Whats more dangerous: Auto Racing or Air Racing?

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Answer 1

air racing..you cant bump draft

Answer 2

Without a doubt, it is air racing.

1.) The speed they travel are close to 2x what the fastest NASCAR/IRL/Champ Car/F-1 cars travel.
2.) There are basically NO safety features in the aircraft they race. NASCAR stock cars, as well as the other series I mentioned, are built around safety.
3.) The aircraft race at an altitude of AT LEAST 500 feet, whereas NASCAR and the others race on the ground. There is a 100% chance of falling fron the sky if something goes wrong. If something goes wrong in a race car, they more or less coast to safety.
4.) When you lose an engine in an aircraft, YOU ARE GOING TO CRASH, unless you are almost above the runway. Even then it is not going to be a "fun" ride.
5.) The aircraft are not made to crash, and therefore almost ALWAYS KILL the pilot when they hit the ground. They are simply not made to withstand the forces involved in a crash. The racecars are more or less designed to be safe in a crash.
6.) Most of the time if someone "touches" your car in a race, you do not crash. In air racing, if 2 planes touch, they usually crash.

Lana Sands.....Uh...what numbers?? The litteral tens of thousands of race car drivers that race every year and do not get hurt, as opposed to the 100 or so air racers that race once a year (maybe twice), and most years have 1 or more air emergencies??? The Number actaully seem to prove my point 1 death in 10,000 racers, over, say, 25 weekends versus 1 death in 100 or so racers, once a year.........that's 250,000:1 vs 100:1. Sounds like air racing is WAAAAYYY more dangerous.

I am a nice guy, Air racing, as in the Reno Air races. They take vintage warbirds and race them. Rare Bear (the P-51), and Strego (also a P-51) are some of the top Air racers around.

Answer 3

Actually, it depends on which venue of Auto Racing you go with, if you go with Formula One, Indy, or NASCAR, then I would say that air racing is more dangerous, if you go with drag racing, definitely not, as Funny Cars, and Top Fuel dragsters can do in excess of 300 miles an hour in about five seconds, covering 1320 feet in that space in time, one wrong move, and they could not only kill themselves, but spectators as well.

Answer 4

Most dangerous:
1. Motorbike (riders wear their lucky under pants!! - from personal experience!?!?!)

2. Air (the pilot has an ejection button although they're flying at low altitudes may not serve much purpose!)

3. Car (the driver is protected by a metal cage!)

Answer 5

Air Racing-the reason are in Reno is so the crashes take place in the desert and no one on the ground gets hurt.

Answer 6

Air racing for sure. They're going up to twice the speed, with no safer barriers, tires, HANS devices or other fun safety features to save their butts if something goes wrong.

Answer 7

Air Racing. You'll most likely die if you screw up.

What about which class is more dangerous: Unlimited or Jets.

Answer 8

Air racing. Simply put, it's easier to survive a car accident then a plane crash.

Answer 9

They don't make soft walls for air racing.

Answer 10

Just on sheer numbers it's auto racing. The stats back it up.

Answer 11

i think its auto racing. there is a better chance of getting hurt