Comments on: Lipstick and the pit crew

By: Lindsay’s No Mystery (and neither is inflation)

Lindsay’s No Mystery (and neither is inflation) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:30:29 +0000

[...] AC/DC Lipstick and the pit crew An issue inadequately [...]

By: CGHill

CGHill — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:12:44 +0000

I figure, the glass headliner was broken many years ago. (Think, oh, Denise McCluggage, now in her 80s.) And there's this:

"[A] driver is primarily a person, not a man or a woman, and a great deal of driving is mental. You can not afford to get angry behind the wheel. A good driver needs emotional detachment, concentration, good judgment, and desire."

— Janet Guthrie, first woman to drive both Indy and Daytona.

By: Bill Peschel

Bill Peschel — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:45:56 +0000

Be prepared for more. This past weekend, Danica wasn’t the only woman testing cars on the NASCAR track at Daytona. According to the AP:

“Patrick was one of a record nine women at the first day of the three-day test. Part-time IndyCar driver Milka Duno, twins Amber and Angela Cope, Alli Owens and Leilani Munter were among the others. But none of them received the attention Patrick got.”

By: unimpressed

unimpressed — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:59:10 +0000

Sleek, sporty, hot, smooth.

Car looks good, too.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:48:31 +0000

I dunno, Jethro, from the pic on the post, her equipment looks pretty darn good to me.

By: Jeff Brokaw

Jeff Brokaw — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:27:06 +0000

The naked hostility towards women like Palin and Patrick just amazes me.

And yes, I used “naked” above on purpose, and in this context, I’m OK with it. Very much so.

Carry on.

By: Jeffro

Jeffro — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:52:39 +0000

As a NASCAR fan, I’ve got mixed emotions about Danica and all the hoopla surrounding her. She’s undoubtedly a talented driver, but she hasn’t much of a record of winning. In her defense, she hasn’t had the very best equipment, either. She’s coming to NASCAR on a part time basis. For contrast, it’s taken Juan Pablo Montoya about three years of total immersion in NASCAR racing before he could be considered a success. And his record in open wheel (F1, anyone?) is a bit more stellar than Danica’s. Other open wheelers haven’t made a successful transition.

So, I’ll pass judgment in four or five years – the present is just too soon. If she starts winning right off the bat, then I’ll be cheering for her. Expecting that from her is unrealistic, IMHO.

By: CGHill

CGHill — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:55:03 +0000

These are professional photographers who live in New York City. The only things they know about cars is that they're yellow and cost $2.50 plus forty cents a "unit."

By: Joan of Argghh!

Joan of Argghh! — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:45:40 +0000

They let those high-heels touch the paint job on that Cobra??!!!11!!