What some Nascar drivers really think about Danica

[Big Mike]

How The Other Drivers REALLY Feel About Danica Patrick

[Patrick]

I don't like her either, and, I don't know her. While I was cooking for some of the teams I had the opportunity to she how she acted and conducted herself. Maybe she was just having a bad day, but, she was a bitch.

[Big Al of Tennessee]

They call her TAB, ok, I'll help you out, Tens A Bitch.

At Bristol the last race, pit box, she dumps the clutch to go and ran straight into the car in front of her.

Now that ain't no driver of any kind. She could have killed or maimed a pit crewman That is

personal.

Leave and follow Jet Dryer man, Juan Pablo, back to Indy Cars. Nobody is watching that anyway.

Or maybe hire her to drive the Pace Car.

[sandy]

She use to live in Scottsdale. I knew some folks who lived in her neighborhood and knew her. She was nice in that situation. At the races, she develops an attitude. When I raced a Tiger in C production, I had a very focused mindset at the track too. It can be misinterpreted.

[MP]

In the heat of racing, those things get said about ALL drivers. She is not the best driver, but she is NOT the poorest driver out there either. There are a number of drivers that have about her number of races in, with a LOWER average finish than she has.

[Big Al of Tennessee]

Face it, show piece and sponsor pie.

Excuses don't pay the bills. One more year and gone.

If that.

[Jess Tolbirt]

like Joe says,, I'd hit that..

[old2soon]

IF she was NOT a split tail AND her endings are like they are AND NOT fairly easy on the eyes and NOT look so good in tight clothes AND DID NOT bring in the sponsor $$$$$$$$$$ like she do She would have been gone year before last.  BUT she are ANYTHING BUT a stock car driver. Having said that-when I raced and the green flag dropped I ONLY worried bout numero uno-ME. Did I have my share of problems in the pits-HELL YEAH. BUT I actually learned HOW to race AND I was there on my own dime. MAYBE if the repair bills came out of her cut!!  RIDE SAFE.

[donaldcc]

  here is what a VRCC member who is NOT a NASCAR driver really thinks about Danica.

 First she is hot.  then she gets a lot of press and that is good for NASCAR.  she seems to be a mediocre NASCAR driver.

 and what that means is that she could kick 99.99% of all you old fart (me included) Valkyrie rider's ass on any kind of track.  



MODIFY:  99.9999%.

[old2soon]

 here is what a VRCC member who is NOT a NASCAR driver really thinks about Danica.

 First she is hot.  then she gets a lot of press and that is good for NASCAR.  she seems to be a mediocre NASCAR driver.

 and what that means is that she could kick 99.99% of all you old fart (me included) Valkyrie rider's ass on any kind of track.  



MODIFY:  99.9999%.

Like I said-NOT terribly difficult to look at!!  RIDE SAFE.

[Robert]

I could believe she could be a tough person, but remember in a very competitive sport where emotions run high and the competition is so very keen I would take all comments with a grain of salt. She bucks every stereotype that there is in a mainly man dominated sport. You would have to be different in those type of circumstances. I wonder what people would say about us if all they knew was our work demeanor.   

[Doc809]

Oh and by the way, there are some of us who actually watch Indy and go to the races! Ride safe!

[Chrisj CMA]

 here is what a VRCC member who is NOT a NASCAR driver really thinks about Danica.

 First she is hot.  then she gets a lot of press and that is good for NASCAR.  she seems to be a mediocre NASCAR driver.

 and what that means is that she could kick 99.99% of all you old fart (me included) Valkyrie rider's ass on any kind of track.  



MODIFY:  99.9999%.

Totally disagree.  You take 100 average drivers (like you will find in this club since you used us a the pool) and I believe 60-75 of us could be trained to drive a stock car as good or better than Danica in a very short amount of time.  Once you get used to the machine and going that fast you have 90% of the battle won, learn a few maneuvers and some strategy BOOM after all its just plowing straight ahead most of the time, its not even turning left with those high banks its just a long drag race with traffic.  I think anyone that wanted to could learn to do it well

[Jack]

I think she is great PR for NASCAR.  Wives watch the races if they can identify with the drivers.  Less friction at home.

[donaldcc]

Totally disagree.  You take 100 average drivers (like you will find in this club since you used us a the pool) and I believe 60-75 of us could be trained to drive a stock car as good or better than Danica in a very short amount of time.  Once you get used to the machine and going that fast you have 90% of the battle won, learn a few maneuvers and some strategy BOOM after all its just plowing straight ahead most of the time, its not even turning left with those high banks its just a long drag race with traffic.  I think anyone that wanted to could learn to do it well

 hey Chris.  I would respectfully totally disagree with that also.

 you take 100 drivers from VRCC and you get 20 with knee replacements, 8 with by-pass surgery, 45 with arthritis, 10 with frozen shoulders, 60 with obesity and 20 that are so fat they would not even fit in the car, 12 hip replacements that can't lift foot from brake to gas pedal in a timely fashion, etc, etc.

 so maybe VRCC is not the pool to take the sample from.  the thought that 60-75 of us out of the entire club (not just 100) could ever equal her in a race is pure fantasy.

 these drivers are athletes.  they are in good shape physically, their reflexes are likely in the top 1%, and they have nerves of "steel".  to think we might just hop in go around fast a few times and "learn a few maneuvers" and then "compete" with a mid level NASCAR driver is ludicrous, IMHO.  

 I just do not think you are giving enough credit to how difficult a NASCAR competition is.  but,  I have never driven on a NASCAR track and have no training, so just my opinion.  I do think that none of our members would win the beauty or sponsorship contest.

[Willow]

 ...   First she is hot.  ...
 and what that means is that she could kick 99.99% of all you old fart (me included) Valkyrie rider's ass on any kind of track.  

MODIFY:  99.9999%.

Uh, Don, I don't believe there are enough Valkyrie riders to justify that percentage.  (For the mathematically challenged that would take one million subjects with one exception. )

And between you and me she's not that hot, but she does get a lot of publicity and exposure.  I'm guessing that 37.9997% of the women in this country given the publicity and support (makeup, wardrobe, photo skills, etc.) that Danica gets would be just as hot or more.

By the way, I agree she is a fairly mediocre race car driver whose presence is very good financially and otherwise for NASCAR. 

[Varmintmist]

Not a big nascar fan, however, She is ranked 33 after 3 races and finished 21 in the third race of the season which was AHEAD of all 3 other of her male teammates.

If it was a guy, everyone would be cheering the underdog.

And she is hot.

[Serk]

I got to see her race a few years back (It was the fast cars, not the slower shotboat Nascar ones, don't remember the names) and had the scanner to listen in.

She can give as good as she gets as far as foul language and bad talking the other drivers!

[Jess Tolbirt]

i you want to know what it feels like to drive one of those, go to the track in Dallas and go through the classes on saturday and drive on sunday.. the fastest they will let you run is 175mph. thats all i wanted and i used to race sprint cars at 130+ on the dirt, i just thought i had some nerves..back in the early 90's i think the school was 400 dollars and after 3 laps i knew i got my moneys worth..

[Serk]

i you want to know what it feels like to drive one of those, go to the track in Dallas and go through the classes on saturday and drive on sunday.. the fastest they will let you run is 175mph. thats all i wanted and i used to race sprint cars at 130+ on the dirt, i just thought i had some nerves..back in the early 90's i think the school was 400 dollars and after 3 laps i knew i got my moneys worth..

Yup... I got to do a ride along for free (Thanks to Marlboro cigarettes, oddly enough) a few years back. I gained a lotta resepect for the drivers when my vision went black in the first banked curve...

Here's my big ole' self all suited up and about to begin squirting myself through the window into the passenger seat:



And just for S&G, I didn't get to ride in it, but they did let me put on an Indy car too:

[Chrisj CMA]

Totally disagree.  You take 100 average drivers (like you will find in this club since you used us a the pool) and I believe 60-75 of us could be trained to drive a stock car as good or better than Danica in a very short amount of time.  Once you get used to the machine and going that fast you have 90% of the battle won, learn a few maneuvers and some strategy BOOM after all its just plowing straight ahead most of the time, its not even turning left with those high banks its just a long drag race with traffic.  I think anyone that wanted to could learn to do it well

 hey Chris.  I would respectfully totally disagree with that also.

 you take 100 drivers from VRCC and you get 20 with knee replacements, 8 with by-pass surgery, 45 with arthritis, 10 with frozen shoulders, 60 with obesity and 20 that are so fat they would not even fit in the car, 12 hip replacements that can't lift foot from brake to gas pedal in a timely fashion, etc, etc.

 so maybe VRCC is not the pool to take the sample from.  the thought that 60-75 of us out of the entire club (not just 100) could ever equal her in a race is pure fantasy.

 these drivers are athletes.  they are in good shape physically, their reflexes are likely in the top 1%, and they have nerves of "steel".  to think we might just hop in go around fast a few times and "learn a few maneuvers" and then "compete" with a mid level NASCAR driver is ludicrous, IMHO.  

 I just do not think you are giving enough credit to how difficult a NASCAR competition is.  but,  I have never driven on a NASCAR track and have no training, so just my opinion.  I do think that none of our members would win the beauty or sponsorship contest.

OK, good point about the physical challenges of many in our midst.  But, I still think if you took 100 average drivers that wanted to learn to drive a NASCAR and were physically up to the challenge, 60-75 could become good at it given the chance and the training.  

It cannot be THAT much harder than piloting a Valkyrie though the 285 bipass in Atlanta the first time.  If youve never done that, man what a rush!  Talk about staying alert and having reflexes...........ok its only 85-90mph but speed is just something you get used to.  Remember the first time you went 70 in your fathers car....now it aint nothin............

[BF]

Totally disagree.  You take 100 average drivers (like you will find in this club since you used us a the pool) and I believe 60-75 of us could be trained to drive a stock car as good or better than Danica in a very short amount of time.  Once you get used to the machine and going that fast you have 90% of the battle won, learn a few maneuvers and some strategy BOOM after all its just plowing straight ahead most of the time, its not even turning left with those high banks its just a long drag race with traffic.  I think anyone that wanted to could learn to do it well

 hey Chris.  I would respectfully totally disagree with that also.

 you take 100 drivers from VRCC and you get 20 with knee replacements, 8 with by-pass surgery, 45 with arthritis, 10 with frozen shoulders, 60 with obesity and 20 that are so fat they would not even fit in the car, 12 hip replacements that can't lift foot from brake to gas pedal in a timely fashion, etc, etc.

 so maybe VRCC is not the pool to take the sample from.  the thought that 60-75 of us out of the entire club (not just 100) could ever equal her in a race is pure fantasy.

 these drivers are athletes.  they are in good shape physically, their reflexes are likely in the top 1%, and they have nerves of "steel".  to think we might just hop in go around fast a few times and "learn a few maneuvers" and then "compete" with a mid level NASCAR driver is ludicrous, IMHO.  

 I just do not think you are giving enough credit to how difficult a NASCAR competition is.  but,  I have never driven on a NASCAR track and have no training, so just my opinion.  I do think that none of our members would win the beauty or sponsorship contest.

OK, good point about the physical challenges of many in our midst.  But, I still think if you took 100 average drivers that wanted to learn to drive a NASCAR and were physically up to the challenge, 60-75 could become good at it given the chance and the training. 

It cannot be THAT much harder than piloting a Valkyrie though the 285 bipass in Atlanta the first time.  If youve never done that, man what a rush!  Talk about staying alert and having reflexes...........ok its only 85-90mph but speed is just something you get used to.  Remember the first time you went 70 in your fathers car....now it aint nisthin............

Been on that thing several times.  Every time I've been on that road, it's 85 mph one second and then slam on the brakes to 25 mph the next.....then back to 90.....and then back to 25, then back to 90 and then back to 25 again. 

The definition of insanity to me is living in Atlanta and driving around there everyday. 

I don't know how people that live there handle that stupidity every day. 

[The emperor has no clothes]

 here is what a VRCC member who is NOT a NASCAR driver really thinks about Danica.

 First she is hot.  then she gets a lot of press and that is good for NASCAR.  she seems to be a mediocre NASCAR driver.

 and what that means is that she could kick 99.99% of all you old fart (me included) Valkyrie rider's ass on any kind of track.  



MODIFY:  99.9999%.

Totally disagree.  You take 100 average drivers (like you will find in this club since you used us a the pool) and I believe 60-75 of us could be trained to drive a stock car as good or better than Danica in a very short amount of time.  Once you get used to the machine and going that fast you have 90% of the battle won, learn a few maneuvers and some strategy BOOM after all its just plowing straight ahead most of the time, its not even turning left with those high banks its just a long drag race with traffic.  I think anyone that wanted to could learn to do it well

Not a chance in hell. She would kick your butt 100 out of 100 times. Go to one of the tracks that you can drive at and see how fast you are. Every one of the racers is there because they are good. She may not be anywhere close to the best, but she would make ANY of us look foolish.

[Serk]

she would make ANY of us look foolish.

If I were to put that bikini on and pose for a picture, "foolish" would be the kindest thing that one could imagine being said about the situation...   

[The emperor has no clothes]

she would make ANY of us look foolish.

If I were to put that bikini on and pose for a picture, "foolish" would be the kindest thing that one could imagine being said about the situation...   

I hope steamer doesn't read this thread !

[donaldcc]

she would make ANY of us look foolish.

If I were to put that bikini on and pose for a picture, "foolish" would be the kindest thing that one could imagine being said about the situation...   

But . . . but . . . Serk aren't you becoming skinny and svelte now??

[donaldcc]

 ...   First she is hot.  ...
 and what that means is that she could kick 99.99% of all you old fart (me included) Valkyrie rider's ass on any kind of track.  

MODIFY:  99.9999%.

Uh, Don, I don't believe there are enough Valkyrie riders to justify that percentage.  (For the mathematically challenged that would take one million subjects with one exception. ) . . .

sort of my point Willow.  don't think there is a single member here who could take her on the track. 

[Serk]

she would make ANY of us look foolish.

If I were to put that bikini on and pose for a picture, "foolish" would be the kindest thing that one could imagine being said about the situation...   

But . . . but . . . Serk aren't you becoming skinny and svelte now??

And to complete the utter threadjacking, I give you..... this...

Although this pic is over 5 years old, there IS a lot less of me now, but that doesn't change the fact that you do NOT wanna see me in a bikini!!! I've mentioned it before, but no matter how in shape it is, the male form is not meant to be seen. For proof I present this - Magazines for men have lots of pictures of almost naked women in them. But also, magazines for women ALSO have lots of pictures of... almost naked women in them...

[Serk]

don't think there is a single member here who could take her on the track. 

I could take her on the track.
I could take her in the sack.
I could take her in a bar.
I could take her near, or far.

I would take her here and there, I would take her ANYWHERE!

[Big Al of Tennessee]

Petty said, Bring it, he would race her and make it look easy, he is 72.

Stewart, her car owner has not set the date yet.

Petty could do it.

[Big Al of Tennessee]

I heard Danica has a Blow Up Steamer Doll.

[bigguy]

OK, so the obvious question now is:
If she drove NASCAR in that bikini, what would the other drivers say?
I might start watching NASCAR.

[Big Al of Tennessee]

Not a big nascar fan, however, She is ranked 33 after 3 races and finished 21 in the third race of the season which was AHEAD of all 3 other of her male teammates.

If it was a guy, everyone would be cheering the underdog.

And she is hot.

She wrecked them too, and it ain't the first time.

[bigguy]

I don't watch NASCAR, but I have seen some epic fights on the news. What do those guys say about other drivers? I honestly don't know, Are they treating her any differently, or do they trash talk all (or at least most) of their competitors?

[Big Al of Tennessee]

I don't watch NASCAR, but I have seen some epic fights on the news. What do those guys say about other drivers? I honestly don't know, Are they treating her any differently, or do they trash talk all (or at least most) of their competitors?

Yes they are not supportive of one another competitively, but in the past they would help each other.

Still do. Still sometimes they want to kill each other.

They help her too.

You just don't hear about it.

Jeff Gordon does not like her, because now he is not the only female out there.

[wiggydotcom]

Petty said, Bring it, he would race her and make it look easy, he is 72.

Stewart, her car owner has not set the date yet.

Petty could do it.

I respectfully disagree. He didn't win a race in his last 8 yrs of racing. That's quite a dry spell. It's been 23 yrs since his last race.
He's never raced in the "Car of Tomorrow" which is what Nascar currently uses. That configuration is a LOT different than anything Richard was used to driving in his day.

I think Danica would win a grudge race with him....noooo problem.

[Big Al of Tennessee]

Petty said, Bring it, he would race her and make it look easy, he is 72.

Stewart, her car owner has not set the date yet.

Petty could do it.

I respectfully disagree. He didn't win a race in his last 8 yrs of racing. That's quite a dry spell. It's been 23 yrs since his last race.
He's never raced in the "Car of Tomorrow" which is what Nascar currently uses. That configuration is a LOT different than anything Richard was used to driving in his day.

I think Danica would win a grudge race with him....noooo problem.

Oh contrar , Old Age and Treachery, will win out over youth and exuberance every time.

Remember Danica can't drive for squat and when Richard wanted to he could put it out front.

Like when Reagan was at Daytona, he ran it to Victory Lane. Met the Prez. Making a good living just

showing

up as he did. What's the hurry, it was a business for Richard, not a must win.

Kinda like Mark Martin who never won a championship, but is a Multi-Millionaire, Danica is raking

in the bucks just circling, sponsorships, endorsements, they make a fortune.

Danica and her usual problem.

Retaliation attempt goes wrong for Patrick

[Varmintmist]

Not a big nascar fan, however, She is ranked 33 after 3 races and finished 21 in the third race of the season which was AHEAD of all 3 other of her male teammates.

If it was a guy, everyone would be cheering the underdog.

And she is hot.

She wrecked them too, and it ain't the first time.

And no one else wrecked in those races or in NASCAR before she started driving.
I saw Petty's "challenge". He proved his name fits and he will get his butt handed to him if her team owner wants to waste his time with him.

[MP]

And, there have been a number of times when those "good male" drivers, wrecked her in the closing laps, while she was up near the front.

MP

[donaldcc]

. . . Oh contrar , Old Age and Treachery, will win out over youth and exuberance every time. . . .

  ahhh.  a favorite phrase of the elderly, not likely to be proven in fact, and just goes to show their brain forgets what "youth and exuberance"  really is.

   "Old Age and Treachery"  sounds like a euphemism for "Old guy that cheats."