This thread is in honor of my friend Harvick1, at his request. (Sorry dude, I just HAD TO :p : ) Lets see how many years we can keep THIS one on the front page :D
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This thread is in honor of my friend Harvick1, at his request. (Sorry dude, I just HAD TO :p : ) Lets see how many years we can keep THIS one on the front page :D
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thanks bud :beer:
I'll help keep it going!
For those who care, or even those who don't:
Here is the most current Danica News, courtesy of our friends over in the
Indy Car Forum. Seems they are having the very same discussions we have been!
http://www.motorsportforums.com/foru...d.php?t=137174
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DF will say you are being negative.....but lets face it, she is the soccer ball of choice for most of us. Since I am a fan of both forms of racing. (I watch F1 but don't comment on it often) and love sportscars too, I flip around and it is funny how the negative view of Patrick is on both boards, often by different type of fans for the same reasons.
Even the NASCAR drivers are getting into it on Twitter. One who finished very high in the Nationwide race complained that no one wanted to interview them after the race. Another responded with (direct quote) "all the reporters were finishing their Danica stories to get out tonite. They were too busy for u guys. Lol"
Another replied to Jamie McMurray (direct quote) " it wasn't near as bad as the nwide crash we saw, next time just blame the other guy ;) "
Not much "love" there.
oh wahhhhhh.....Danica is getting all the press!!!!
As for Jimmy The Hack....I watched a few minutes of his latest (I would guess self-produced) venture once, and was not impressed.
I may not be speaking for everybody but I don't think most people are complaining because of Danica getting press. I think it is the reason she is getting press. When people make that argument here and in other forums I kind of cringe because to me that isn't the point at all. Sure I'd like to see the TV coverage contained to reasonable limits but as far as attention in and of itself...whatever. My point is she sucks and somehow people have assumed it must be because she's got some talent. Statisticaly, and visibly, she doesn't so why all the drama? That is what gets me. I think it is sending the wrong message to young people all over the world that you don't have to work hard, focus, and be good to have fame and fortune. She's basically slept her way to the top, well to the top tier of series (she hasn't won much of anything so she's hardly at the top). What do men and women alike call those people in the business world? Yep, starts with W and ends with ores.Quote:
Originally Posted by 71Fan
That's pretty drastic Trun3. Enjoyable, but drastic.
oh where to start....
Why does she get press......Because she is at the very least a semi-legitimate, good looking, female racecar driver who has supposedly increased the interest level whether or not that interest is fleeting, and whether or not that interest is among other things, just to see her fail.
I mean dang, I'm sure there are more than a few folks who think women have no good reason to be in a racecar at all. My friend Kim was convinced that one of her crew-chief purposefully fooled with her set-ups. She would tell him the car was loose, he'ld say fixed it, and she'ld go back out only to find it was worse.
So, as funny as this thread is...If and when Danica breaks a nail, I'm guessing we will hear about it. And I'm guessing that when she shows up for her next open wheel race that reporters are going to ask her about her foray in to NASCAR.
As for the message she sends to kids....especially girls....It's the same dang message that has been getting through to young girls since the world began....The better you look, the easier it will be to get folks to open doors for you.
I remember a sike class I took....The question for the day was what do you look for in a mate. And of course there were all the stock answers. Looks don't matter as much as personalites and all that other happy horse stuff. It finally got around to me. "Mall hair Barbie with hooters and a Corvette." As you can imagine, the ladies all booed and the guys were split between right on, and laughing.
"Mall hair Barbie with hooters and a Corvette." works for most I suppose, but I am funny, I like women with a brain. I hate dumb.......
Danica aint dumb, and she has some level of talent for some aspects of this racing deal. Problem is, it aint enough.
The message she is sending is mixed only if you understand she isn't there on her merit. To young girls, they just see a little lady racing with the boys, so on THAT level she is doing something right. That said, 8 year old girls don't grasp the sexual imagery thing Danica has sold nor would I want them emulating Danica if they were my daughter.
LOL, that would've been my answer too!Quote:
Originally Posted by 71Fan
Mark
I'm guessing you subscribe to the Ron White advice: You can't fix stupid.
As for daughters emulating sexy celebs.....They do it all the time. Dani might not be the best role-model for youngins, but she is a far cry from the worst.
Ron White has that one dead on.Quote:
Originally Posted by 71Fan
I would hope parents would tell kids that self esteem and having respect for people who have talent and modesty would make more sense. The thing is, you live in a society where they have beauty pagents for 7 year olds! Danica isn't the worst role model, but I wouldn't tell my daughter she is a role model I would advocate. I would much rather see my daughter be a fan of an Olympic champion like Ashleigh McIvor (2010 Olympic Women's Ski Cross Champ) who petitioned the IOC to get her sport in the Olympics and then won its first medal. THAT I can respect, someone aware, smart and talented as an athlete. Or maybe Clara Hughes (prominent supporter of the charity "Right To Play" and the only multi medalist in the summer and winter Olympics)the speed skater. If I am going to show her examples of women in racing, I would tell her the story of Janet Guthrie or explain to her who Lyn St. James was. I wouldn't have to then explain why Danica maybe is doing this the wrong way...it would be obvious.
So, do you little maniacs what another domain name?
Dani broke a nail? Dammit!!
I hope that doesn't hurt her chances of winning in Brazil.
Seriously, at this point, Dani will be doing good to just be as competitive as Erin Crocker was in stock cars.
So far, Dani isn't in Erin's league.
Erin Crocker....wowzer....now that lady was downright disappointing.
Lyn St. James.....There's a name that jogs the ol memory banks.
Its just been a little more than 3 hrs short of 4 days since anyone has put anything in this thread, so:
I guess since I have Direct TV I won't be able to see Danica cruise around mid pack at a great Formula 1 circuit such as Sao Paulo Brazil, because Versus and Direct TV can't stop being greedy....
Oh well would have been the perfect opportunity becase all 3 divisions of Nascar are off next weekened, and F1 will be so early in the morning as to not interfere.
Oh well......
I too will miss Simona and Anna beating her.
In Canada the race is on TSN2 and I will not pay extra just to get a few IC races.
If I just could pay for the one channel I might but I have to take a package with a bunch of stuff I do not want and a fairly high fee.
I'm cheap!!!!!
great f1 circuit? Oh no, they are not racing across town at Interlagos, they are on a street circuit in their version of the Exhibition grounds in Toronto...which probably means little to Danica either way. It will be a long afternoon of griping about grip, the car not working and it being hot and humid behind the wheel....Quote:
Originally Posted by slorydn1
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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
Ooops, my bad.....In any event, I won't get to see it unless Versus and DirecTV end their little micturition match :p :
how many times do I have to put up this site, its free and no sign up required
http://www.justin.tv
just search the racing channels and someone will stream the race, how do you think I get to watch a bunch of races that are not on cable
Thanks Harv....only issue I'm having is that I gotta work this weekend, which means I was really counting on my DVR....Quote:
Originally Posted by harvick#1
And of course here at work I can't pull up anything of any entertainment value (it's an honest to God wonder that I can pull up these forums from here, I better type quietly tho, the IT Nazi's will find me on here and it will be light's out for sure) :eek: :p :
And I am on dial up so forget live streaming even a snail race.
used to have a link to Ted Turner's TV library, and the code to get to any race shown on his sytem. bummer the computer it was on diedQuote:
Originally Posted by harvick#1
The thing is, Dani isn't even doing a full season in N'Wide is she?
I could understand the furore around her arrival if she was either A) the IndyCar champion, or B) doing the whole season in a top car.
She's a decent driver, but there are a heck of a lot of male 'decent' drivers who never get mentioned by anyone, so why should she? Obviously it's a great marketing tool and a good inspiration to a lot of young girls no doubt, but like it was said above, she's not even as good as many other female drivers who have competed in NASCAR series'.
I feel sorry for the other drivers to be honest. At least Michael Schumacher's constant press coverage on his return is warranted, given his history in the sport.
I don't think the other guys would mind if she got a bit of attention, after all it is a cool thing to have a competitive woman in Nationwide again, but it's the over-the-top seemingly round the clock coverage of Dani that annoys them and a lot of us.
Dang....a whole day without a Danica comment....
What's the world coming to?
Looking at the finishing order from Brazil it seems Danica finished p15 which would equate to a p27 finish in a Nationwide race (62.5 % of the field finished better than her)....Since I couldn't watch the race, I wouldn't know why, so is someone able to fill me in before I make a "more of the same" comment? :D
she tried to brave out the weather running one more lap on slicks when it was downpouring, she spun out and crashed instantly :D she got back to th pits, put a new front wing, and rain tires, and spun out again under caution :D
and then she was a moving chicane as she was the last to pit for slicks when the race got back under way, lets just say Simona and Ana both kicked Danica's ass that race, and Simona actually led the race and was able to hang with the big dogs until something went wrong with her car and she went 3 laps down
Oh,ok,so no Michael Mcdowell to blame then. Thanks :up: More of the same, then :DQuote:
Originally Posted by harvick#1
JR Motorsports announced yesterday that they're trying to get sponsorship for the #7 for the Nationwide races that DP will not be in. They've suddenly decided they want to run the car all year, and Scott Wimmer will be running the #7 at Bristol and Nashville. It seems to me, IMHO ONLY, that JR Motorsports might be seeing the light that, left to her own devices, there's a very good chance DP could not, and would not, make the field on time at her next races (she would not have guaranteed starts like at the beginning of the year.). Since she's the "cash cow" for them this year, they have to get the car guaranteed one way or the other. But, the interesting thing is, from the tone of the announcement, Go-Daddy won't sponsor it for the year, just for the DP races.
I'm wondering if Dale, Jr. and Kelly are rethinking this whole situation now? Sounds like JR Motorsports might have gotten themselves between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Too late now, though. And, on the other hand, they might be thrilled about the whole situation anyway.
These are just my ramblings and food for thought about JR Motorsports' announcement.
thanks for the update beachgirl.
I think they bought into this idea Danica might be competitive....Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl
The thing is, if they KNEW she was capable of driving the car into the field in qualification, Scott Wimmer isn't on the payroll. So ya...rock, meet hard place.
I was just reading about this too. I don't think they'd go through all the trouble of racing just to guarantee her a starting place when she gets back in. I think the most hilarious thing about the comments made by Tony Eury Jr. were "...that car is just too good not to be out there..." or something like that. It is too good to not be out there but running at the back and laps down, not qualifying for races on speed when it's normal driver is in it. I guess if Scott Wimmer is in that car it'll just be 1 more measuring stick that Danica won't measure up to. Wonder how she feels about that? And beachgirl mentioned long ago that she might not be going back....maybe this is nothing, maybe there is some reality that will need to be spun off later? We shall see huh?
Wimmer wont set the bar too high....Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
The whole point is to keep the 7 car in enough car owner's points that they have options if Danica comes back, AND if she doesn't, having points still means getting money from NASCAR for running every race in the points fund. The reality is, a full time team with limited sponsors is better off than running it part time. Regardless of who is driving.
When it comes to road racing, Danica is about THAT good.....She shines on ovals. If the IRL goes with any more road/street courses, she might as well jump to NASCAR right away. She has No record of great finishes on road/street races.Quote:
Originally Posted by slorydn1
its a Hendrick Motorsports Car, with an average stock car driver, its a top 10 machine, case in point the guys like Landon Cassil (sp), but for Danica, well thats just a prayer to be a top 30 car, I don't think ever watching an IRL has Danica ever shown me that she was hungry for something, unlike what I've seen from all the other drivers who make more risks wanting that extra inch on that track to make a pass, she it always content to sit in the back ad hope that someone makes a mistake, why the media has never criticized her is beyond me, maybe it would be then that there sexiest.Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
its only a matter of time before her 5 years of fame is finally over, the only question is, how will she handle herself when the light is no longer on her, will she pull an Urban Meyer and say something to only get attention like retiring then unretiring the next day.
I leave that up to her to go down with her "Brand" :p :
If anyone thinks Danica! is being welcomed with open arms in NASCAR, just read this article from a Bristol newspaper.
http://www2.tricities.com/tri/sports...bstance/43101/
This was on a link from Jayski's
Significant improvement for the JR Motorsports team in qualifying this weekend. Bires is 3rd with his teammates setup and the #7 car is competitive in the top 20. What changed from the last race?
Hmmmm, how many guesses do I get?Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
Just 1 :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl