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What makes her so special?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Drip, Jun 28, 2010.

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  1. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    I've tried very hard to be objective about this. What is the fixation about Danica Patrick, aside from her being a female professional driver? If she were a male, would she be given such a royal pass? I don't have anything against her, but her skills haven't impressed me. Yeah I know her cars aren't the greatest but what makes her special?
     
    Drip, Jun 28, 2010
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  2. CR19

    CR19 Member

    If she was a guy, the headlines wouldn't focus on her. With from "Go Daddy" commercials and selling out her pit crew, she really doesn't deserve the attention.
     
    CR19, Jun 28, 2010
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  3. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    I feel the same way.
     
    Drip, Jun 28, 2010
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  4. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    It's not just that she's a female driver. It's that she's a pretty female driver.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Jun 28, 2010
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  5. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    What makes Dale Earnhardt Jr. special?
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jun 28, 2010
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  6. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

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    End of thread.
     
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    93Devil, Jun 28, 2010
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  7. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    An A cup on a dirty beach isn't sexy IMO. Sorry.
     
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    Drip, Jun 28, 2010
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  8. Stoney

    Stoney Well-Known Member

    Patrick can hardly claim this excuse. She's been driving virtually her entire career for the Rahal-Letterman and Andretti-Green teams, some of the richest ownership in the sport. She's had the sports money interests bending over backward to make sure she was in good cars with a good chance to win.

    As for what makes her so special, the answer starts with the novelty of a race car driver also being a smoking hot babe who comes across great on camera and came along right when open wheel racing was absolutely desperate for a marketable image to sell to mainstream America.
     
    Stoney, Jun 28, 2010
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  9. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Her mulligans are all used up.

    The excuses are getting real old.

    Start winning or hang it up.
     
    Starman, Jun 28, 2010
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  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    She's a diva, but pretty good with the media. That helps tremendously.

    She's not a bad racer, but she'll never be a title contender in IndyCar with the competition. She could get a second win at some point if the chips fall just right. She's highly unlikely to do anything in NASCAR either, but she'll get a few years grace period in which she won't be expected to do much and she'll make a ton of cash.
     
    playthrough, Jun 28, 2010
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  11. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Since when don't you like dirty beaches? Did your back-door neighbor move?
     
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    slappy4428, Jun 28, 2010
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  12. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Join the discussion when you grow up. Until then....
     
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    Drip, Jun 28, 2010
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