Lesson 5 The Team Behind the Team
Hidden People in Sports
Pit Crews in Car Racing
You may only see the car and the driver during most car races, but there is a team behind the driver.
This team is called a pit crew.
A pit is a place on the side of the race track, and drivers stop there several times during a race.
The main job of the pit crew is to check the car and change the tires.
Changing the tires is especially important because the tires wear out easily in a high speed race.
A pit stop can be as short as 2 seconds, and there are as many as 20 members on a crew.
Therefore, the pit crew has to work in perfect harmony.
The driver may get all the attention, but as people say, “Races are won in the pits.”
Sherpas in Mountain Climbing
The word Sherpa comes from the Sherpa tribe, which lives in the eastern part of Nepal.
Sherpas have good climbing skills and know their way around the mountains well.
They also have little difficulty breathing high up in the mountains.
Therefore, mountain climbers started to hire Sherpas to help them climb Mount Everest.
Sherpas lead mountain climbers to the top of the mountain.
They support climbers in many ways.
For example, they put up tents and carry climbers’ bags.
Sherpas are often called the invisible people of Mount Everest because people often see a picture of only the climbers at the top of the mountain.
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