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a person who decided that 'too fast' was a suggestion, not a limit
means A person, animal, or vehicle that competes in races, especially one built or trained for speed.
from From 'race' plus the agent suffix '-er' — one who races. The noun 'race' meaning a contest of speed comes from Old Norse 'rás,' meaning a running or rush of water, which slipped into English and eventually outran its watery beginnings. (Confusingly, the 'race' meaning a group or lineage is a totally separate word, borrowed later from French and Italian — same spelling, no shared blood.)
- heart rate
- F1 drivers hit 170 bpm for two hours straight
- neck cost
- cornering forces weigh the head like 25 kilos
- weight loss
- a driver can shed 3 kilos in one race
- reaction time
- top racers react faster than most can blink
- oldest sport
- chariot racing thrilled Rome's bloodthirsty crowds
ayrton senna — formula 1 driver with 41 grand prix wins, dominated 1988-1991
lewis hamilton — formula 1 driver with 103 grand prix wins, most decorated driver in history
usain bolt — 100m sprinter with 9.58 second world record set in 2009
dale earnhardt sr — nascar driver with 76 wins, iconic figure who died racing in 2001