Posted on 06/01/2005 8:14:34 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
Robbie Gordon of NASCAR started the discussion, saying that he wouldn't drive in the Indy Car Racing League series until they do something about Danica Patrick's weight 'advantage.'
'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 cars are at least 100 pounds heavier.'
'I wont race against her until the IRL does something to take that advantage away.'
I glanced at the weight of the weight of the drivers in the Indy Car Series. They are pretty much smallish guys --between 140 and 155 lbs.
He seems to be willing to race against guys who are about 60 pounds less and had no problem with it before.
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I found him at the Memorabilia meet.
First of all it cost me $25.00 and then he ended up snapping at me because I asked him to autograph something that I hadn't bought from his booth of goods. I ended up telling him "hey, I am not even your fan- so just sign the stupid book- ok..."
They are not cool to the whole Indy scene that is why the glory escaped them both. ;]
Sounds like this guy is afraid of getting his butt kicked by a girl so he goes making excuses.
Suck it up Robbie!
LOL
You will never be able to control anyone other than yourself, and trying to bash people with the weight of God's judgment because you disagree with them is morally wrong.
You can not speak for God.
Your interruption of God is just about as good as anyone else's. Go ahead and make your point that is fine- but don't claim that you speak for God.
IMO- he is more interested in deeds than words anyway.
Seems to me she finished ahead of a hell of a lot of guys, including some who were perhaps less than 30 pounds heavier than she, a negligible difference. She is a kickass DRIVER. She likely has superior peripheral vision, reflexes and can make decisions in a millisecond at high speed. If they want to make a rule adjustment, then fine, but I still think she would have finished in the top ten.
It looks like a black flag of some sort...
if he weighed as much as the baby he's being, he wouldn't have a problem
About ten years ago I went to the Long Beach Grand Prix, and Mario was there in the memorabilia trailer and glared at me like I was a street bum when I asked him to autograph a race program. LOL Somehow I think he sensed I wasn't a fan.
It's unfortuante they have internet access at this camp. They could run into all kinds of degenerates online.
I never claimed that I spoke for God. I said many times, "I think", meaning my opinion. I would never be so bold to think I speak for God.
Bad behavior used to be easily defined, but we have grayed the lines so much that people actually think it is okay to pose like that for pictures.
Like I said many times today, I will let those who defend these pictures do so with God one day.
"The only thing I was saying was that I have a problem with the rule, not any particular driver," Gordon said Tuesday. "I've been impressed with Danica from the first time she got in an IRL car earlier this year, and I certainly did not mean to disrespect her or any other driver."
"Indy is one of the toughest races in the world to finish, let alone win, and the fact that she ran up front for most of the 200 laps proved her ability to drive," he said. "Given that she is so young, I would be amazed if she didn't win at least one Indy 500.
"Had she won, it would have done more for the IRL and the Indy 500 than could ever be imagined. As one who loves that race as much or more than any other, it would have been great to see because it would have been huge for the IRL."
More of Robby's comments from an AP article.
housewife101 wrote:I don't know the rules for the Indy Racing League, so I can't answer specifically about their rules. I've seen a lot of races, and I've participated in a lot as a driver, crewman or official. And most race sanctioning organizations weigh the car and driver together after the race, or weigh the driver and add the driver's weight to the weight of the car for the post race tech inspection and weighing.
Only in Nascar is the car and driver weighed together. That is why it is only an advantage in open wheel racing.
The advantage isn't so much that Danica's car is lighter. But there is an advantage for the designers and engineers. They can locate the ballast weight to their advantage to bring the car (with driver) up to the minimum weight specified by the rules. So Danica's car will potentially have a slightly lower center of gravity and will be gentler on the tires than say Robby Gordon's car.
Not for you. I've seen you attack a rape victim because of the clothes she wore.
I will let those who defend these pictures do so with God one day.
How kind of you! Just let God know it's okay with you!
It occurs to me that Danica may be a model as well as a racer which would explain the shots. She did say in the promo that that was a seperate part of her life than racing.
You can see more skin at the beaches and sometimes on regualr tv even. Look at the soaps and evening programming.
It's not so much the amount of skin shown, but the poses that some people are objecting to.
Some people don't seem to get it. You can either drive or you can't. Some peole just have a natural talent for it. They go for it. They don't know what braking on the corners is, which is why they clock higher speeds.
I could care less about the Andretti's. I always rooted for Little Al. :)
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