Danica Patrick - Unfair Advantage?

I'd hit it

 

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she weigh almost 50 pounds less than pole winner tony "i look like vin diesel" kanaan

Robby gordon is a schmuck. always has been, always will be. how long since his last win? 5 stinkin wins in major-league racing? how many wrecks has he been involved in and blamed someone else? tony stewart shoulda kicked his ass a long time ago.


anyway, he responded on his blog

http://www.robbygordon.com/artman/publish/article_422.shtml

 

she gets my motor running

 

Funny how nothing was said about women at Indy till they started out running people. Good job Danica!!!

 

where was robby when sarah fisher was around? didn't hear him complaining then (tho i admit, fisher weighed more than danica).

 

Great run for Danica.

IRL dismisses Robby Gordon's comments.


IRL not ready to measure Danica's weight advantage

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indy Racing League isn't giving any weight to the complaints about Danica Patrick's slight frame.

One day after NASCAR's Robby Gordon said he would not race against the petite Patrick because he believes she has a weight advantage at a mere 100 pounds, IRL officials said they were not considering changing their rules to level the playing field.

"It's no issue at all, as it pertains to the Indianapolis 500 and oval-track racing," league spokesman John Griffin said.

The IRL does not consider the weight of the driver in its race specifications. While cars must weigh a minimum of 1,525 pounds before the fuel and driver are added, drivers are not weighed.

Patrick checks in almost 50 pounds less than pole winner Tony Kanaan. She qualified fourth for Sunday's race and consistently turned some of the fastest laps of the month. Less weight could give Patrick two advantages -- quicker speeds and less fuel consumption, which could be a key in a 500-mile race.

Gordon suggested Saturday that Patrick's small frame gave her a significant edge over someone like himself, who weighs nearly 200 pounds.

"The lighter the car, the faster it goes," Gordon said. "Do the math."

Gordon wasn't the only driver making that point this month.

On the day Kanaan waited nearly six hours before finding out he won the pole, he was responded to a question by making the same point.

"I'm not bragging about it, but I think that's an advantage for sure," Kanaan said. "Forty-five pounds is probably like 10 gallons of fuel, so it's like we're qualifying with 20 gallons of fuel and she's qualifying with 10."

But Kanaan also showed a sense of humor about it.

When asked if he could lose 45 pounds by not eating, Kanaan responded: "I've stopped eating a lot, but I think maybe I should chop off half of my nose. That might be weighing 100 pounds."

 

I'd hit it

I seen her fiance on there and I believe some of the ladies might hit that too.

This kid will win the Indy before Robby does and if she switches to NASCAR she will beat him there too.

 

I would LOVE to see her hit NASCAR, even if it's just for a few races in the Busch series...she'd get sponsorship, talk about the marketing possibilities for NASCAR. They want NASCAR to be the face of America, well...

 

oh hey, look, robby in the wall (again).


maybe he should pack on a few more pounds so his car can stay on the track