Milka & Porsche
03-17-2010, 11:10 PM
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03-17-2010, 11:16 PM
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I rolled up to Thunderhill to work on the cars about one year ago when they (Frankie Muniz aka Malcom In The Middle) were testing. Supposedly the day before she set the outright record there, something like 1:32. Silly me, I didn't even know what Stargate World was so I didn't bother to go over and say hi.
03-17-2010, 11:46 PM
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For anyone that raced SuperKarts! in the late '90's, you would have seen guys like Joey Hand, Memo Gidley, Damon Meek, Alex Baron, Scott Speed, AJ Almondinger and a host of others. Guys like Ron White are still struggling to get noticed but he doesn't have deep pockets or big sponsors.
I've know quite a few folks that were lights out fast, but they never make it out of the local karting club because they don't have the $$$$. Sometimes the best drivers are not always the one's in the top series, but the ones able to secure sponsorship.
I've know quite a few folks that were lights out fast, but they never make it out of the local karting club because they don't have the $$$$. Sometimes the best drivers are not always the one's in the top series, but the ones able to secure sponsorship.
03-17-2010, 11:50 PM
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03-18-2010, 12:04 AM
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What are you talking about man? Some people actually get attention by WINNING and ALL of there respect and recognition is from the track, endorsements actually come AFTER they win.
You can't hardly say that Danica's name recognition is for the same reason as Dale Earnhardt. But you can compare their name recognition.
03-18-2010, 12:27 AM
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Did anyone see the rookie chic named Simona De Silvestro out qualify and out run Danica for part of the race in Brazil? I sure hope that girl turns out to be the anti-Danica, recognized purely based on driving talent. She placed third in formula atlantic last year.
She qualified 11th (vs 13th for Danica) in her first Indycar race. Without all the hype.
She qualified 11th (vs 13th for Danica) in her first Indycar race. Without all the hype.
03-18-2010, 09:37 AM
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03-18-2010, 11:38 AM
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03-18-2010, 11:39 AM
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Simona is quite talented!
03-18-2010, 12:12 PM
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What are you talking about man? Some people actually get attention by WINNING and ALL of there respect and recognition is from the track, endorsements actually come AFTER they win.
You can't hardly say that Danica's name recognition is for the same reason as Dale Earnhardt. But you can compare their name recognition.
You can't hardly say that Danica's name recognition is for the same reason as Dale Earnhardt. But you can compare their name recognition.
Like her or not Danica finished in the top 5 five times and finished 5th in the points. That's in a series with some pretty amazing drivers. Does she get a lot of extra attention because she's a woman. Sure. Big deal. The downside is there is always a mic in her face and if you've ever raced you know the best time to be commenting is not when you just get out of a car all heated up and full of adrenalin.
Danica is a great race car driver. Probably one of the 10 best American born drivers racing today. Being a woman has opened some doors for her but she, in turn, is opening them for drivers like Simona.
Just my 2 cents. I also like Alonso!
03-18-2010, 01:02 PM
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Danica is definitely a solid, good, pro driver. I’m not sure I would put her in the 10-best American drivers though, but that can be debated all day long. She certainly justifies her place in IRL though.
Her last season was a model of consistency, racking up points in most races. What really impressed was that she was on balance the strongest in the team, over Tony Kanaan and Marco.
Having said that, I think Tony had a sub-par season for a variety of reasons, and maybe this year he will come more to the fore. But beating Tony K, even when he is having a so-so season is nothing to sniff at.
Simona may ultimately eclipse Danica, as her resume looks a little more solid than Danica’s did at that same stage in her career. But time will tell, not every phenom coming up the ranks is able to translate it into a sustainable pro career for all sorts of reasons.
As for Milka… fascinating as she really is too slow to justify her seat on a sporting basis. But I know she could drive circles around me.
Her last season was a model of consistency, racking up points in most races. What really impressed was that she was on balance the strongest in the team, over Tony Kanaan and Marco.
Having said that, I think Tony had a sub-par season for a variety of reasons, and maybe this year he will come more to the fore. But beating Tony K, even when he is having a so-so season is nothing to sniff at.
Simona may ultimately eclipse Danica, as her resume looks a little more solid than Danica’s did at that same stage in her career. But time will tell, not every phenom coming up the ranks is able to translate it into a sustainable pro career for all sorts of reasons.
As for Milka… fascinating as she really is too slow to justify her seat on a sporting basis. But I know she could drive circles around me.
03-18-2010, 02:03 PM
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03-18-2010, 02:19 PM
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Ohhhh - that's where I recognize her name from. Yeah, that was a shame, she should have taken the championship.
03-18-2010, 04:09 PM
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Maybe but I don't think it counts until they've proven they can make the leap from a kart to a race car.