Will Power's number 12 car unloading today.
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Will Power's number 12 car unloading today.
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Hey, how about trying some class and not kicking someone when they are down?Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
Remember, its only practice.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanicaFan
The princess usually waits until the race to crash out.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachbum
I can not figure out why she is so off pace.
I have not had much use for 'Stompin' Danica but I am a little puzzled.
I know the competition is a little tougher but she is regressing not progressing.
I have never considered her any more than a mediocre driver but latterly she has become a consistent backmarker and further and further off the pace. By now she should have improved to some extent.
It may be that she needs someone to set the car up for her and she is not having this happen any more but by now she should be able to figure it out if (and maybe this is the problem) she and her engineer can relate to each other.
If she is a way off the pace on the ovals I would expect her to be gone, at least with AGR by next year. Even if she can pick up some pace on the ovals her performance on the road/street courses does not warrant a top ride.
I don't see the fire in Danica's eyes that was there 1-2 seasons ago. That said, I think about what's changed since she went from really getting solid top 5s and podiums on road courses to running in the bottom third of the entire field, and the only thing that stands out (besides unification) is the new weight limits. Starting 08 season, each car now has a weight put in a supposedly non-beneficial location of the car that balances out the different driver weights. So a bigger guy like Dixon or Wilson, all in, comes in at the same weight at Danica's car. I always figured her weight was a big advantage on ovals, but now I think that momentum is more crucial there and weight comes into play much more so on the roads and streets. In a way, she's not only lost her advantage, but she's at a moderate disadvantage as she's on an even weight with drivers that are in much better shape and strength than her. There was also a pseudo power steering that she tested in 07 along with a couple other drivers like Manning, but from what I've read it's not a real power steering, and she hasn't used it since 07 anyway. I don't think they should do this, but if the IndyCars had a moderate power steering added to the spec, I think Danica's road and street results would significantly improve.
Wheldon is close to the top! Yuppie! Go Dan Go!
Danica, Danica, "Princess", blah blah blah. Yawn. Wake me up when people talk about something else.
PS Will Power's car looks cool. Helio wins I bet.
coogmaster, if Helio wins this will be a huge story.
A few of the 896 pics I took today...
Oriol Servia jogging in downtown Long Beach this morning.
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This is what happens when you clip the apex and hit the curb too hard upon entry to the backstraight.
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Doornbos' plain livery.
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My friend is getting commissioned next month. If he followed IndyCars he'd probably like this one.
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Saw this at the Firestone booth inside the convention center.
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