Danica's Rant

Boo f'n hoo. I've never heard such a bunch of belly aching about nothing in my life. : ). So a race car driver has a temper. BIG DEAL. A driver has passion. SO WHAT? A driver has an ego. WHAT'S NEW?. I mean, if you want to exclude or bag on every driver that ever acted out or showed passion while at the track the list of drivers left over to race would be pretty slim and bland indeed.

So she's a upper mid pack driver that gets a little attention for AOWR. Why any true OW fan would have a problem with that I have no idea. Get a grip people! : ).

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Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Call her behavior whatever you want, but she is still better than 80% of the drivers out there.

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I won't cede she is better than 80% of the drivers in her series, let alone the rest of the racing world. In my view, she doesn't have what it takes and NEVER will.

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Originally Posted by thelurker

And yet only 5 of those drivers finished higher than her in the points. And regardless of how good of a driver she is or how much you think she should be here, remember this.

She has brought more attention to this sport than all of those drivers you've listed combined.

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Attention...yes. To her.

Anybody who says that there is no such thing as Bad Publicity has never worked Public Relations.

There is no evidence that Danica Patrick has drawn any appreciable numbers to the IRL. Just because she sells T-Shirts and gets Sponsorship don't assume for a moment that it helps the IRL as a whole.

I'm hearing a lot of raw, pure jealousy here in it's uglest form.

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Originally Posted by downtowndeco

Boo f'n hoo. I've never heard such a bunch of belly aching about nothing in my life. : ). So a race car driver has a temper. BIG DEAL. A driver has passion. SO WHAT? A driver has an ego. WHAT'S NEW?. I mean, if you want to exclude or bag on every driver that ever acted out or showed passion while at the track the list of drivers left over to race would be pretty slim and bland indeed.

So she's a upper mid pack driver that gets a little attention for AOWR. Why any true OW fan would have a problem with that I have no idea. Get a grip people! : ).

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I might not have said it the same way, but for once it seems we agree.

I know that many drivers exhibit the same behavior, Kyle Busch and Helio several times last year come to mind. I guess what some have an issue with is that these drivers back it up with results. Danica at Homestead last year stomped off after she hit the pit wall and left the track without talking to reporters. I think this was 20-30 laps before the race was over. I can appreciate aggression and emotion at the track, it's part of racing and adds to the sport. But she needs to run up front some more to justify that kind of constant negative behavior. And even in that, she's not alone. I'd say Meira in his own way was just as bad, he just didn't have as many cameras on him all the time. I think she still has promise to improve the next couple seasons, but there's no question that so far she hasn't lived up to the hype.

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Originally Posted by nickfalzone

I know that many drivers exhibit the same behavior, Kyle Busch and Helio several times last year come to mind. I guess what some have an issue with is that these drivers back it up with results. Danica at Homestead last year stomped off after she hit the pit wall and left the track without talking to reporters. I think this was 20-30 laps before the race was over. I can appreciate aggression and emotion at the track, it's part of racing and adds to the sport. But she needs to run up front some more to justify that kind of constant negative behavior. And even in that, she's not alone. I'd say Meira in his own way was just as bad, he just didn't have as many cameras on him all the time. I think she still has promise to improve the next couple seasons, but there's no question that so far she hasn't lived up to the hype.

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The only thing I'd add to this is in the end, "Who cares"? She's still popular. I don't think any of the guys who are complaining about her in this thread ever liked her in the first place anyway. Once she left with Rahal to the IRL she was instantly added to the "enemies" list. Her turning into an overnight celebrity and in turn, helping the IRL was just the nail in the "Danica Fanclub" coffin for them.

All I can say is "thanks for watching" & be sure to tune in next year to see what she does or does not do. : )

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Originally Posted by downtowndeco

Once she left with Rahal to the IRL she was instantly added to the "enemies" list.

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You just had to go and add some Kool-Aid to the thread.

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Originally Posted by nickfalzone

I think she still has promise to improve the next couple seasons, but there's no question that so far she hasn't lived up to the hype.

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did she ever truly show the potential to put her in a ride to not live up too the hype?

IMO NO

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Originally Posted by downtowndeco

I'm hearing a lot of raw, pure jealousy here in it's uglest form.

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Now that is funny! Jealous of what?