Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/29/2009 - 17:27.
What if they gave a "press" conference and nobody cared? "I will be on GMA Monday morning!" says Patrick... Yippee. "I'll be watching the CBS Morning Show." I reply.
Can Danica Patrick drive a stock car? Is she too small to manhandle a car--unlike its previous incarnations of the past--with power steering, air conditioning, and enough creature comforts to make it easier to drive than my '64 MGB (which had a clutch so bad it needed two feet to stomp it so I could change gears)...
Stock cars are so easy to drive these days that the next stars in Nascar will be a class of kindergarteners (and looking at most of the drivers in the sort these days, that trend has already started). They're short, thin, and weigh all of a 110 pounds on a good day. So can Patrick be their equal? Dunno about that, but she'll be able to handle a stock car.
Danica and Nascar? The problem won't be her being able to drive the equipment. The problems will come when she starts to think that she isn't being "respected" (and she does have history with that issue). Then she'll throw temper tantrums that'll make Kyle Busch seem like he's on Prozac.
And the fans, drivers, and officials will tire of her pretty damn fast. Her negatives will far outweigh the positives of having "name" bring renewed interest to Nascar. And therein lies the problem with today's Nascar. It's not about racing anymore, that's just a means to promote product advertising. Which is too bad, if it was just about racing, it be a great sport.
What if they gave a "press"
What if they gave a "press" conference and nobody cared? "I will be on GMA Monday morning!" says Patrick... Yippee. "I'll be watching the CBS Morning Show." I reply.
Can Danica Patrick drive a stock car? Is she too small to manhandle a car--unlike its previous incarnations of the past--with power steering, air conditioning, and enough creature comforts to make it easier to drive than my '64 MGB (which had a clutch so bad it needed two feet to stomp it so I could change gears)...
Stock cars are so easy to drive these days that the next stars in Nascar will be a class of kindergarteners (and looking at most of the drivers in the sort these days, that trend has already started). They're short, thin, and weigh all of a 110 pounds on a good day. So can Patrick be their equal? Dunno about that, but she'll be able to handle a stock car.
Danica and Nascar? The problem won't be her being able to drive the equipment. The problems will come when she starts to think that she isn't being "respected" (and she does have history with that issue). Then she'll throw temper tantrums that'll make Kyle Busch seem like he's on Prozac.
And the fans, drivers, and officials will tire of her pretty damn fast. Her negatives will far outweigh the positives of having "name" bring renewed interest to Nascar. And therein lies the problem with today's Nascar. It's not about racing anymore, that's just a means to promote product advertising. Which is too bad, if it was just about racing, it be a great sport.
J.J.