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i'd call that smart racing. if she was a man, would you guys be so critical of her?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty G.
the issue is that the top guys are really good racers who would not look out of place in F1. to be able to race against these guys is a credit to her.
I say cut her some slack.
We're not criticising her directly, its the almost constant bigging up by certain fans and the media we're sick of. We'd still get it if she finished 2 laps down in 20th only because she is the supposed "big attraction"Quote:
Originally Posted by SUBARUTEAM
FYI, you can only count Moraes once.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty G.
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Originally Posted by SUBARUTEAM
After watching Robin Miller's take on the race it made me wonder if we saw the same race?!!!
I think there is a fundamental difference between people like myself who have been reared on British-European racing with Formula One as the standard and those in countries like the US and Canada.
Last season in the DTM there was a period which culminated in a particular race which was almost as boisterous as Toronto and it resulted in very strict groundrules being laid down - to the point that some said it would discourage overtaking attempts.
I guess its like the BP versus US situation. Someone like myself have been disgusted at how the US governmnt led the attack in America on a private company as if BP WANTED the spill and did not have the MOST to lose if it was not plugged qucickly as possible.
I think the cultural difference between people in the US and so many other countries is very real - so it was today.
So I'm clear on our cultural divide, you're saying that ZERO on track passing and constant post race manipulation are the standards for "excitement" in motorsports? If that is what makes European racing special, you can keep it over there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
What a load. The most to lose? Try asking all those who made their livelihood on the gulf coast. It's called responsibility. It's BP's mess, they have to own up to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
I often agree with Saint Devote but not today. That said there was a lot of very sloppy driving and Hail Mary passing attempts.
Further I think the Princess drove well and a smart race. No she sure didn't master the course but she was fairly aggressive and reasonably quick. She made several runs on Tags going into 3 but was smart enough to see that if she forced the issue they would hit, unlike several others. It was clear her car was quicker down the Lakeshore but also that Tags was quicker around the twisty sections.
I think everyone on here knows my normal thoughts on her!
I agree that if Chad (Danica Fan) would tone it down she wouldn't get as much flak on here.
The regular media, especialy ABC hype her, probably with pressure from IC.
The real racing media are backing off big time, at least most of them.
I also remember Mark Webber basically getting crucified on this and other forums for basically what Helio did today!
If you're trolling, you're doing a very good job of it :) lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
I'll give Danica some credit for today. She did what she does best, which is to run her own race, block, and stay out of trouble. She let all the "racers" battle it out and crash while she steadily moved up the field.
As far as the race itself, I watched it off and on and it seemed kinda amateurish at points, but it was fairly entertaining. ABC's broadcast team is definitely lacking, but overall I think the IRL came out of Toronto with another good street race on the books.
Some funny post-race reactions, particularly on Twitter between Scheckter and Tags. Rahal also went after Briscoe on there.
^^Idk who side to be on, graham and ryan my two faves. However, it looks like ryan went after graham first on twitter
Wow, just checked out grahams twitter and him and briscoe are fueding back and forth, i really want to see this clip. was briscoe blocking rahal?