Danica and "the Call?"

[Deaf Bob]

If I remember right.. She started in karts then while really young daddy took her to europe to run formula fords ..

[pdub]

If I remember right.. She started in karts then while really young daddy took her to europe to run formula fords ..

My daddy offered me the chance to do that, but I told him I was too busy reading science fiction paperbacks from the library. I missed my chance.

[Deaf Bob]

My daddy offered me the chance to do that, but I told him I was too busy reading science fiction paperbacks from the library. I missed my chance.

Now Rusty... (in the best Grandma Rosie immitation, when I told tall ones)

[pdub]

Now Rusty... (in the best Grandma Rosie immitation, when I told tall ones)

Is there not any indication on the internet of the fact that I'm holding down the Sarcasm key when I'm typing that? I can't believe you guys couldn't see that. Dang, now I need a new keyboard. They're about 20 bucks and that sucks.

[oldsman496]

She just has to remember to use her blinkers.

Really? - she's a girl.... do you think that will happen? - no it won't... she'll be too busy texting to use them. You heard it here first....

[studemax]

There are some seriously sexist bastards posting here.

[Bob Holmes]

A professional's view.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/r...?src=soc_fcbks

[pdub]

A professional's view.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/r...?src=soc_fcbks

More press horse-hockey and speculation.

Bless her very special beauty-queen heart, not that she's a woman has anything to do with it, she doesn't have the experience to stay out of the way of the drivers (who happen by odds to be men) who will mow her over so quick, it'll make a short story of all of the hype they're using to sell tickets and gain TV viewers.

[38P]

OH NO, The OUTSIDER'S IN "ECON PROFESSOR" MODE AGAIN!

A professional's view.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/r...?src=soc_fcbks

All the brand hyperbole aside, this analysis strikes me as dead-on:

She's a solid mid-packer who knows her strengths and plays to them.

The problems are that -- in the "radial-tire era" . . .

(i.e. after the retirement/death/irrelevance of the NASCAR superstars who started on bias-ply tires -- Petty, Pearson, Cale, Allisons, Earnhardt, Sr., Elliott, "Jaws" Waltrip):

1. The drivers with most of the wins and poles tend not to culturally appeal to the traditional fan (e.g. 24, 48, 19);

2. The drivers with the marketing hype (e.g. Dale, Jr., and now Danica) don't really dominate on-track.

So Danica is over-hyped compared to her modest NASCAR resume. But she's probably not as horrible as some of the traditionalists seem to think she is.

[dulcich]

I've made no bones about not being a NASCAR fan. As for Ms. Patrick, I'm pretty sure that even if she did a porn...I'm sorry, "home movie", called it Pole Position and had a scene involving her shifter that I couldn't be bothered to give two shits about anything she does.

Bryan, I don't know about you, but I'd give that a chance and check it out...
-dulcich

[pdub]

All the brand hyperbole aside, this analysis strikes me as dead-on:



The problems are that -- in the "radial-tire era" . . .

(i.e. after the retirement/death/irrelevance of the NASCAR superstars who started on bias-ply tires -- Petty, Pearson, Cale, Allisons, Earnhardt, Sr., Elliott, "Jaws" Waltrip):

1. The drivers with most of the wins and poles tend not to culturally appeal to the traditional fan (e.g. 24, 48, 19);

2. The drivers with the marketing hype (e.g. Dale, Jr., and now Danica) don't really dominate on-track.

So Danica is over-hyped compared to her modest NASCAR resume. But she's probably not as horrible as some of the traditionalists seem to think she is.

Okay. Man, are you on horse steroids or WHAT? Seriously. If I stayed up all night drunk for 5 days I couldn't post as much stuff or as many opinions. I mean, what's up dude?

[studemax]

Relax, P.
Spidey posted worse stuff.

[Brian Lohnes]

More press horse-hockey and speculation.

Bless her very special beauty-queen heart, not that she's a woman has anything to do with it, she doesn't have the experience to stay out of the way of the drivers (who happen by odds to be men) who will mow her over so quick, it'll make a short story of all of the hype they're using to sell tickets and gain TV viewers.

Fact: She's won races at the highest levels of racing in the world.
Fact: You've driven on a road course once.
Fact: She's qualified with the best lap on the pole position of the biggest stock car race in the world.
Fact: She has survived wrecks that most of us would probably use as an excuse to never drive again let alone race door to door at over 200mph.

Fact: She'd wipe the floor with any and every member of this and virtually every other site on the internet on a race track.

Fact: Haters gonna hate.

[oldsman496]

still a girl though.

[pdub]

Lap 2. Carnage. Much machinery destroyed.

EDIT: The irony is, and it's a long boring race, but the worst place she could be is on the pole. That's the worst place for the start of it.

And not because she's a woman. It's because if I was there, I'd get eaten alive too. It's not gonna be pretty. Not nearly as pretty as she is.