The original poster is making himself look like a total idiot. I have never ridden a dirtbike (found the video games to be fun though) and even I know it's not easy. (I didn't know how physically demanding until today but...) I guess he doesn't realize that you have to control a bike that despite its lightweight appearence and construction probably weighs at least 40 lbs (help me here guys?). You have to convince it to go the direction you want it to IN THE DIRT (or sand or mud) and I know that that's no joke, especially when turning. And that's leaving out the jumps.
Nearly every muscle in the body is tensed and contracted in an attempt to control the bike beneath you. Your legs, from thighs to calves, are gripping the bike just so you can stay on. All the muscles in your back, chest, and arms are focused on gripping the handle bars. Your neck muscles have to keep your head under control. This all happens on a straightaway -- no turning, no jumping. Maybe an actual racer can describe what happens to each muscle in the body in a turn or a jump.
And why would you think something not physically demanding would not make a sport. Why, then, is golf a sport? Or pool? Does something have to be physically demanding to be a competetive sport? I always thought something had to involve actual skill, not how much you got beat up in the process. And winning at motocross definitely takes skill.
Oh, yeah, and driving IS a sport: It's called the Indy 500, NASCAR, Drag Racing, and Formula One (and I may be forgetting a few).
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