3quartertime Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Danica Patrick!!! What a fun race today. First time in years I was really cheering for a driver. She didn't win but she made it really, really fun to listen to. ( In Indy the race is blacked out, so we have to listen on the radio)... The 500 rules, and having a hot young babe makin' the speed is waaaaaaaayyy cool!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Oh hell yes!!! I got to listen to the last 30 laps and was about going nuts when Danica had the lead. Can she drive, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Grrl Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I SO wanted her to win so that I could post that a GRRL won the Great Race. But next year ))))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 HI SG !!!! I see you made the trip !!!!! Yes she made quite the story, Good for her !!!!!! Hop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Danica is SOOOO very cool. And a good driver, too. I can't praise her enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 She rocks... Didn't realize Letterman was part owner of the team..now that would be cool..be a IRL driver or be a team owner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Yea - way kool. How about Mr R Gordon's comments about it being "unfair" and him boycotting the races she enters until something is done about her "unfair advantage" - IE: she weights 100 lbs and that it wrong and cheating - according to Mr. R Gordon..... He could be about 40 lbs more competitive if he just lost his gut and got down to his ideal weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Robbie Gordon has been and always will be a crybaby. Danica is EXACTLY what the IRL needs... a great driver with boatloads of talent. She's MUCH more than just another "pretty face." Rahal-Letterman racing has THE future of the IRL under contract. Hope she kicks lots of Penske and Andretti-Green ass in the future !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyFL Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 She should tell Robbie if he has a problem with the weight advantage then his fatass should lose some weight. The guy hasn't done crap in NASCAR since he's been there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 At least there wasn't scene that they had a few years ago with Sara Fischer and Lynn St. James running into each other on the 3rd lap. Robbie Gordon is a really good driver....off road. He has always whined in one way or another. But really though, the weight difference is a huge issue. F1 rules solve this problem by defining the weight being the weight of the car and driver less fuel. Another female driver to look for in the future is Katherine Legge. She's racing in the Toyota Atlantic Series. She'll probably end up in Champ Cars in the future. She's by far the most aggressive driver in the series right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Pretty girl.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 If I undersood things right, Danica was under a 1 year developmental contract. With Indy only being her 5th race and her having led both the Dual Rings race in Japan and Indy, Rahal was asked what he felt Danica would be doing next year when her contract expired. Rahal just smiled and commented that she was now under contract and would continue driving for him. The indication was that the developmental contract had been upgraded to a standard driver's contract. Its great to see a young lady driver getting not only a ride, but a ride that has the power to let her compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Robbie Gordon didn't do so good in a REAL Offroad race. He may do all right in short sprints like the Baja 1000, but in the Dakar he did poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Danica grew up just north of where I live, Rockford, IL. As one sports caster put it, Danica racing was the ONLY sports event this past weekend (other than me shooting in IA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikarin Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I was so impressed by her post race interview. ----------------------- Q: Danica, do you have any sense yet of the historical importance of what you accomplished? What does this mean for open-wheel racing and the IRL in general? PATRICK: I don't know. I'm just racing. I don't know. It sounds so goober stupid, but I just don't think about it. I just don't think about it. I don't know if it's -- I don't know. I don't know why. I didn't even think that all the media stuff going on was that -- I wasn't getting overwhelmed, I was getting overwhelmed with the lack of time I had for myself, but all the coverage? I was your story. ----------------------- Man! she is petite as me and kick ass big time and don't get bothered by pressure at all. What an inspiration! I wish light-weight is the advantage in shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I wish light-weight is the advantage in shooting <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You can move faster than the big guys Everything has pros and cons Work the weak points, enjoy the strong points She's obviously a tough chick. Her future husband's got a spitfire on his hands I'll be interested to see what she does next year at Indy - she got bit a little by the "rookie chick" thing at that track (doesn't only affect chicks, but it seems to be 100% on 'em). Next year she's not likely to make rookie mistakes if she's still contending for anything, so..... Oh, yeah - someone get her on road courses.... I get bored and dizzy watching ovals.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 An all girls team would surely turn racing upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 One thing is for sure, having a HOT female racer at Indy brought the interest level in the race WAY up for many people who normally wouln't have cared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 She can drive but she took out 3 other racers during the restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 She can drive but she took out 3 other racers during the restart. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I find it funny that men have done that hundreds, if not thousands of times over the history of motor sports and people think that is just part of it. Have a woman do it and suddenly she's...inept? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Less people to race against! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 I find it funny that men have done that hundreds, if not thousands of times over the history of motor sports and people think that is just part of it. Have a woman do it and suddenly she's...inept? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not inept - but it does seem to happen at a much higher frequency at the Indy track for the ladies than it does for the guys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 She can drive but she took out 3 other racers during the restart. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I find it funny that men have done that hundreds, if not thousands of times over the history of motor sports and people think that is just part of it. Have a woman do it and suddenly she's...inept? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ummmmmm...I didn't say she was inept, should we say she was overenthusiatic to mash on the *thumb rest [generic]* with a cold tires causing her back end to slide thereby taking out 3 other cars. What really irked me was the comment of her car owner......." No harm , No foul". That was pretty funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Notice how in a post race interview she owned up to her "restart" mistake but the two Foyt family "bums" couldn't own up to their own bonehead mistakes and lack of driving ability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Restarts are not fun for anyone, men and women. When F1 introduced the pace cars for cautions, all of a sudden the drivers realized the tires don't have any grip when they are cold. F1 drivers never drive on cold tires. New tires from the pits are preheated to 150 degrees F. Back to Indy, restarts are big problems for any new drivers. You want to be fast out of the blocks when the green flag comes out, but you have to back it off before the first turn. The tires don't heat up for at least 2-3 laps. If you have a rookie up front, odds are a more experienced driver will pass the rookie in the first few laps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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