Danica Patrick has received lots of attention as a woman race-car driver in a male-dominated sport — but she’s been dogged by questions of whether she can win a big race. She put those questions to rest Sunday, crossing the finish line in the Japan 300 to become the first woman to win an Indy car race.
“This reaches outside racing,†Patrick said. “This is about finding something you love to do, and following through with it.â€
That’s a message every young girl needs to hear.
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Sure, all you need is two hands, a lead foot and a set of brass ones.
Well, two out of three ain’t bad.
It woun’t be long till we take over the world!!!
Someone has to clean up the mess made by a million years of male dominance…it’s about damn time!
Oh…good luck Mary. What a sexist women comment.
Congrats to the lady though, good job!
I don’t follow racing but she might be enough to make me watch.
Global warming is a bad thing, say the liberals, but we can use lots of gasoline if it powers a WOMAN to win in a car race? LOL
Anyway, I think women SHOULD be more prominent in auto racing. They are usually not as heavy as men, and would, therefore, tend to be less “payload” in a race car.
Another gender barrier shattered
What barrier? Was there some law that was abolished? Perhaps a gender discrimination case decided? There has been nothing extra-ordinary keeping women from competing in Indy Car races for quite some time.
What a misleading title for a thread.
Maybe all the attention Danica Patrick is getting for her win will bring more fans to open wheel racing.
The two “factions” have (once again) merged so there should be enough cars at the Indy500 to actually “bump.” Should mean the least talented and financed don’t make the field of 33.
There’s also a chance there will be enough cars on the track that there will actually be some racing vs follow the leader.
Actually, Indy cars are powered by your buddy, Ethanol. Cubic money helps to win, and she has a lot of that behind her, also. Probably not gonna happen in Nascar anytime soon.
I’ve been watching Danica race for a few years now, kudos to her!
Boxlock, Women have long been disadvantaged in the mostly men’s world of ruling and play so cut Mary some slack. We’re still trying to become somewhat equal. I’ll be very happy the day we are equal in compensation.
Damn women drivers. Bet she was on her cell phone too. Puttin on her make up…
Bully for her. Hope she keeps it up.
Get out on the interstate and getting going a cruising speed, say within 5 to 10 mph over the limit. Then notice who passes you. Two thirds to three fourths will be women.
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CRAP. Wrong thread…
WichiWomn,
Having a wonderful daughter and granddaughter I can completely agree.
Though, I personally think women ARE equal, but in different ways. Every bit as important, just different.
I am proud to say my daughter earns more than her dad and that pleases me just fine.
And my granddaughter, no genetic bias here, is worlds smarter than I when I was her age. :up:
test
:up:
See I said about the “smarter than I”, can’t get it to work.
I wonder if she got to where she is by walking backwards in high heels?
Danica Patrick is HOT alright.
Did you see her pass the lead car at the end? It looked like the lead car slowed down for her to LET her pass by.
Affirmative Action, at it’s best.
Did she start on the Pole?
That’s one small step for woman, and one giant leap for womankind!
Wow, women can now drive!
Who told them they could do that?
The real fix us males will be in is when women stop deciding to have babies.
There goes humankind.
Oh boy.
I’ve always wanted to be a race car driver…I have 4 speeding tickets in the last year to prove it.
I can’t imagine a bigger high than letting all those guys eat your dust.
“It looked like the lead car slowed down for her to LET her pass by.”
Bullshit. Even Helio (the lead driver) said that she passed fair and square. A driver that sets up a pass properly on the open straight WILL look like he or she is going twenty miles an hour faster - it’s all in the draft and set up.
For all you half-witted chauvinists - STFU.
“Did she start on the Pole?”
No, she started on the fourth row.
What the Hell differ3ence does that make?
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