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Ned Flanders said 1 year, 10 months ago:

It’s a nice idea, but it’ll never happen.

I remember an article in F1 Racing a few years ago (maybe 2008) suggesting motor racing could be in the 2012 Olympics. That was such nonsense it damaged the credibility of the magazine in my eyes. Regardless of whether an engine powered ‘sport’ would ever gain the approval of the IOC, the admission procedure is long and arduous. Even if motor racing strated it’s campaign to enter the Olympics today, it probably wouldn’t be admitted for decades

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Icthyes said 1 year, 10 months ago:

I wouldn’t like to see it, nor would it fit. It annoys me that golf and tennis are in there. At least with Rugby Sevens, the Olympics will become the most prestigious award in the sport – even going so far as to disband its World Cup from 2013 onwards. That will never be the case for F1, so I don’t think it should be in the Olympics.

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beneboy said 1 year, 10 months ago:

PM “Also, Formula One drivers would not actually be allowed to compete in such an event. Olympians must be amateurs only.”

You’re about 25 years out of date with that rule and I think you’ll find that the Olympics is now predominantly made up of professional athletes with relatively few amateurs taking part.

That’s why the Olympics has become a boring corporate affair; it used to be about passionate amateurs getting the chance to represent their country, now it’s just another professional sports event.

OLYMPIC CHANGES: DOLLARS AND SENSE

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/july96/olympics_7-23.html

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DavidS said 1 year, 10 months ago:

Karting would be the only one to make sense. The track doesn’t have to be a half a billion dollar facility and could fit in a spectator friendly stadium (like one of the many football stadiums around).

It would also mean simple machinery with relative parity. Being karts, their isn’t a natural age barrier to how young the competitors could be. How amazing would it be if the “next Senna/Schumacher/Vettel” was able to triumph over older, more accomplished drivers. There wouldn’t be discrimination against drivers who have chosen a different career path, because everyone starts in karts.

There would have to be ballast added to cars to compensate for differences in driver weights. A 40kg kid will have 30kg more ballast added to their car compared to a 70kg adult racing driver.

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LL Jehto said 1 year, 10 months ago:

i agree totally with Itchyes and add football and a few others to the blacklist. if a olympic competition doesn’t even have a chance in fighting to be the most prestigious competition for that particular sport, it shouldn’t be there and normally isn’t. so, off tennis, off golf (really? golf is there? damn!), off football.

ans I guess this answers to the very good point raised by iamsa8 over equistrian competition on olympics, because it’s the horse who performs and the rider ability could be equiparated to the drivers ability on a racing car. But on the horses case, the Olympics Equistrian Competition is the most prestigious one they can achieve and win, and on motorsport it could never be like that. And there’s also tradition, of course.

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BasCB said 1 year, 10 months ago:

I like that idea from DavidS, having a Karting event there might help motorsport a lot by motivating a lot of people in going racing (In what sport will China, India, Korea, … not want a gold medalist?).

The technical part should not be a problem, after all Rowing, bob-sleighing, cycling and sailing are very much equipment influenced sports as well.

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sbl on tour said 1 year, 10 months ago:

whats the point, you could never get tickets!

(still sore over that 2012 ticketing fiasco)

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LL Jehto said 1 year, 10 months ago:

BasCB, I already equated those kind of Olympic equipment influenced sports with f1 or motorsport as an olympic competition. my 1st and 2nd posts.

beneboy, thanks for the link you provided. very good text and q/a, although somewhat short.

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matt90 said 1 year, 10 months ago:

Yes LL Jehto, but when you said it before you didn’t use Skeleton/bobsled as examples, which are important because it has a more limited amount to do with strength pushing them forward- same with equestrian.

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