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So if a guy who's been racing half of his life has only a small chance of becoming a NASCAR racer, the the average person, who has never raced before, doesn't have a chance in hell of becoming a NASCAR driver in 5 years.

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Extend out the timeline then. Seems like your argument is still about practice and not innate ability.

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But if 10 years of high level practice isn't enough for a guy who's now nearing his athletic prime, how could an "average" 20 year old possibly have enough time to become an elite racer? (You don't see racing teams going after 35 year old rookies very often).