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Danica Patrick at a crossroads amigos. Should she just go away now?

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Old 05-31-2011, 11:51 AM
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Larry, no one is telling you to be a fan of anyone. Your issue is that she gets more attention than she deserves because she is not a champion. There can only be 1 champion a year and she is not there and may never be, but she has the talent to compete in the IRL series with respectable finishes in what can be argued to be the biggest race in the world. How many people can say that.

She is using what she has to get herself and her team sponsorship money to run the series. It's what it takes to stay in a seat. Talent alone is not enough these days.

Regarding Alonso: His off track antics of blackmail and ordering a teammate to crash into a wall so he can get a red flag session to benefit his track position is downright criminal. Danica has never been involved in anything like that eventhough she is not likeable off the track.
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Originally Posted by Land Jet
Being a fan of someone is a highly personal thing.
You will never please everyone 100% of the time.

There are people who like Danica, and people who hate her.
There are people who like Alonso, and people who hate him.
There are people who like Vettel, and people who hate him.
There are people who like Hamilton, and people who hate him.
There are people who like Schumacher, and people who hate him.

Heck there are even people who hate Jenson Button (IMHO one of the most humble, yet still talented drivers) because he prefers to finish races instead of crashing out pretending to be Ayrton Senna.

Of course I did not mean to compare Danica Patrick to Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Schumacher and Button. Clearly Danica does NOT have what it takes to race in F1. She is a talented race car driver (how many of us here have jobs racing at the Indy 500, let's see a show of hands). But she will never be the best.

Professional motorsports has always had a huge marketing aspect to it and Danica Patrick has been a marketers wet dream. That is why she is what she is. But in time I think we will see that Simona de Silvestro is a more successful female IRL driver and she too is a hottie.
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Old 05-31-2011, 12:53 PM
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Default You don't care for Danika? Misogynist!

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I am not a fan of Danika's because she is not a very nice person, blames others for her problems, is a mediocre driver, no championships, and gets way more media attention than she deserves. She leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Well... according to 'Puppy' you just might be amigo.



Compadre of mine has a theory in which he states that those that support little Danika so vehemently, have daughters close to her age or younger... and that this is some form of projection.

Sort of makes sense.



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I think we will see that Simona de Silvestro is a more successful female IRL driver and she too is a hottie.





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Originally Posted by Frank Bullitt
Well... according to 'Puppy' you just might be amigo.



Compadre of mine has a theory in which he states that those that support little Danika so vehemently, have daughters close to her age or younger... and that this is some form of projection.

Sort of makes sense.


No it doesn't so cut it out.
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Default An amigo of mine has formulated this simple theory hombre!

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No it doesn't so cut it out.
Personally I find it rather intriguing. His Main Point being that they equate it as an attack on the possibilities for their daughter's future.


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Ok, I will do it for you, thread closed.
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