I'm wondering what NASCAR drivers do if they have to pee during a race that lasts for hours. Do they have some way of relieving themselves in the car?
2007-10-24 16:43:43 · 31 answers · asked by Beyond Sunday Morning 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
they can't skip drinking fluids before the race. auto racing takes a lot of fluids out of the body. i know F1 drivers lose more than 10 pounds of body weight during a race because of fluids lost. NASCAR drivers could be somewhere around 5. its very hot in the car. they may not have to pee at all with all the fluid loss. but if they do they do in their suit.
2007-10-28 06:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by choy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people already mentioned it. But the drivers sweat it out during the race. The insides of those race cars can get up to 130-140 degrees very easily during a race day.
2007-10-25 10:18:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie McMurray Fan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
...They try to hold it until when they need a caution. Then there is a hole in the floor board. As they go into a curve they will do their thing and let it drain out from under the cars spinning the car out behind them. That allows them to go in and make more adjustments to their setups.
...Seriously if they have to they just do it. When you don't drink water regularly (like they don't when they race) then the liquids that they consumed earlier gets used by the body.
2007-10-27 08:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by Tina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They drive faster.
During the race most drivers will sweat out the fluids,this is a way to get rid of body waste.As they age the chances of whizzing in the firesuits happens but most drivers can go about 3 to 4 hours without a break.
2007-10-25 02:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by blakree 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because of the high heat in the cockpit of a race car and the racing suit, any excess water in the body is sweated out.Besides, if the go before the race, they have lots of time before they have to go again.There is no mechanisim in the car for urination.
2016-04-10 03:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the most common and dumbest question people ask racecar drivers. And yes they do drink a ton of fluids for days before the race. They have to. They loose between 5 - 10 lbs. sweating during the race. But if they have to, then you gotta do what ya gotta do. Tony Stewart pooped his pants during a Busch race and won the race a few years ago. He went straight to his motor home, showered and changed, then did the race winner interviews. And xlilw3, your father lied. They do not use catheters. How silly is that.
2007-10-24 16:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by bubastiss 3 · 6⤊ 3⤋
They just go.
as Kasey Kahne said
"if it happens it can only happen under caution." Actually there was a funny conversation betwen his crew a couple of races ago about that.
Kasey: "I gotta pee. I had to pee since lap 50"
Kenny: "Well Keith just went if that helps you *laughs*"
Kasey: "The belts are too tight, I can't go! If I go, I'll just make a huge mess for you"
Kenny: "Thank you"
Keith: "I just went for ya, man"
Kenny: "KEVIN, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
Kevin: "Takin' a leak for Kasey"
^Lowe's, Red Flag - Oct 13/07
2007-10-27 08:14:49 · answer #7 · answered by lyn p 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They sweat so bad during the race (losing up to ten pounds in one race) that the need is probably rarely there. It's hard enough for them to keep hydrated during a race.
2007-10-25 02:20:26 · answer #8 · answered by 4 In A Row (#48JJFan) 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't think they drink anything during the race and also the inside of the car is so hot that they sweat quite a bit which probably helps.
2007-10-24 16:47:41 · answer #9 · answered by Eleanor Roosevelt 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
They pee.
Everyone
2015-03-09 14:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by zachery 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋