Chicagoist: Driving Like A Girl No Longer An Insult

celerysalt

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:51:49 -0600

why are people trying to take the piss out of Danica Patrick? I personally wish she was a little less attractive (it would've been so satisfyiing to have a homely chick win), but the girl won a major race - I don't care how many cars were in it, because I'm pretty sure YOURS wasn't one of them. So maybe you guys should shut up? Also, the people who were pissing and moaning about her weight "advantage?" Total crap. It just means that women are better suited, physically, to drive race cars. Obviously.

plumbum82

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:49:16 -0600

In fairness, no one wanted to pass her because she had her turn signal on the whole time. ZING! Hey, how about those women drivers, huh? Aren't they something? Tip your waitresses folks, I'll be here all weekend!

Stephen

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:00:29 -0600

Sorry bunnybear, Katherine Legge is not a better racer than Patrick, and the Toyota Atlantic Championship is part of a "developmental" racing series, i.e. minor league.

tc3

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:01:43 -0600

There have been more than 18 cars in the field for the majority of her top 10 finishes. Granted, this was a small field since the final CART race was the next day, but she still had to pass Helio and her team had better pit strategy than the other big guys.

900hp

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:28:17 -0600

Katherine's win was in a rookie series and she didn't distinguish herself in Champcar proper. Too bad she's out of open wheel and we can't see these two face off in comparable equipment.

bunnybear

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:53:42 -0600

Top 10 finishes aren't necessarily that great when the grid is made up of 18 cars. I'm not knocking Danica's win, however, there are better women racers out there. Katherine Legge is one (she was the first woman to win a major open-wheel race in North America).