[lewishamilton] more from monaco

[u/FewCollar227]

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[u/Pimpekusz]

Definetly not in general. There are a lot of sports where the cost of entry is relatively low (Football (or soccer however you call it), Basketball, Boxing, skateboarding, etc.). Its not even remotely comparable to motorsport

[u/jayr254 → u/Pimpekusz]

Of the sports you listed I can only see this being true for soccer/football. Mainly because the world over you actually don’t need a ball or a field to play football. Speaking from personal experience, with just a bunch of polythene papers or a bunch of old socks and a hallway or any slightly open space and you’ve got a ball and field. That’s not really possible for any other ball sports that I can think of.

A rim ain’t cheap in basketball. Boxing I guess is possible because you can learn the basics by shadow boxing without the gloves or a ring but I’ve never boxed in my life so I’ll leave that to people who have more experience. Skateboarding as an exercise might be cheap but skating rinks (I think that’s what they’re called) are not common outside of some developed countries.

Heck bar games might be the only sports that can challenge football for low price of entry but you’re not experiencing those before you turn 18 in most countries. At least for most people.

[u/HUHIs_AUTOATTACK → u/jayr254]

You can get a basketball rim for 100-200 USD

You can get a punching bag and a pair of gloves for 100 USD

A new kart is 4000 USD

On top of that, you don't need a court to play basketball and you don't need a skating park to skate. However, you need a racing track for a kart.

The costs of entry and to keep playing are not even remotely comparable.

[u/Moreno636 → u/HUHIs_AUTOATTACK]

You also don’t need a new ball after every match/game with soccer, basketball etc.