Danica Patrick Wins!

[azanon]

Or wins any race where it's necessary to make a right turn.

As if even that's difficult. I'll make 6 right turns on my way home from work. I can make a right turn as fast as my car is capable of making one. In other words, the car either can or can't do it. I just turn the wheel.

 

[EricInTheHouse]

And, of course, it will most likely work out since any healthy individual can do it.

NOT.

Of course it seems a bit of a conundrum in Nascar since there you have elitist rednecks.

First we're talking about "INDY" in this thread not Nascar. Did you know that Nascar is the current most watched spectator sport in America? That makes a lot of Americans rednecks I guess.

What a one-side mind you have, lol.... assume if people like racing, they are rednecks. errrrr

 

[EricInTheHouse]

As if even that's difficult. I'll make 6 right turns on my way home from work. I can make a right turn as fast as my car is capable of making one. In other words, the car either can or can't do it. I just turn the wheel.

Picture this.... 30 open wheel cars racing into a corner at 168 MPH, rubbing tires, One blink and you're in the ass of the car ahead of you.

You're sweating, your arms are feeling heavy after 2 hours of right and left turns all around 150+ MPH... The pressure to win, and please the sponsors and fans, You get up to fith spot with 15 laps to go, and then you catch the tire of a car trying to get around you, it snaps your car around, you're headed into the sand trap and crash....hopes dashed and the day is done...

A little more to it than going along city streets in your Honda Civic, buddy...A freakin 10 year old could drive a Civic in the city with a little instruction.

 

[azanon]

NOT.

My opinion stands. Feel free to say NOT again.

First we're talking about "INDY" in this thread not Nascar. Did you know that Nascar is the current most watched spectator sport in America? That makes a lot of Americans rednecks I guess.

What a one-side mind you have, lol.... assume if people like racing, they are rednecks. errrrr

Actually, we shifted to talking about both Indy and Nascar for several posts now. I know the cutie girl drives an indy car.

Yes, a lot of Americans are Rednecks. Have you noticed who our President is? Hey, better late than never you figure this stuff out!

If by one-side minded you mean I'm pretty firm on my opinion of racing, you'd be right.

 

[azanon]

A little more to it than going along city streets in your Honda Civic, buddy...A freakin 10 year old could drive a Civic in the city with a little instruction.

Exactly! That wasn't sarcasm was it?

 

[EricInTheHouse]

My opinion stands. Feel free to say NOT again.

Ok If I'm a redneck, Nascar lover along with A ton of other Americans ,plus a president, then would it be safe to assume that your part of the elite, socialite part of America...aka...douchebags?

 

[azanon]

Ok If I'm a redneck, Nascar lover along with A ton of other Americans ,plus a president, then would it be safe to assume that your part of the elite, socialite part of America...aka...douchebags?

A redneck would no doubt equate "elite socialite" with "douchebag". It's because people you don't understand confuse you, so to emotionally deal with that you toss out an insult then go about your business.

 

[EricInTheHouse]

A redneck would no doubt equate "elite socialite" with "douchebag". It's because people you don't understand confuse you, so to emotionally deal with that you toss out an insult then go about your business.

You're right... I really don't understand the assumption of saying people are rednecks cause they like to race or watch racing, or the people that make these assumptions.. Wow I'm truly out of my social league, I'm so sorry..

 

[logic1]

As unimportant as this thread is. It has given me some knowlege about people who post on this forum.

I have always wondered who were the people behind the screen names. Are they intelligent or qaulified to be giving advice. I would always love to see some of these people function in real life. Are they for real?

This thread showed me that people will post about topics they dont have a clue about and try and come across as the most educated guru walking.

I'm amazed at the egos at work on this forum.

I see harsh opinions on topics which the posters dont have a clue about. You can tell by the words in the posts.

Type on.

 

[Quiksilver]

My girl watches Nascar, I can't pull her away from that **** on sundays. I used to watch it many years ago, but it isn't really my kind of sport.

Racing cars is fun though Every now and then in the summer, I take my car down to the public track and have some fun getting muscled off the road by '85 mustangs.

I almost bought a '71 Pontiac firebird, and there's still a chance it'll come into my hands. Baby that would be slick. It's chrome orange with silver trim, and sandblasted/powdercoated black 17' rims. Right now its sitting in a garage unmaintained .

But yeah, F1/indy/nascar/drag/etc. I don't find that fascinating to watch.

'71 Firebird pic

 

[EricInTheHouse]

As unimportant as this thread is. It has given me some knowlege about people who post on this forum.

I have always wondered who were the people behind the screen names. Are they intelligent or qaulified to be giving advice. I would always love to see some of these people function in real life. Are they for real?

This thread showed me that people will post about topics they dont have a clue about and try and come across as the most educated guru walking.

I'm amazed at the egos at work on this forum.

I see harsh opinions on topics which the posters dont have a clue about. You can tell by the words in the posts.

Type on.

A thread about a well deserving "lady" racecar driver... unimportant?, yes compared to the serious other threads.

Oh I have a clue about the subject, thanks. On the other hand the guy assuming that racecar drivers and fans are "rednecks" indeed shows the scope of intelligence, lol. It's the dumbest thing I ever heard.

 

[EricInTheHouse]

But yeah, F1/indy/nascar/drag/etc. I don't find that fascinating to watch.

'71 Firebird pic

Second generation Firebird/Camaro are my favorite bodystyle of any car. I own a 81 Camaro, v-6 with T-Top.. Original with a v-6, but it is in like new condition... I may do a resto mod on it sometime, but right now it runs so nice that I don't want to touch it.

BTW, according to another poste ron here, your girl is a redneck, because she likes Nascar....did you know of this?? J/K:nervous:

 

[logic1]

Hey Eric......chill out...............I was on your side bud.

Tell me what part of the country you are from and I will name the track you compete at!!

 

[Deep Dish]

But yeah, F1/indy/nascar/drag/etc. I don't find that fascinating to watch.

What about rally races? I personally find those the utmost fascinating.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

What about rally races? I personally find those the utmost fascinating.

I like rallys and old style Grand Prix.

 

[ketostix]

I wouldn't say Danica Patrick is a great race car driver but lapping a race course in a race car is far removed from driving a street car around town. It takes some skill and experience to get the car around the track at a fast time. A race car will snap into a spin easily if you don't understand and have a good feel for it's tire grip and all the dynamics that effect it.

 

[EricInTheHouse]

Rallies are cool, Some of the cars in that kind of racing are extremely advanced..

The best kind of racing I like is Dirt racing... In the NorthEast we have D.I.R.T which sanctions big block dirt modifieds, simular to a national sprint car in the world of outlaws... Basicly the same frame, but a little longer, full bodied, 700 HP. Like this.
http://www.matt-sheppard.com/images/matt2006.jpg

 

[EricInTheHouse]

I wouldn't say Danica Patrick is a great race car driver but lapping a race course in a race car is far removed from driving a street car around town. It takes some skill and experience to get the car around the track at a fast time. A race car will snap into a spin easily if you don't understand and have a good feel for it's tire grip and all the dynamics that effect it.

You nailed it...

I tried racing street stocks, and I did all I could to understand weight percentage, cross wedge, tire patch heat..ect ect.. I learned to tune my engine well, and spent many many hours a week to go do 20 lap race on Saturday night... Let me tellya...even at a "beginners class of racing... It aint easy..

 

[Mandiblard]

Please. Racing is an elitist sport that doesn't have any athletes. If you have that right last name or right connections, you get to learn how to train to be a race car driver. And, of course, it will most likely work out since any healthy individual can do it. Of course it seems a bit of a conundrum in Nascar since there you have elitist rednecks.

It certainly isn't like basketball or football where practically everyone's tried it, and you end up with truly the best possible people playing those sports.

And people lap these cars all the time; every day joe's. There are places you can go to pluck down several hundred to do exactly that.

Not only have you just shown your complete ignorance of the sport, but you've attempted to completely destroy common sense with that massive contradiction. Which is it, an elite sport or an every day joe sport? The saddest part of this to me is that you are 36 years old.

F1 drivers, Indy / Champ Car drivers, NASCAR drivers, any high level racers, almost all start out karting. To pay for a public karting session is cheaper than buying a videogame. If you're good there, you win money, track time, sponsorships and all kinds of things to help progress your career. Not only do you have to be extremely fit, physically and mentally, and be VERY smart, you have to risk your life every time you jump in the car. I know people who have died driving race cars. It's no joke.

By the way that last Champ Car race was awesome, who better to win it than Will Power. It's too bad that during the commentary for the final 10 minutes of that race they had Danica in the studio commentating and she just would not shut up about herself.

Or wins any race where it's necessary to make a right turn.

The Indycar series does race on normal tracks (so does NASCAR! *gasp*). She seems to struggle on them funnily enough.

One thing this thread has highlighted for me is the great difference in perception racing has in the US compared to the rest of the world. It's easy to blame that on NASCAR, but not for the sport itself but the fact that it's an easy target for smartarses and people don't like thinking for themselves much anymore.

 

[EricInTheHouse]

Alls of us are gonna go to the stock car races this weekend.....it's bound to be a hootin tootin grand time.. Hope to see ya'll at the beer stand..