Local Quiz L Sports / Games

[Pentire]

Answers are, sound or spelled like the names of sports or games.
e.g. Q : What hair tongs are doing A : Curling

1) A path for a fast driver
2) Small fruity sweets
3) Hit a female
4) What a frustrated carpenter might do
5) Crispy mashed potatoes
6) Loose the i, d when sharing numbers
7) Concentrate on this fruity drink
8) Wally's version of answer no. 9 (this was "Polo")

Thanks in advance.

[cashier]

8 Pool

[cashier]

1 speedway

[cashier]

5 Duchess is a card game, duchesse potatoes are crispy mash, so not certain.

[cashier]

7 Squash

[Pentire]

Thanks, cashier; only six to go!

[emeritus]

2 skittles

[cashier]

3 Aunt Sally

[JJ109]

5 Croquet (croquettes)

[emeritus]

4 bit obscure but there is a game called

Woodchuck ?

[douglas9401]

4. Hammer throwing

[Pentire]

Thanks all,
Somebody just gave me "Soccer" for "hit a female", so I'll go with that.
Now only two left :
4) What a frustrated carpenter might do
6) Loose the i, d when sharing numbers

[cashier]

6 Diving

[Pentire]

Woodchuck and Hammer throwing are both good for no. 4

[Pentire]

Diving : That's great! Now all completed. Thanks to all for the quick responses.