A1

While on the subject of questioning what is sport, I suppose motorsport could come under the microscope. After all, sitting on your backside driving a car is not exactly taxing, although apparently there is some physical stress involved as well as some degree of skill.

So with the benefit of doubt, let's call it a sport. Which means it may appear on this illustrious blog and I can congratulate our Kiwi team for taking out the latest round of the A1 GP . I'm not a huge fan of motorsport, but on the odd occasions I catch it on the tube I much prefer A1 over Formula 1. Why?

1. The philosophy behind the series is to reward driver skill by providing identical cars - so it's not a competition about money;
2. It's nation v nation - not private team v private team, which leads to 3 ...
3. It's another sport where we kick Australian arse.

The next round is in New Zealand next month - worth a look if you're at least half a petrolhead.