But some women don't age well, I'm betting another decade, and she'll look like this.
Posted on 05/28/2005 10:58:33 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- 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 Indy Racing League 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.
Although her rivals in Sunday's race have said she doesn't have a huge advantage, pole-sitter Tony Kanaan told reporters he would like the Indy Racing League to look into the issue.
"Right off the bat, a guy my size is spotting her 105 pounds," Gordon said. "That's the reason she's so much faster."
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Wow!
Maybe. But for now, she's just fine........
And all I can do is look anyway - not only would I never have a chance, it would really p!$$ off Mrs. Coopster
Yup. It's already turning into "The Danica Show"
And boy, ain't she humble...
She's got a cute face, she dresses like a slut on occasion (evidenced by the images above), but it's a hell of a slap-in-the-face to Guthrie, St.James, and Fisher to imply, what? - that THEY were only f'ing-around out there and Patrick is the first woman hoped to win? And in all the injterviews I've seen/heard her do, neither has she said anything to imply otherwise.
After seeing all this sh_t on there about her (some of it from her own mouth here at 15 minutes into the show), I can genuinely hope she craps-out early and doesn't get hurt doing it.
I'll read the results after it's over.
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is there a live thread for the race?
Is that so? Well MY opinion is that only folks who question their own masculinity call people they don't know "queer".
she is legimately a good driver, she will be back in future years even if she does not win.
Maybe he can get Michael Moore to sit on her lap!
Not really. Women cause a lot of accidents that not reported such as hitting curbs or backing into cars in a parking lot. Women also tend to drive erratically which is why people tend to run into the back of them.
All women are different. Sometimes I see attractive curvy women, and sometimes I see attractive thin women (like Danica). Just because a woman is thin doesn't mean it's the collapse of society, or that she looks like a boy. That's just silly.
I've not seen you ramming your narrow-minded opinions down everyone's throats on the Ann Coulter threads.
Bottom line - she's an attractive girl, whether you're angry about it or not. And if you don't think so - fine. Go away then.
I hope you learn to write english before you post again.
So9
no live thread for this race?
Colin Powell speaking now - sounding very much like a politician.
Actually, I thought this is like Horse Jockeys being so small...so the horse is not weighed down. If you're a jockey thats 200 lbs., your horse is going to be carrying more & needs more muscle for the race.
Powell giving great praise to the US military.
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