Danica finishes 4th!

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Looney

Lifer
Jun 13, 2000
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Odd how it's actually more exciting reading this thread than watching the real thing.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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she'll make the top 100 females list of many mags now that her name is out there in the big time.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
52,856
1,048
126
Originally posted by: charliebrown
Anyone know if her Letterman interview is online somewhere?
I see a couple Letterman torrents... need a date for her appearance...
 

b0mbrman

Lifer
Jun 1, 2001
29,471
1
81
Originally posted by: rh71
she'll make the top 100 females list of many mags now that her name is out there in the big time.

...despite being average-looking as females go.
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
25,297
2,001
126
Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Aww crap, she dropped down to 4th, Andretti's team wins. Just didn't have the fuel management to win the race.


Wow are you clueless.

The fuel management was the only thing that had her near the lead. She made one less stop and moved up 9 spots when the leaders pitted late. Without the gamble on the fuel she would have been stuck back in 10th where she belonged.
 

sniperruff

Lifer
Apr 17, 2002
11,644
2
0
this chick driver can be the savior of nascar. now if only there are female rally drivers, i bet there'd be enough interest that they'd bring rallying to the states.
 

alien42

Lifer
Nov 28, 2004
12,668
3,067
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Originally posted by: sniperruff
this chick driver can be the savior of nascar. now if only there are female rally drivers, i bet there'd be enough interest that they'd bring rallying to the states.

nascar? what are you talking about?
 

amol

Lifer
Jul 8, 2001
11,679
1
0
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: rh71
she'll make the top 100 females list of many mags now that her name is out there in the big time.

...despite being average-looking as females go.

she's pretty cute though
 

jagec

Lifer
Apr 30, 2004
24,442
6
81
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
The fuel management was the only thing that had her near the lead. She made one less stop and moved up 9 spots when the leaders pitted late. Without the gamble on the fuel she would have been stuck back in 10th where she belonged.

In America, we usually look up to people who take risks and have it pay off...
 

Miramonti

Lifer
Aug 26, 2000
28,651
100
91
Originally posted by: sniperruff
this chick driver can be the savior of nascar. now if only there are female rally drivers, i bet there'd be enough interest that they'd bring rallying to the states.

Nascar doesn't need a savior, its at an alltime popularity level. However Indy racing isn't, and no doubt she's already being counted on to save it in the face of nascars resurgence.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
52,856
1,048
126
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: rh71
she'll make the top 100 females list of many mags now that her name is out there in the big time.

...despite being average-looking as females go.
IMO, she's still above average... she's got a very model-like face. She's also got some very sexy eyes.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
52,856
1,048
126
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Aww crap, she dropped down to 4th, Andretti's team wins. Just didn't have the fuel management to win the race.


Wow are you clueless.

The fuel management was the only thing that had her near the lead. She made one less stop and moved up 9 spots when the leaders pitted late. Without the gamble on the fuel she would have been stuck back in 10th where she belonged.
If you talk about belonging,... had she not stalled, she wouldn't have belonged in the 10th spot anyway. She was running 4th or 5th for much of the race. She almost qualified for the pole position. It's obvious she belongs near the top regardless... despite being a rookie.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
52,856
1,048
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Originally posted by: charliebrown
Anyone know if her Letterman interview is online somewhere?
I just found out she made her appearance this past Monday May 23. Now to find it...
 

amol

Lifer
Jul 8, 2001
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1
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Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: charliebrown
Anyone know if her Letterman interview is online somewhere?
I just found out she made her appearance this past Monday May 23. Now to find it...

searched 2 BT sites, no luck here
 

b0mbrman

Lifer
Jun 1, 2001
29,471
1
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Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: rh71
she'll make the top 100 females list of many mags now that her name is out there in the big time.

...despite being average-looking as females go.

she's pretty cute though

...when made-up and/or airbrushed. For example: Text Text. Obviously, she's overrated because a woman racer is a great story...



Anyhow...4th at Indy is impressive no matter who does it. Good for her
 

CFster

Golden Member
Oct 16, 1999
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Not bad for a rookie. I'll leave the gender thing out.

Fact is she got real freekin lucky at least four times I can think of. And Rahal's team has a habit of winning races on fuel mileage - I thought she had a shot at it. If the yellow had come out a lap earlier she would have won.

It was a good gamble on the fuel - if she had pitted for fuel she would have finished 11th, if she stayed out and ran out of fuel, she would have finished 12th.

That and her car was obviously set up to run out front (alone). I think they counted on her driving away with it from the start. But it didn't work out that way after her first stop. She was obviously having difficulty in traffic - the car was wiggling around all over the place, must have been a handfull.

As for the whole weight thing,

Known weights of Indycar drivers:


100 Danica Patrick
125 Jimmy Kite
135 Ryan Briscoe
Darren Manning
140 Paul Dana
141 Vitor Meira
145 Tony Kanaan
Buddy Lazier
Jaques Lazier
Adrian Fernandez
Jeff Ward
147 Patrick Carpentier
Helio Castroneves
148 Bruno Junqueira
Tomas Enge
150 Alex Barron
Scott Dixon
Kosuke Matsuura
Roger Yasukawa
152 Kenny Brack
155 A.J. Foyt IV
Dario Franchitti
Bryan Herta
Scott Sharp
157 Dan Wheldon
159 Sebastien Bourdais
160 Tomas Schechter
165 Ed Carpenter
Sam Hornish Jr.
Richie Hearn
170 Larry Foyt


I see a 70lb spread there. Nobody complained before.

Robbie Gordon is wuss, and knows Danica would kick his ass all over the speedway regardless.




 

amol

Lifer
Jul 8, 2001
11,679
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Even without Danica, there's still a 55 lb spread there ... that's still a lot
 

amol

Lifer
Jul 8, 2001
11,679
1
0
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: rh71
she'll make the top 100 females list of many mags now that her name is out there in the big time.

...despite being average-looking as females go.

she's pretty cute though

...when made-up and/or airbrushed. For example: Text Text. Obviously, she's overrated because a woman racer is a great story...



Anyhow...4th at Indy is impressive no matter who does it. Good for her

these are airbrushed?
 

CFster

Golden Member
Oct 16, 1999
1,903
0
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Originally posted by: Amol
Even without Danica, there's still a 55 lb spread there ... that's still a lot

Yep. But somehow people like Sebastien Bourdais, Sam Hornish, Bryan Herta and Dario Franchitti keep winning races and championships.

Sometimes it isn't entirely about the weight, but also about where the weight is in the car (ballast, center of gravity etc...)

And sometimes it's about talent.





 

cavemanmoron

Lifer
Mar 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: CFster
Not bad for a rookie. I'll leave the gender thing out.

Fact is she got real freekin lucky at least four times I can think of. And Rahal's team has a habit of winning races on fuel mileage - I thought she had a shot at it. If the yellow had come out a lap earlier she would have won.

It was a good gamble on the fuel - if she had pitted for fuel she would have finished 11th, if she stayed out and ran out of fuel, she would have finished 12th.

That and her car was obviously set up to run out front (alone). I think they counted on her driving away with it from the start. But it didn't work out that way after her first stop. She was obviously having difficulty in traffic - the car was wiggling around all over the place, must have been a handfull.

As for the whole weight thing,

Known weights of Indycar drivers:


100 Danica Patrick
125 Jimmy Kite
135 Ryan Briscoe
Darren Manning
140 Paul Dana
141 Vitor Meira
145 Tony Kanaan
Buddy Lazier
Jaques Lazier
Adrian Fernandez
Jeff Ward
147 Patrick Carpentier
Helio Castroneves
148 Bruno Junqueira
Tomas Enge
150 Alex Barron
Scott Dixon
Kosuke Matsuura
Roger Yasukawa
152 Kenny Brack
155 A.J. Foyt IV
Dario Franchitti
Bryan Herta
Scott Sharp
157 Dan Wheldon
159 Sebastien Bourdais
160 Tomas Schechter
165 Ed Carpenter
Sam Hornish Jr.
Richie Hearn
170 Larry Foyt


I see a 70lb spread there. Nobody complained before.

Robbie Gordon is wuss, and knows Danica would kick his ass all over the speedway regardless.

 

Miramonti

Lifer
Aug 26, 2000
28,651
100
91
Originally posted by: CFster
Not bad for a rookie. I'll leave the gender thing out.

Fact is she got real freekin lucky at least four times I can think of. And Rahal's team has a habit of winning races on fuel mileage - I thought she had a shot at it. If the yellow had come out a lap earlier she would have won.

It was a good gamble on the fuel - if she had pitted for fuel she would have finished 11th, if she stayed out and ran out of fuel, she would have finished 12th.

That and her car was obviously set up to run out front (alone). I think they counted on her driving away with it from the start. But it didn't work out that way after her first stop. She was obviously having difficulty in traffic - the car was wiggling around all over the place, must have been a handfull.

As for the whole weight thing,

Known weights of Indycar drivers:


100 Danica Patrick
125 Jimmy Kite
135 Ryan Briscoe
Darren Manning
140 Paul Dana
141 Vitor Meira
145 Tony Kanaan
Buddy Lazier
Jaques Lazier
Adrian Fernandez
Jeff Ward
147 Patrick Carpentier
Helio Castroneves
148 Bruno Junqueira
Tomas Enge
150 Alex Barron
Scott Dixon
Kosuke Matsuura
Roger Yasukawa
152 Kenny Brack
155 A.J. Foyt IV
Dario Franchitti
Bryan Herta
Scott Sharp
157 Dan Wheldon
159 Sebastien Bourdais
160 Tomas Schechter
165 Ed Carpenter
Sam Hornish Jr.
Richie Hearn
170 Larry Foyt


I see a 70lb spread there. Nobody complained before.

Robbie Gordon is wuss, and knows Danica would kick his ass all over the speedway regardless.

:thumbsup:
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
52,856
1,048
126
Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: charliebrown
Anyone know if her Letterman interview is online somewhere?
I just found out she made her appearance this past Monday May 23. Now to find it...

searched 2 BT sites, no luck here
downloading it now, i'll put it up on the ATOT FTP server tomorrow.
 
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