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19 things about a "Sportsman"

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1. The hands rests on the hips ,no matter with whom they're talking with - can be even the college professor! (or even their father!!)

2. When they are sweating ,they want to soak it with their jersey,this can be true even out of the field with any clothes! (may be they could do this even when in a formal suit in a conference,but its a pity that the coat cant be lifted up!!)

3. When they are hungry, 8 Bananas are the first thing that is on their minds.

4. Whenever they reach late for an appointment with anyone -they have the excuse of "practicing the game".
but when the coach calls them for practice - then they have the excuse of studies & class test!! or date with girlfriend!!

5. when they reach home ,the only thing they can see is the bed - as they are tired to death.

6. They are always gifted with some bruises,cuts,stitches,blue spots,red scratches,black nails,etc ... and they feel proud to talk about them with their friends,family,girlfriend,etc

7. They are always traveling - so cant commit to a relationship.

8. Loves the "attention" of the cheering crowd, even the attention of their pets can please them - but it has to be a female!!

9. Can talk for countless number of hours on their equipment or new stock of gear.

10. Either too long hairs or too short!! - nothing in between!

11. They know that sunscreens dont work at all.

12. Loves white,black,red!

13. They know how to do some monkey tricks when they score.

14. Expert in taking off jersey ... anywhere...

15. Can change clothes even in a hole in the wall.

16. Private parts are always protected with some gear - so they feel very secure!

17. Socks are fresh until new ones are bought.

18. They feel alive when someone asks them to teach him/her some technique of their sport.

19. Physical assaults are daily routine.



'Breath taking facts about F1'


1. An F1 car is made up of 80,000 components, if it were assembled 99.9% correctly,
it would still start the race with 80 things wrong!

02. Formula 1 cars have over a kilometre of cable, linked to about 100 sensors
and actuators which monitor and control many parts of the car.

03. An F1 car can go from 0 to 160 kph AND back to 0 in FOUR seconds!!!!!!!

04. F1 car engines last only for about 2 hours of racing mostly before blowing up on
the other hand we expect our engines to last us for a decent 20yrs on an average
and they quite faithfully DO....thats the extent to which the engines r pushed to perform...

05. When an F1 driver hits the brakes on his car he experiences retardation or
deceleration comparable to a regular car driving through a BRICK wall at 300kmph !!!

06. An average F1 driver looses about 4kgs of weight after just one
race due to the prolonged exposure to high G forces and temperatures
for little over an hour (Yeah thats right!!!)

07. At 550kg a F1 car is less than half the weight of a Mini.

08. In an F1 car the engine typically revs upto 18000 rpm,(the
piston travelling up and down 300 times a second!!) wheres cars like
the palio, maruti 800,indica rev only upto 6000 rpm at max. Thats 3 times
slower.

09. The brake discs in an F1 car have an operating temperature of
approx 1000 degees Centigrade and they attain that temp while
braking before almost every turn...that is why they r not made of steel
but of carbon fibre which is much more harder and resistant to wear
and tear and most of all has a higher melting point.

10. If a water hose were to blow off, the complete cooling system
would empty in just over a second.

11. Gear cogs or ratios are used only for one race, and are replaced
regularly to prevent failure, as they are subjected to very high degrees of
stress.

12. The fit in the cockpit is so tight that the steering wheel must
be removed for the driver to get in or out of the car. A small latch
behind the wheel releases it from the column. Levers or paddles for
changing gear are located on the back of the wheel. So no gearstick!
The clutch levers are also on the steering wheel, located below the gear
paddles.

13. To give you an idea of just how important aerodynamic design and
added downforce can be, small planes can take off at slower speeds
than F1 cars travel on the track.

14. Without aerodynamic downforce, high-performance racing cars have
sufficient power to produce wheel spin and loss of control at 160
kph. They usually race at over 300 kph.

15. The amount of aerodynamic downforce produced by the front and
rear wings and the car underbody is amazing. Once the car is
travelling over 160 kph, an F1 car can generate enough downforce to
equal it's own weight. That means it could actually hold itself to the
CEILING of a tunnel and drive UPSIDE down!

16. In a street course race like the monaco grand prix, the
downforce provides enough suction to lift manhole covers. Before
the race all of the manhole covers on the streets have to be welded down
to prevent this from happening!

17. The refuelers used in F1 can supply 12 litres of fuel per
second. This means it would take just 4 seconds to fill the tank of
an average 50 litre family car.They use the same refueling rigs
used on US military helicopters today.


18. TOP F1 pit crews can refuel and change tyres in around 3
seconds. It took me 8 sec to read above point (no.17).

19. Race car tyres don't have air in them like normal car tyres.
Most racing tyres have nitrogen in the tyres because nitrogen has a
more consistent pressure compared to normal air. Air typically
contains varying amounts of water vapour in it, which affects its expansion
and contraction as a function of temperature, making the tyre pressure
unpredictable.

20. During the race the tyres lose weight! Each tyre loses about 0.5
kg in weight due to wear.

21. Normal tyres last 60 000 - 100 000 km. Racing tyres are
designed to last 90 - 120 km.

22. A dry-weather F1 tyre reaches peak operating performance (best
grip) when tread temperature is between 900C and 1200C.(Water
boils boils at 100C remember) At top speed, F1 tyres rotate 50 times a
second