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You're right about JPM. But others on the forum in the past have lumped them all together, and I wanted to avoid having them all lumped together again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy
They have proven in their careers, in the same type of open-wheel series, or in fact the same open-wheel series she currently drives in, to be far superior talents to her.
Its a shame DF isn't posting here anymore. I would like to hear how he can spin this Nationwide qualifying. Danica is the slowest by a couple tenths. She should thank Josh Wise and others for keeping the car in the top 30, or she would be going home.
I feel really sorry for the #7 crew. They have no problems with setting up a competitive car for Josh Wise and Aric Amirola, and the results show that. With Danica, they need a crystal ball. It's not the crew, it's the driver. After yesterday, even I expected more from her than this.
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Originally Posted by beachbum
Since when isn't DF posting here anymore? How'd I miss that?
As for JPM, Dario, Sam, and AJ all being lumped together, BG had it correct in that they've all raced and won and won championships in openwheel. It is a fair comparison but true, JPM raced and won on the F1 level. Personally, I don't consider F1 a level above NASCAR or Indycar. They are all different disciplines and the top of their respective categories. I think F1 and Indycar used to be similiar enough to compare but not these days. Again, just my opinion but I think Dario is among the best 5 drivers in the world. People can point to the "failed" NASCAR deal but he truly never had a proper program...it needed more time. AJ has been competitive in a lower level RPM team and I think they'll continue to improve building around him in next couple of years. Sam...well, Sam did well once he got to Penske in Indycar but prior to that Sam was in the IRL because he wasn't good enough to cut it with the big boys (then in CART). He's never been a top level talent, in my opinion. That said, he's head and shoulders above the Danica...now whats that saying?
The space between the sterring wheel and the seat?Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl
Not too surprising. What she ran yesterday would be in baseball terms probably be class B.
Nationwide is Triple A, Trucks Double AA and ARCA Class A roughly speaking.
I do kind of miss DF but I suspect he will be back in time. He has done this before and also on another forum I belong to.
Somebody please fill me in on this! What happened, did he wink one time too many?Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
Not sure but it appears he has got his twists in a knicker at the people here and left the forum, at least for the time being.
He apparently is posting on other forums in his usual way.
He's posting on another forum where they don't know him well. But he did post there with the qualifying results and a note: "Her car was real loose the first lap and she didnt take a 2nd lap." Um, ya know, those cars are run real loose Danica. Get used to it or go home.Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
I guess they needed to clean the seat after that first lap :)
Will miracles never cease? After being hyped for what I have seen in the recent attempt. My happiness was the same when I saw her first win in 2008. It was the most unforgettable moment of my life.
^bump^
Well I will make my predictions for Homestead for Princess Lapped a Lot.
3 laps down unless lucky with yellows.
Assisted into the wall or spun out in the last 50 laps if still running.
Longer and wider track so it might not happen. Just the same if she presists in running about 3/4 of a lane from the bottom she will get hit.
But if I am correct or nearly so I just might buy a lottery ticket!
As the race is on TSN2 up here I cannot watch it. Same for the Cup race.
I'm impressed with your optimism! Really - you're giving her more credit than I'm thinking about. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
well, with Homestead, the nationwide cars dont really need to brake, just let off in the corners, so she might be able to get a top 25 in top 5 equipment :p :
So this is where I have to come to get my Princess bashing in now?
As the throttle interaction goes down, Danica's potential goes up. If she were to finish, I'd say 22nd 2 laps down. But! Homestead is a 2 groove track, she won't master either and will get put into a wall by lap 69.Quote:
Originally Posted by harvick#1
More laps, I think, than anyone in practice and slower than some of the Start and Park types who did less than 10 laps. This in what should be a top 10 car and she is 38th I believe.
Just read parts of the USA Today interview with her. I come away dumbfounded that she actually believes her own hype!! I'm absolutely lost as to how a "professional" can justify themselves the way she does. If anybody else were as bad at their job as she is hers, they'd be fired pure and simple.
She states that she went to the Nationwide website to see that some of the drivers had over 150 starts while she only had 8!! Yeah? What about those that have had NONE and smoked her happy ass? The logic and justification she and her fans use for her very existence is ludicrous.
Hey, at least now she admits that she's able to find the fan switches. She also admits to crying, well there is no crying in motor racing. NOW GO AWAY!
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
There was a recent interview with Michael Andretti, and I'm sorry I can't find the link right now. He was discussing his team, and that they really want to field four cars in 2011. He viewed each of his known drivers. On Danica, he said that she just can't seem to get up to speed at any track in the first practice, and by the time she's comfortable, everyone else has a practice worth of at-speed, and she has a hard time catching up. Well, duh!! Newsflash -any one of us could have told him that! I will work very hard to try to find that link. I thought it might have been in my Racer e-mails, but no. When I find it, I'll post the link.
Today's just another day of not getting up to speed. I fully anticipate more of the same tonight, and then at the end they'll put a qualy set-up with fresh tires on her car, and she'll do her one or two obligatory fast laps. And a few people here will comment that she's got it together and she really is good. Again. And then, more excuses!
Found it. Hope this works.
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-on-four-cars/
If not, at least you've got the place to go!
39th, back with Robert Richardson Jr and Chase Mattioli (who?). Last year Richardson finished 41st in points and is currently 28th with a lower average finish than last year, which shows the field this year isn't nearly as deep with more start and parks and people just "cruising" for a living. His average start is 37th compared to Danica's 28.8. Yet his average finish is 28.6, which is better than Danica's 28.8. Heck, even Eric McClure has a better finishing average than Danica and he hasn't even been able to qualify for some races.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
It is rather odd to see a driver after 12 races to have an average finish exactly the same as the average start, especially considering the number of start and parks and normal attrition. That is the definition of underwhelming.
This novelty act is a failure
Is this interview as TFS to anyone else as it is to me? She is CLUELESS.Quote:
Originally Posted by MD24
Not bother with getting her HANS device to fit properly??? It could save her life, and it's not important to her???
Chase Mattioli is the grandson of Joseph Mattioli, owner of Pocono Raceway.
So what does it say about you when your Indycar team owner basically says you're slow and a slow learner, meanwhile your Nationwide crew chief says the goal is not to finish multiple laps down?Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl
Wow. She is foolish.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl
I knew that, but he isn't exactly a household name or someone who is going to contend for top 10'sQuote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
I read the article. It is absolutely stunning that any driver could be THAT clueless. If she never looks out the rear view mirror, its no surprise that she gets run over on the track.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirl
Beachgirl hit it yet again. A qualifying set up at the very end to get a reasonable practice time.
That proves zip except maybe to stroke her immense ego.
In the meantime young Cole Whitt is running near the front on a track he has never even seen and in his second time in a Nationwide car.
I really wish I could watch the race just to see how stupid she will look.
Just close your eyes and imagine it...you're not missing much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
Hang around here with us! We'll keep you updated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
At least I can watch qualifying. Well maybe I will go shovel some snow.
Actually, although it snowed most of Thurs. none stuck. Both less than 5 miles from here north and south it DID!
I am only a couple of hundred feet from Georgian Bay and that is the difference. It is still fairly warm, probably 50F.
ESPN had mostly been ignoring her, but after the one lap wonder, they focused the cameras on her and Eury Jr talking in the pits after the run. She was using some of the universal hand gestures to tell him how the car handled. You guessed it, it was loose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
It took her 60+laps just to get up to speed, and most laps were 1 to 2 seconds slower than that one lap. Still, Homestead tends to have lots of yellows and with enough "lucky dogs" she could potentially finish on the lead lap - or finish against the wall (someone has to cause the cautions)
In all the years and years and years I've followed (and been a part of) racing, I don't think I have ever witnessed anyone have so much, and do so little with it.
Yipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5th fastest qualifier.
Suspect will be out of top ten by 3rd lap and about 20th by the 10th.
Just the same a good run no matter how you slice it.
One of the most confounding facts about Danica is her ability to crack off a fast lap seemingly out of no where. With the exception of a single lap in practice, she was running mostly 1 to 2 seconds off that time. She has always had the ability to get a fast lap from time to time. The problem is converting that into race pace, consistency, and results.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
With Harvick right behind her, I expect her to pushed to the wall very early. ;)
I guess I'm the second to admit she had quite a run. We'll see how the race goes. Considering who's immediately behind her, anyone want to do a friendly wager on how quickly Harvick and Edwards get around her?
My spouse is wagering that she will BE the first caution. I'm not going that far, but I don't think this will be pretty. No excuses whatsoever now!
I think she will get shuffled back pretty quickly as she does not seem to like running close, which the lead pack will.
I kind of doubt anyone will hit her early on, at least not on purpose. Too much chance of major carnage with the field tightly bunched. It could happen though if she does too much blocking or wandering.
If she is running late in the race, with 50 or less laps to go and somebody wants by she will go for a ride if she blocks.
Wish I could watch it.
No bs...she actually q'd 5th!?
Ironically, it would appear that not even DanicaFan predicted that. He is now predicting a top five finish though, on the basis she "always runs well" at Homestead. Heard it all before, obviously, but will be interesting to see what happens.