Oh, I don't know....in their day, Zanardi was much like Castroneves is today. For younger ones, there's Marco and Graham Rahal. And Danica certainly isn't a bad one to promote. There's interest in her.
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Oh, I don't know....in their day, Zanardi was much like Castroneves is today. For younger ones, there's Marco and Graham Rahal. And Danica certainly isn't a bad one to promote. There's interest in her.
Promoting drivers for their personality and driving skills, rather than their appearance in a bikini or dance shoes perhaps.?Quote:
Originally Posted by indycool
Problem is, they need to start promoting both. Maybe now the series can concentrate on promoting the series rather than proving they are the better open wheel series they will.
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Originally Posted by nigelred5
On the personailty front, I think you have it correct in regards to Mrs. Bikini. But in regards to Mr. Dancin' Shoes, how much MORE personality do you want? My wife was/is a big fan of the DWTS show, so I saw him every week. You could not have asked for a better ambassador for the sport than Helio. Once the season starts, the ICS/IRL needs to do a few commercials in the DWTS time slot so they can capitalize on the interest he generated.
Gary
P.S. I notice Mrs. Bikini is gonna be on Oprah's new show this Sunday. Let's see if she can match Mr. Dancin' Shoes for the smile and warm fuzzy factor.
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Originally Posted by indycool
Helio isn't nearly as aggressive as Zanardi was in open wheel. Zanardi has a big set of them racing jewels!!
Gary, we're back to agreein'. Of the 44 photos of Danica at SI.com in the swimsuit deal, only one of them has her smiling and that one looks very pretty. But only ONE.
That said, the "bikini and dance shoes" are different, off-track factors that have called a great deal of attention to the sport.
As far as Helio being as aggressive as Zanardi, I'd call that one a draw. Helio sticks his nose in as much as anybody when it comes to wheel-to-wheel stuff and you don't win two Indianapolis 500s by being a shrinking violet.
i suggest you go back on watch some CART races from the mid to late 90's .....Quote:
Originally Posted by indycool
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Originally Posted by indycool
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Originally Posted by Ken
Yeah, Ken, I have to agree. While Helio is no shrinking violet, he is by no means on the same page as Alex was.
Gary
I've seen those races.....and I've seen Helio at places like Texas......not much difference there. Alex invented the victory spin, Helio invented climbing the fence. Both were copied by NASCAR drivers, as a matter of fact.
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Originally Posted by garyshell
I'm not doggin Helio...and to be honest I was never a fan of Zanardi during his CART days (although he is one of my heros since his accident)...he was in fact one of the drivers I cheered against...
and Helio is a heck of a racecar driver...
but as aggressive as Zanardi?....not by even half!
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Originally Posted by indycool
I suspect our definition of 'aggressive' is different...