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Clockwork Cupcake

74,506 posts

272 months

Saturday 13th October 2018
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Munter said:
Should we worry about Billy mongers fertility as he migjt have to push his body harder than other competitors? No of course not. He wants to race cars, so he's racing cars, that's all there is to it.
And on the subject of Billy Monger, he's gone on record recently as saying he doesn't want to be sidelined into a segregated disabled series, although acknowledging that in many sports it is necessary, but that motorsport is not one of those. He wants to compete head-to-head with his able-bodied peers because motor racing allows him to do that. His comments equally apply to women in motorsport. By segregating you are saying "you're not good enough to compete equally, because you are lesser".

Yes, we need wheelchair tennis because people in a wheelchair don't have the mobility to compete on equal terms with able-bodied players. Granted. But that is so most definitely not the case with motorsport.

Mr_Thyroid

1,995 posts

227 months

Saturday 13th October 2018
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Clockwork Cupcake said:
And on the subject of Billy Monger, he's gone on record recently as saying he doesn't want to be sidelined into a segregated disabled series, although acknowledging that in many sports it is necessary, but that motorsport is not one of those. He wants to compete head-to-head with his able-bodied peers because motor racing allows him to do that. His comments equally apply to women in motorsport. By segregating you are saying "you're not good enough to compete equally, because you are lesser".

Yes, we need wheelchair tennis because people in a wheelchair don't have the mobility to compete on equal terms with able-bodied players. Granted. But that is so most definitely not the case with motorsport.
That's all very well for people to say who are already in motorsport but, for what ever reason, there are very few women in motorsport, there are very few disable people in motorsport. This is one series, not a whole segregated career path, and if it inspires more people to become involved then that can only be a good thing.

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

164 months

Saturday 13th October 2018
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I am fairly certain that their will be young men who would also kill for a chance of driving an F1 Car or any racing Car and they may have the talent but not the backing what about them .
Guess what the world isn't a fair place and some people have an easier ride than others. Women only racing will not survive or stand alone as a sport