Gordon pissed because female Indy 500 driver 100 lbs lighter!?!?

[Analog]

CONCORD, N.C. ? Robby Gordon accused Danica Patrick of having an unfair advantage in the Indianapolis 500 and said Saturday he will not compete in the race again unless the field is equalized.

Gordon, a former open-wheel driver now in NASCAR, contends that Patrick is at an advantage over the rest of the competitors because she only weighs 100 pounds. Because all the cars weigh the same, Patrick's is lighter on the race track.

"The lighter the car, the faster it goes," Gordon said. "Do the math. Put her in the car at her weight, then put me or Tony Stewart in the car at 200 pounds and our car is at least 100 pounds heavier.

"I won't race against her until the IRL does something to take that advantage away."

The IndyCar Series does not consider the weight of the driver in its race specifications. The car has to weigh at least 1,525 pounds before the fuel and driver are added, and teams in Indy have estimated that Patrick will gain close to 1 mph in speed because of her small stature.http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?series=wc&id=2070899

 

[Coquito]

So why aren't all the horse jockeys racing in their offseason?

 

[Bateluer]

Fricking pansy. You get paid to drive a car in a circle. Just drive.

 

[sisq0kidd]

What a wuss...

 

[StageLeft]

He has a point in that men can't be competitive with women because they essentially fit the same head and two arms in a lighter package, but would he complain if a 5 foot tall skinny rail of a man who weighed 110 lbs was racing? If not, he should STFU.

He should anyway. Fvcking nascar, who cares.

 

[5ayle]

He should start jogging or something.
BTW, she's cute.

 

[sisq0kidd]

Originally posted by: 5ayle
He should start jogging or something.
BTW, she's cute.

She IS cute lol

 

[PlatinumGold]

hmmm, i should file a complaint because 7' footers have an inherent advantage at baskeball someone only 5'11" like me.

he's just being stupid.

 

[mrrman]

its the whine fest starting up...just shut up and put out you big cry baby...wawwwaaaaa

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Fricking pansy. You get paid to drive a car in a circle. Just drive.

It's amazing how some people can get paid millions $$$ to drive a frigging car, yet they still find something to bitch about.

 

[sixone]

Because he doesn't have the skill to compensate, is what he's saying. He should STFU.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
He has a point in that men can't be competitive with women because they essentially fit the same head and two arms in a lighter package, but would he complain if a 5 foot tall skinny rail of a man who weighed 110 lbs was racing? If not, he should STFU.

He should anyway. Fvcking nascar, who cares.

heh. i can't imagine solberg complaining about some crap like this.

 

[Ornery]

Seems reasonable to me. Horse jockeys have to be "equalized" on their 1,500lb horses. Sounds like an oversight by the IRL. I don't doubt it will be corrected next year. I honestly don't give a flying fvck either way, but it does seem pretty obvious.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Seems reasonable to me. Horse jockeys have to be "equalized" on their 1,500lb horses. Sounds like an oversight by the IRL. I don't doubt it will be corrected next year. I honestly don't give a flying fvck either way, but it does seem pretty obvious.

beta me too it....so who cares if he bitches...a lot in racing is already determined before the race starts.....its how many of those factors add up to who wins...same as horse racing, condition of horse, jockey, what they did in their last race, weather....this is just one of those things....

 

[shot]

100 pounds isnt that much when compared to driving skills and race management.

Edit--OhYeh!

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: shot
100 pounds isnt that much when compared to driving skills and race management.

Especially if it gives her a 1 mph advantage. Pffft.

 

Originally posted by: Skoorb
He has a point in that men can't be competitive with women because they essentially fit the same head and two arms in a lighter package, but would he complain if a 5 foot tall skinny rail of a man who weighed 110 lbs was racing? If not, he should STFU.

He should anyway. Fvcking nascar, who cares.

Wait, I don't understand. The article says that Gordon is a former "open wheel driver" who's now in NASCAR. But the Indy 500 is an IRL race. So is he racing in the 500 or not?

 

[Svnla]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Skoorb
He has a point in that men can't be competitive with women because they essentially fit the same head and two arms in a lighter package, but would he complain if a 5 foot tall skinny rail of a man who weighed 110 lbs was racing? If not, he should STFU.

He should anyway. Fvcking nascar, who cares.

Wait, I don't understand. The article says that Gordon is a former "open wheel driver" who's now in NASCAR. But the Indy 500 is an IRL race. So is he racing in the 500 or not?

He used to but he won't be this year because his NASCAR team is struggling right now.

 

[AsianriceX]

Oh, and for those of you that don't know, Danica Patrick introduces each car show in SpikeTV's Powerblock. So if you want to see some video footage of this hottie, she should be on later today at noon EST on SpikeTV. :thumbsup:

 

[MisterCornell]

I don't know how much of an advantage it is. Most race car drivers are short, thin guys to begin with.

 

[CrispyFried]

He should shut up and go on a diet.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: CrispyFried
He should shut up and go on a diet.

QFT!

 

[Gurck]

what a damn pansy

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

There usually is a minimum car weight including driver... Dunno about the IRL though

 

[OrganizedChaos]

i suggest we sponser a 1500 pound sumo wrestler for nascar then claim that Gordon has a unfair advantage.