Really Stupid Question.

pavyracer · 08-01-08, 07:47 PM

NASCAR drivers fly the most. When they don't race they fly to other tracks to test or do promotions. They have their own copters and jets. They also race on 10 months a year.

Bet Shooter · 08-01-08, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

NASCAR drivers fly the most. When they don't race they fly to other tracks to test or do promotions. They have their own copters and jets. They also race on 10 months a year.

I would then say Indy races. Don't they go all over the world?

durito · 08-01-08, 07:50 PM

i think a few nba coaches have coached more games, but i can't think of another sport with more.

they play 41 road games, so how many flights? some are 2 flights for one game (ie there and back home), some not.

my golfer friend flies an insane number of times in a year, but surely not as much as nba/nhl.

mlb wont make it as 81 road games/3 per series is much less.

englishmike · 08-01-08, 07:51 PM

But I'm talking number of times. Theres no way a nascar driver could have flown more times than Phil Jackson. 100 times a year for 30 years.3000.

pavyracer · 08-01-08, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by Bet Shooter

I would then say Indy races. Don't they go all over the world?

There are more than 40 races a year in NASCAR. Then they have the Saturday races which sometimes are at a different venue where they have to fly. I don't think Indy has that many races.

pavyracer · 08-01-08, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by englishmike

But I'm talking number of times. Theres no way a nascar driver could have flown more times than Phil Jackson. 100 times a year for 30 years.3000.

Are you saying that Jackson flies also on the home games? They play 41 home games and the Clippers games are also home.

rm18 · 08-01-08, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by englishmike

But I'm talking number of times. Theres no way a nascar driver could have flown more times than Phil Jackson. 100 times a year for 30 years.3000.

he doesn't fly 100 times though because of home stands, probably Lenny Wilkens has the most though

durito · 08-01-08, 07:54 PM

i don't see how nascar would cut it.

the other thing though is nba teams have their own planes that go direct where they are going without issue.

golfers are on their own -- if you are tiger, you have your own plane -- but for a lot of guys, it's buy a one way ticket fri. night (if you missed the cut) or sun night (if you make it) online with whatever you can get, and then airport, security, backage check, whatever bs. that's got to be a pain

englishmike · 08-01-08, 07:56 PM

Sorry, there and back. And if youre saying a nascar driver flies to 40 different races per year I can see it could be close. I think jacksons longevity would probably still make me vote for him.

durito · 08-01-08, 07:59 PM

Do the top nascar drivers race all 40 weeks?

There are more than 40 pga events a year, but the top players play about 20 (or 14 if you are tiger). The ones that play the most play 33 or so.

pavyracer · 08-01-08, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by englishmike

Sorry, there and back. And if youre saying a nascar driver flies to 40 different races per year I can see it could be close. I think jacksons longevity would probably still make me vote for him.

You have to add to the Sunday races the amount of flights they take off season or on weekdays to fly to other tracks for testing and flights they take to Busch Series or whatever is called now on Saturdays.

englishmike · 08-01-08, 08:03 PM

I honestly didnt realise they travelled that much.

Bet Shooter · 08-01-08, 08:13 PM

I was thinking total miles traveled not the # of flights.

englishmike · 08-01-08, 08:16 PM

ok, I was thinking number of flights in total.

onlooker · 08-01-08, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by durito

Do the top nascar drivers race all 40 weeks?

Yes they do. Sometime they race in the Nationwide, that sometimes takes place in another city.

I think it words of hassle, it would be the lower par golfers. Like you said, going through all that airport crap every weekend.

Bet Shooter · 08-01-08, 08:16 PM

I would say the longest tenured NBA coach of modern day travel. That would probably get you close. Then look at the longest running Nascar drivers as a possible.

Bet Shooter · 08-01-08, 08:17 PM

Golfers if they played tour and Sr. That would be interesting to see.

Bet Shooter · 08-01-08, 08:18 PM

What about tennis? I know NOTHING about it. How many matches a year? Anyone close? I would think their career longevity is less than golfers though.

Willie Bee · 08-01-08, 08:20 PM

There could be broadcasters who log more miles/time in the air than the actual athletes.

englishmike · 08-01-08, 08:23 PM

I thought about broadcasters and i think you would be right. Someone like Vin Scully or Mike Tirrico.

Bet Shooter · 08-01-08, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by Willie Bee

There could be broadcasters who log more miles/time in the air than the actual athletes.

True, lets find a multi-sport tenured broadcaster that would include NBA, Baseball and Hockey? Would that be fair?

englishmike · 08-01-08, 08:29 PM

Yes. That person will be the winner. It would have to be someone who is a year-round broadcaster and probably someone who has 30-40 years experience.

Bet Shooter · 08-01-08, 08:35 PM

I think an NBA and NCAA BB broadcaster for many years would get it done. Any thoughts? The rest wouldn't cross over too much to other sports......no?

englishmike · 08-01-08, 09:23 PM

A year-round broadcaster would probably take 150-175 return flights per-year, 300-350 if you count both ways. Over 30 years that would be 4500 return flights.