBA patterns have names, many times they are named after animals: Viper, cheetah, shark for example.
 
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I was reading that here in Canada at least, more and more employers are shutting off the work from home program as quality of work has declined substantially...

This has a lot of people up in arms as they have been accustomed to not having to go to work in a traditional fashion.

Knowing some people the way I do, leaving them to perform at a certain level when left to their own avail would be a challenge at best....I'd say generously 60% of the work from home people are solid, reliable go getters that are making it work whereas the other 40% are probably skimming by......

So I ask, would anyone want the 40% working on a sensitive issue for them? I sure wouldn't...

Not long ago I called about an issue we were having and the person on the phone was unable to call up my file as they were experiencing internet issues at their home...I'm sure this could happen if they were in an office but in all the years I've been dealing with this organization, this is the first time this has happened........and this was a government organization I was dealing with.
 
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