Comments on: Woody: Danica The Jolt That NASCAR Needs

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:57:40 +0000

Steve o em>”I’m amazed that an experienced Nascar writer thinks that this arrogant little twit can succeed in an ultra competitive sport with no stock car racing experience whatsoever.”

“Arrogant little twit?”

Not much for respectful repartee are you? As “Steve863″ notes you either failed to read the authors article or failed, miserably, to understand it.

As for you, “kbd52″ not much on current IRL rules are you? The IRL has run the last TWO SEASONS with a ballast rule that equalizes driver weights between the smallest [Patrick] to the largest [193-pound Justin Wilson]

“kbd52,” do try to keep up will you.

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uberVU - social comments — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:36:55 +0000

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By: Barfie

Barfie — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:55:23 +0000

Actually, the IRL requires ballast on the cars to minimize weight advantage. Truth is that Danica is at a substantial disadvantage. IndyCars are extremely physical to drive, and require a lot of upper body strength. One year at St. Pete a driver crashed out of the race because his arms gave out; that’s how hard it is.

Danica has a reputation for shaking hands like a man, and being very fit, but she’ll never have the upper body strength of somebody like Tony Kanaan, and it is required to get the most out of an IndyCar over the course of a road or street race.

Indy drivers go side by side all the time; the difference is that touching each other is much more dangerous. Witness Franchitti’s massive aerial flip-over after touching wheels with another car. Yes, Indy itself has become a one groove track through the corners, but other tracks are not (it’s a series, believe it or not). At Texas, they go through turn #3 two, or even three wide at 215+.

The big differences between the two cars is weight, downforce, and mechanical grip. NASCAR sleds have a lot more of the first and a lot less of the other two. It’s a different world. OTOH, Danica tested in a Nationwide car before joining the IRL, and apparently ran competitive times.

We’ll see.

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By: kbd52

kbd52 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:21:50 +0000

Danika is an average race driver. She had a huge advantage in IRL in weight and STILL couldn’t get it done (without a good pit stop strategy to help). Note that IRL weighs the car without the driver inside. This gave her a big advantage. Secondly, she cannot drive in a crowd”"! Indy is a one line race. She only did well in one line tracks. Put her in a “crowd” she goes backwards. I hope she DOES succeed though. She handles herself well and is good for racing. I too am a former racer.

By: 61starliner

61starliner — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:18:41 +0000

You are either a moron, or just trying to make points with NASCAR. She won one race and that was a fuel mileage race. This will be a Big embarrassment for NASCAR. There is a reason she is running a limited schedule besides her indy excuse. Someone else has to keep the car in the top 35, otherwise they will have to have someone else qualify the car and start the race before she can drive. I’m willing to bet she gets her butt whipped by Crissy Wallace every time they race together.
This is gonna make NASCAR look like the WWF, and they will lose even more credibility than they already have in 2009/

By: Will

Will — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:08:51 +0000

I’m beginning to think the NASCAR media is as disconnected from the fans as Washington is from the voters. The media is so excited about the Chase, but TV ratings are now lower than before it started. The media is absolutely obsessed with Danica Patrick, a winner of one-count it-one! Indy Car Race in multiple seasons.

Juan Montoya was an Indy 500 winner and a 7-time F1 race winner. Tony Stewart was a two-time Indy Champion. These are the only open-wheelers who have had a modicum of success in NASCAR. This is an affirmative action move..and that is not what NASCAR fans want.I guarantee the majority of fans would rather see a driver with some dirt under his fingernails than nail polish on them.

By: Steve863

Steve863 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:24:40 +0000

steve-o did not read the article because the writer did not say she would be successful racing only that she would be successful bringing a whole new look to NASCAR. If he does not believe that then he does live in his mom’s basement.

By: steve-o

steve-o — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:05:15 +0000

I’m amazed that an experienced Nascar writer thinks that this arrogant little twit can succeed in an ultra competitive sport with no stock car racing experience whatsoever.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:26:12 +0000

Thank you for giving Danica a chance. None of us know how she will do on the track, but at least she has the guts to try racing in Nascar. Not a lot of drivers would lay it all on the line and take a chance on failing, so I say “go girl”.

By: The0real0slander

The0real0slander — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:47:47 +0000

Jeez, fawn much?