tedicast Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 I'm not huge Indy car fan, but being a race fan I keep tabs on all the series. What do you all think of Danica Patrick? I have been following her for the past couple years in the Toyota Atlantic Series. I personally think she may be the real deal. A lot of the other female drivers have been nothing more than a gimmick, for lack of a better word. I think Danica has what it takes to race with the guys. When she is interviewed, she is confident, almost to the point of sounding cocky. Thats not a bad thing, and I have never seen another female driver come across that way. I will be watching Indy with interest this year, and will be pulling for Danica. Whats do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick I think she's kinda cute. lol Not a real indy fan, but i saw a thing on her on tv today. From the sounds of it she has put forth a pretty good showing for herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick [ QUOTE ] I think she's kinda cute. [/ QUOTE ] That might be the understatement of the week!!!! Her looks definately don't hurt her chances at success, but she seems to be able to prove herself on the racetrack too. A win on sunday would be the ultimate proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick She's from Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick Did ya'll here Robby Gordon's comments concerning her? Something to the effect that her and her car will have a weight advantage over everyone else, being sshe is like 5'2" and around 105-110. Think it was crappy for him to say something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick I agree Gator, the way he said, what he said wasn't right, but he does make a valid point. Why would the Indy Racing League, have a minimum weight rule that is without the driver, The cars are so light, that 100 pounds in driver weight has to make a difference. The IRL should definately start weighting the cars with the drivers weight included. Just makes more sense, and would make it fair for everyone. 100 pounds lighter or not. I hope she is in victory lane this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick I agree with you there tedi, I believe that the car and driver should weigh the same, BUT, how would you add weight to the car without messing with the handling? I think that would be hard to overcome, but I may be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick I don't really know a lot about the working of an indy car. They are a lot more technical than anything in any of the Nascar divisions. From cup cars, right down to divisions that run your local track, thecars are built as light as possible, and weight is added to the car, where it is needed to get the proper left to right weight ration and cross weights to make the car handle properly. I'm not sure if Indy cars are at all like this, though I doubt it. I guess thats just the difference between Indy cars ,and REAL race cars. Reading another article, it said that the 100 pound difference in weight, would equate to 1 mph on the track. Comeing down to the last lap that could make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick I think it is a valid point. That has to make a huge difference on those light-weight cars. I kinda hope she wins, so we will see her all over TV, the internet, and the newspaper. She looks a lot better than most of those other women drivers that I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick HISTORY is made....LAP 56 Danica leads a lap at the Indy 500,,first woman driver to do so...GOOD for her.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick She is doing awsome..... Good for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick that stall in the pits is gonna really hurt her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick CONGRATS to Danica Patrick what a stratagy and race all together 4th. is a way respectable finish in such a damanding race... I didn't hear of her until the other nite, but man can she race a car, and it's about time a woman showed up and put it to the boys,,,,,I would say she's the real thing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick Yeah, I agree. She is definately for real. She was definately not happy with 4th either. She made an otherwise boring race semi interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick Glad she did well, congrats to her! But, the post race coverage was BS. Why was 90% of the post race coverage about her 4th place finish and not Wheldon's win? That is the 2nd biggest race in the world (behind Daytona ) and the 4th place finisher gets almost all the attention. I'm glad she did well, but geez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick Chrud... It's probably because 90% of the Indy hype this past month had to do with her. I bet you will see that the ratings were higher than the past few indy 500's. A female driver, that could actually drive was a new plot for the 500, and it definately paid dividends. Besides, they probably had to kill time while that guy that was old enough to be Wheldons grandfather was pushing the car to victory lane by himself, after he ran out of gas ....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick well i agree--after watching some of the race i think she is the real deal. she looked very impressive--a few rookie mistakes but to come back the way she did i think she will be a success. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick [ QUOTE ] Glad she did well, congrats to her! But, the post race coverage was BS. Why was 90% of the post race coverage about her 4th place finish and not Wheldon's win? That is the 2nd biggest race in the world (behind Daytona ) and the 4th place finisher gets almost all the attention. I'm glad she did well, but geez. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe because the winner ran out of gas and it took forever to have one guy push him around the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick [ QUOTE ] Maybe because the winner ran out of gas and it took forever to have one guy push him around the track! [/quote Didn't I just say that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Glad she did well, congrats to her! But, the post race coverage was BS. Why was 90% of the post race coverage about her 4th place finish and not Wheldon's win? That is the 2nd biggest race in the world (behind Daytona ) and the 4th place finisher gets almost all the attention. I'm glad she did well, but geez. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe because the winner ran out of gas and it took forever to have one guy push him around the track! [/ QUOTE ] Was there anyone else that finished in the top-5? She did great and it was awesome to see her lead, but the winner and the rest of the top-5 should have gotten a bit more attention. JMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick oops, sue me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted May 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick [ QUOTE ] oops, sue me! [/ QUOTE ] My lawyer will be in contact sometime tomorrow DG...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deldeer Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick i was pulling for her after what robby gordon said, & she did a good job!!!!!!!hats off..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick No comment ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psejake16 Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Re: Danica Patrick I was sitting at the 1st turn and wasnt impressed at all. She couldnt get it done on the turns and eventually lost the race on the down stretch @ the start/finish line. She made several rookie mistakes and flat out choked when she had a 6 lar length lead. She had a super fast car, infact it was Buddy Rices Argent Pioneer car. Put Sarah Fisher in that car and she woulda won it! DP is over-rated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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