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Offline Jackal1

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« on: May 29, 2005, 11:28:49 PM »
Like it or not history was made at the Brickyard today.
  Danica just plain friggen rocks.
  1st female to ever lead a lap on lap 56 and that was just the beginning.
  The stall in the pits and time down for a restart. Back from 4th place to 16th. Then the working out of the mire up to 8th.  3 times there was wheel brushing  twice it was wrecks. She was the only one that pulled out of it without wrecking and continued on.
  Then the wreck at restart when she lost the front wing and the downtime for the replacement thanks to Allison.
  Then on to lead at Indy again to make history.
  Wheldon took 1st and deservedly so, but Danica made history and also showed what determination and guts will do.
  The most awesome race in Indy history without a doubt.
  I have only witnessed this much determination and sheer willpower in racing once before. That was way back in the early sprint car days before the WoO at OKC fairgrounds by Aaron Madden. I used to leave Tx every Friday evening and haul balls to OKC fairgrounds to watch the MARCAR circuit. Danica reminded me so much of Aaron with the "never give up" attitude it is unreal.
  As Larry The Cable Guy so eloqently would put it.... That`s talent , I don`t care who you are.
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2005, 11:31:08 PM »
If she raced nekkid, i bet she'd win.
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2005, 01:41:38 AM »
Did'nt get to see the race, but I was rooting for her. She is the real deal.
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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2005, 07:43:28 AM »
Another 5 - 10 gallons of gas & she coulda won it.
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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2005, 09:03:37 AM »
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Another 5 - 10 gallons of gas & she coulda won it.


Yea, it would have been great if she had the fuel onboard to where she didn`t have to run lean those last few. I would have liked to seen her mix it up running with full horsepower.
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2005, 09:07:24 AM »
where did she place?

and... has anyone ever seen a woman racer in any kind of race that didn't have at least 1 st place material for a car?   seems that they allways get the very best of the best equipment to start their rookie attempts with.

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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2005, 09:18:09 AM »
I dont think she could have kept Wheldon behind her regardless of her fuel situation.  Even on the last restart when Wheldon started first and she passed him in the first lap (lap 190 or so) she was running wide open on fuel setting number 1 which is the richest setting in the car and Wheldon still ran her down in less than 3 laps.  Wheldon's car was a rocket all day long and I dont really think that Danica running lean really affected her finish position all that much other than the fact that if she hadnt run it lean and there hadnt been all those caution laps at the end, she probably would have run out of fuel and never finished anywhere near the top.  Her fuel strategy helped her finish the race in the top 4 but I dont think there was any way for her to hold Wheldon off.
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« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2005, 09:20:40 AM »
She ended in 4th after leading a lot of the final laps. She was having to run on lean due to fuel. A yellow flag near the end made a big difference by a couple of seconds one way or the other.
  As far as her equipment goes , she ran the first half of the race with her car handling like pure crap. She had to have the front wing replaced after a restart crash , where she lost a good amount of time in the pits. The last part of the race the car was loose as a goose. It was her driving that put her back up front.
  Rahal made a very wise decision when he retrieved her back home from England.

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« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2005, 09:36:14 AM »
well... my point is that if you have equipment that is the best or at least second best... if you place less than second then you are holding back the car.

if you slid out of control in a wreck and get lucky.... you are lucky.

If you run out of gas because you are running the wrong mixture in order to get a short term gain... you, or your crew, mad a bad decision.

my guess is that she won't do so well next year.  I hope she doesn't get killed or kill someone else.  but...I hope that for all rookie drivers.

you seem to be emphasizing the things that kept her from winning without looking at the things that got here into fourth instead of what shoulda happened... DNF or finish at the middle of the pack.   she (or her crew) took a lot of chances and they got lucky.

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« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2005, 09:57:36 AM »
Nah, she's the real deal. She's extremely consistent. She'll be on top once she gets more experience. The wing tearing off shoulda sent most people into the wall, but she saved it. The stall in the pit they said was a clutch problem. She probably has the most good highlight film moments from the race too (running down the pack on the straights).

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well... my point is that if you have equipment that is the best or at least second best... if you place less than second then you are holding back the car.

if you slid out of control in a wreck and get lucky.... you are lucky.

If you run out of gas because you are running the wrong mixture in order to get a short term gain... you, or your crew, mad a bad decision.

my guess is that she won't do so well next year.  I hope she doesn't get killed or kill someone else.  but...I hope that for all rookie drivers.

you seem to be emphasizing the things that kept her from winning without looking at the things that got here into fourth instead of what shoulda happened... DNF or finish at the middle of the pack.   she (or her crew) took a lot of chances and they got lucky.

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« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2005, 09:59:54 AM »
Oh I gotta disagree on that. Her fuel situation was dictated by the way the cards fell. They had a choice to roll the dice and they did. That`s just racing and good teamwork.
  What I am emphasizes is that she was a rookie, a minnow in a school of seasoned sharks. She still overcame all the obstacles and trouble, came back up through the pack to the front. Just old fashion talent and determination.
  Rahal has got to be tickled pink at her performance. I`m sure the big check doesn`t hurt none either. :)
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« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2005, 10:03:12 AM »
ok... role the dice and make it to fourth or play it safe and finish in the middle of the pack..

rolling the dice makes better press tho.

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« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2005, 10:05:41 AM »
And also looks pretty nice points wise and check wise.
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« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2005, 10:40:55 AM »
Did that whiner race car driver actually boycot the race or did he even qualify?
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« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2005, 10:43:01 AM »
lol "holding the car back"

4th place as a rookie at Indy ain't no BS. That was a deep field, her teammate the Brazilian who finished 2nd can drive a little bit too.
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