psst, connie is a cool kid. pass it on.
Danica has brought a *lot* of attention to the sport and that is never a bad thing. She's driving for Michael Andretti next year which should be a good thing as well.
Don't you just love this party? Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cass - Oct 23, 2006 1:13:01 pm PDT #5111 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
AirstreamNA - Oct 23, 2006 1:13:27 pm PDT #5112 of 10001
When you're racing - it's life. Anything that comes before or after is just waiting.
done a few Bonderaunt classes.::sigh again:: And, you know Boundurant, too!!!
I come by my madness through genetics.Me too. We're an entire racing family (though mom hasn't in awhile). HSR Daytona is in a few weeks. :D And, no open wheels in our family. House Rules.
Daytona is the *best*! First race of the season and lots of drivers pop in from other series. Love. It.Oooo. Have you ever been to the 12 Hours of Sebring? Another awesome race.
Connie Neil - Oct 23, 2006 1:15:04 pm PDT #5113 of 10001
brillig
Wasn't Danica the one where one of the spoilsports said it was unfair to allow her to drive because she was so tiny she got a weight advantage? I wonder what he said was the reason he was beaten by all the men who finished in front of him.
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2006 1:16:32 pm PDT #5114 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wasn't Danica the one where one of the spoilsports said it was unfair to allow her to drive because she was so tiny she got a weight advantage?
Heh. If that were true, racecar drivers would all look like jokeys.
AirstreamNA - Oct 23, 2006 1:17:13 pm PDT #5115 of 10001
When you're racing - it's life. Anything that comes before or after is just waiting.
Yeah, though I must say, weight really does make a huge difference in racing. But, she is an excellent driver, and even if they added weight to her car, she'd still be the boys.
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2006 1:24:37 pm PDT #5116 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
October 23,2006 | DES MOINES, Iowa -- One of the great apes at a research center in Des Moines has learned a valuable lesson -- don't pull the fire alarm. A bonobo named Panbanisha did just that last Friday, sending out the fire department to the Great Ape Trust of Iowa.
Fire department spokesman Brian O'Keefe said Monday it was the first known case of an animal setting off a fire alarm in Des Moines.
Trust spokesman Al Setka said a 25-year-old female named Panbanisha was the guilty ape.
Setka said Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a lead scientist at the trust focusing on studying the behavior and intelligence of bonobos, scolded Panbanisha.
"It's my understanding that she's been told not to do it again," Setka said.
brenda m - Oct 23, 2006 1:27:28 pm PDT #5117 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
"It's my understanding that she's been told not to do it again," Setka said.
Hee!
Cass - Oct 23, 2006 1:28:14 pm PDT #5118 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
And, no open wheels in our family. House Rules.For style or safety?
Really would love to go to Sebring but I have never been. Riverside had good enduros and fun places to watch them from the infield.
Next year is likely to only be Champ and ALMS at Portland for me though. I would love to see the street race in Phoenix so maybe that as well.
Wasn't Danica the one where one of the spoilsports said it was unfair to allow her to drive because she was so tiny she got a weight advantage?Ah, the spoilsport in question being Robby Gordon, who I adore but man did he get hell for saying that. As Airstream says, weight matters but she is good as well.
Kathy A - Oct 23, 2006 1:34:18 pm PDT #5119 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I grew up watching Indy on Memorial Day weekend, so I know the big-name racers from the 1970s and early '80s. Dad's nickname was AJ Foyt, due to his lead foot. After that, I know nothing, but Dad has become a huge NASCAR fan (they go to the Joliet track on the big-ticket race weekends for the entire weekend to socialize as much as to watch the race).
AirstreamNA - Oct 23, 2006 1:36:46 pm PDT #5120 of 10001
When you're racing - it's life. Anything that comes before or after is just waiting.
For style or safety?Safety. My parents saw a guy get killed at Mid-Ohio in the early 70s, and ever since House Rules say no open-wheel racing.
Obviously, you're in the Portland races. From the guys I know who race ALMS and GrandAm, it's their least favorite track. I've never been there so I have no opinion. My new favorite track has to be Miller Motorsports Park outside Salt Lake City. However, the ALMS guys didn't have as much luck there.
And, if you ever make it to Sebring, be sure that you have a male companion. The infield is referred to as the Zoo, and to say the least, it verges on insanity. Wait, it actually is an insane place to be.