The Danica Patrick Era dawns

[Doomsday101]

Being in the sport I learned a long time ago that drivers will go apply their trade where they are paid the most money. Currently that place is NASCAR. The draft is a process of physics and does not apply to any one given series. Indycars draft as do sportscars and any other vehicle exceeding 80 mph. I'm not trying to be a snob or degrade NASCAR. Personally it's not my thing. Indy has always been special to me and my family and I hate the fact that it has been degraded to what it is now.

Danica is a good driver but she has quite a bit of work to do to earn the title of a top driver. Especially considered the equipment she has and the hand holding that she has benefited from during her career. After this year she will be fulltime in NASCAR and if Micheal Waltrip can survive years of mediocre performance because he could bump his gums and sell whatever product was on the side of his car then Danica should be golden.

Drafting in Indy Racing is in no ways even close to NASCAR. You are right drivers go where the money is and that is NASCAR it is the peoples overall choice of what they enjoy watching. You are not going to see bump drafting in Indy, you are not going to see cars going 3 wide bumping and grinding on each other that just does not take place in Indy. Indy is about raw speed and cars that are perfectly balanced and great handling. I enjoy watching it but because drivers use the cars to push and move other cars out of their way the skills on controlling that car is greater in NASCAR.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

:laugh2:

He sounds like canadiancowboysfan's lost cousin.

Well, I was going to ask him if he shopped at Wal-Mart.

 

[jcollins28]

No Burm, not until these guys started going off on NASCAR. Then maybe. Just read the posts.

Great idea so you should start reading them. I have not said anything bad about NASCAR unlike you and a few others here have said about open wheel. NASCAR is not my cup of tea. There is nothing for me to be jealous of in fact a few open wheel guys are now working in NASCAR. Richard Childress for example has a few open wheel refugees on his team. If you don't like open wheel I could care less honestly. Last thing I'm going to do is try to ridicule or attack you over it. Not sure why you feel so threatened that you have to go after me or open wheel. The only thing I have said consistently in this thread is that IMO Danica is not yet reached the level of a top driver. I guess that threatened your inner fan boy or something. In any event thanks for giving me the chance to use the ignore list on this forum.

 

[jcollins28]

Drafting in Indy Racing is in no ways even close to NASCAR. You are right drivers go where the money is and that is NASCAR it is the peoples overall choice of what they enjoy watching. You are not going to see bump drafting in Indy, you are not going to see cars going 3 wide bumping and grinding on each other that just does not take place in Indy. Indy is about raw speed and cars that are perfectly balanced and great handling. I enjoy watching it but because drivers use the cars to push and move other cars out of their way the skills on controlling that car is greater in NASCAR.

You are absolutely right and sorry if I came off as trying to say that "bump" drafting takes place in Indycars. I did not mean to confuse anyone. Bump drafting is unique to NASCAR and it would not end up very well trying that in a Indycar. That said drafting still plays a key role in Indy racing. The clip below is from Michigan and had 63 official lead changes all due to drafting and the hanford device.
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Unfortunately open wheel racing has not been that exciting in years and I have serious doubts if Indy racing will even be around in 2-3 years.

 

[jimmy40]

She should just do Playboy already.

Nobody cares about her racing.

do they have a flat chested issue?

 

[jimmy40]

True and as they point out this is not a normal nationwide event because most of the top sprint car drivers will be in this race as they prepare themselves for the Sunday race. At least she will have 1 guy in that race to help her and that will be car owner Jr.

the two most overated drivers in history helping each other, that should be a nice wreck.

 

[jimmy40]

The Waltrips were definitely born with the gift of over gab lol

I really wish someone would punch Darrell the next time he says that boogity boogity crap.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I really wish someone would punch Darrell the next time he says that boogity boogity crap.

It was kind of fun at first but now it's just annoying.

 

[jimmy40]

It was kind of fun at first but now it's just annoying.

at least they got rid of Darrell's ground hog or whatever the hell that thing was.

 

[burmafrd]

What I read is a lot of nascar homers saying their sport is tougher, better, etc.

That is nothing but opinion and means nothing.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Great idea so you should start reading them. I have not said anything bad about NASCAR unlike you and a few others here have said about open wheel. NASCAR is not my cup of tea. There is nothing for me to be jealous of in fact a few open wheel guys are now working in NASCAR. Richard Childress for example has a few open wheel refugees on his team. If you don't like open wheel I could care less honestly. Last thing I'm going to do is try to ridicule or attack you over it. Not sure why you feel so threatened that you have to go after me or open wheel. The only thing I have said consistently in this thread is that IMO Danica is not yet reached the level of a top driver. I guess that threatened your inner fan boy or something. In any event thanks for giving me the chance to use the ignore list on this forum.

LOL! What a three year old!

 

[Cajuncowboy]

What I read is a lot of nascar homers saying their sport is tougher, better, etc.

That is nothing but opinion and means nothing.

No, what we are saying is that it takes more skill to drive a stock car than an IRL car. Then some have a snob-like attitude, evidenced by their previous sig and then got all mad that someone called them on it. That's all.

 

[Doomsday101]

the two most overated drivers in history helping each other, that should be a nice wreck.

If they are over rated it is not by their doing, it is by fans and media. They are race car drivers looking to compete and win if fans like them for what ever reason that is on the fans

 

[Concord]

Define all? Piquet is here because he is black balled in F1. Villeneuve can't get a ride anywhere and JPM is tired of Max and Bernie's crap and for that I can't blame him. If you really think Shumacher, Kubica, Vettal or Lewis Hamilton is anxiously waiting for a chance to drive in NASCAR then that truly is funny...BTW guys like Piquet and JPM would have left F1 and went to open wheel here in the US but Tony George pretty much killed open wheel in this country so the only ball game in town sadly is NASCAR.

I love F1 and I use to love Cart...until that idiot ruined it.

Now here is a real race car driver.

 

[Concord]

I really wish someone would punch Darrell the next time he says that boogity boogity crap.

:laugh2:

That is stupid.

 

[Doomsday101]

boogity boogity Lets go racing Boys. :laugh2:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np2i-1QJc6E&feature=related

 

[jimmy40]

If they are over rated it is not by their doing, it is by fans and media.

Danica doing bikini shots etc? She's sure helping the overated stuff.

 

[Doomsday101]

Danica doing bikini shots etc? She's sure helping the overated stuff.

People offer money to advertise only a fool would pass it up. I really do not get the dislike of the lady, she is a very good driver wheather you think she is over rated or not fact is she is good enough to be in professional racing and that is never a given you have to have the talent for people to make that type of investment in you to begin with.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Danica doing bikini shots etc? She's sure helping the overated stuff.

What does the bikini shots have to do with her driving ability?

 

[jimmy40]

What does the bikini shots have to do with her driving ability?

If she looked like this

would anybody give a damn?