[craigs69]

Originally Posted by The Champ

I'm not interested in Danica's sex life...

I am. More specifically, how to become part of it.

[arbys]

Originally Posted by craigs69

I am. More specifically, how to become part of it.

Bring her over to meet your mother!

[KS circutguy]

You wish.lol

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[Alvin]

This just in from F1! Another rising female driving star...
for comparison lets see how she does in comparison to TTP Dani:

De Silvestro joins Sauber as affiliated driver14 Feb 2014

IndyCar star Simona De Silvestro is targeting a Formula One race seat in 2015 after joining Sauber as an affiliated driver.

The 25-year-old Swiss will undergo an F1 preparation programme with the team, including on-track testing, simulator work, as well as mental and physical training, with the goal of gaining the FIA Super Licence required for F1 competition.

“This is a major step towards me achieving a life-long dream and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to take this step with such a great team,” said De Silvestro. “The Sauber F1 Team is a team with a legacy and the only Swiss team in Formula One, which I think makes this even more exciting.”

De Silvestro left her home country for the United States when she was just 18 to drive in the 2006 Formula BMW USA series and then the Atlantic Championship from 2007 to 2009. She has spent the past four years driving in the IndyCar Series, winning the prestigious Indy 500 ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award in 2010 and becoming the first woman to earn an IndyCar podium finish on a street circuit.

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...4/2/15475.html

[David Jones]

Whoops.
Looks like she had it.........

[tekheavy]

Yeah, she took a real hard lick.

[63Banshee]

Originally Posted by tekheavy

Yeah, she took a real hard lick.

That's what she said

[zephyrracer]

New nascar award just announced for most dnf's in one season, this could lead to a life time award achievement award.

gregg

[richard sargent]

Danica is finally coming out of the closet a big announcement set for Monday.

It's been leaked that to the press she's going to confess she a female and she can't drive.

A total surprise!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by richard sargent

Danica is finally coming out of the closet a big announcement set for Monday.

It's been leaked that to the press she's going to confess she a female and she can't drive.

A total surprise!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that was funny...

[The Boss]

Nice win for Jr., Hendrick cars were strong all night, 3 of the top 5.

Danica had a really hard hit there - the in-car replay was violent.

[hada76]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Danica had a really hard hit there - the in-car replay was violent.

im sure the steering was tweeked, but looked like she could have steered left and avoided the near head on into wall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qai0BT4gaUo

[David Jones]

Originally Posted by hada76

im sure the steering was tweeked, but looked like she could have steered left and avoided the near head on into wall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qai0BT4gaUo

I thought the same thing. Looks like to me if she'd have taken the straight route instead of immediately trying to get back on the track she'd have avoided the date with the wall.

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by David Jones

I thought the same thing. Looks like to me if she'd have taken the straight route instead of immediately trying to get back on the track she'd have avoided the date with the wall.

I thought the same thing.

But then, a real racer would have put his/her hands back on the steering wheel after the initial impact and steered the car straight.

The touring princess just let the car steer itself (after an impact to the right front tire) and surprise - the car went to the right...

Last year the 500 was the highlight of her season. It was all downhill from there. She left Daytona in 8th place. She finished 27th - dropping 19 places during the season.

At least this year, she can't fall very far - she's in 37th place right now - and because of part time drivers it will be virtually impossible for her to do worse than she did last season. 3 drivers that finished ahead of her yesterday got zero points because they are running for points in Nationwide. Landon Cassil finished 12th, Brian Scott 25th and Trevor Bayne finished 33rd.

The touring princess actually finished 40th, but is in 37th place after one race.

Next week she could crash out on lap one and possibly improve her standings in the points...

Or maybe not. Clint Boyer and Martin Truex Jr. are behind her in the points and after next week will surely pass her in the standings.

[Jim Zeek]

either steering was broke or the tire was down or both. she tried steering left but it went straight up to the wall. just like it would have for any other driver.

[ho428]

When a car gets the tire toe'd out like that you cannot steer it the direction you want, been there, done that.
Any car was going right, she did crank the wheel to the left, the car still went right, there was no stopping it.

The correct thing is to let go before wall impact, she did. After that there was no steering left in it.

[David Jones]

Originally Posted by ho428

When a car gets the tire toe'd out like that you cannot steer it the direction you want, been there, done that.
Any car was going right, she did crank the wheel to the left, the car still went right, there was no stopping it.

The correct thing is to let go before wall impact, she did. After that there was no steering left in it.

If she'd have been hit in the tire I could agree. She had front corner sheet metal damage until she drove it into the wall.....THEN the toe suffered.............

[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by ho428

When a car gets the tire toe'd out like that you cannot steer it the direction you want, been there, done that.
Any car was going right, she did crank the wheel to the left, the car still went right, there was no stopping it.

The correct thing is to let go before wall impact, she did. After that there was no steering left in it.

To the Chump, this is called EXPERIENCE. ho428 has actually DRIVEN a race car. You are a "leaner" at best. Leave to commenting on what a driver should or should not do to those with EXPERIENCE.

ho428, THANK YOU!!

[60man]

I'm not a Danacia fan nor basher....
But have any of you tried to steer a 3,500 lb race car running 200 MPH when you get hit and spun in a pack of cars ??!!! It has a mind of it's own...I haven't drove full size cars that fast but have raced Formula K's (High end Karts) at 155-160 at large oval tracks... They are open wheel so you don't want to get tangled up...BUT...it does happen. Most likely while drafting in a pack...Trying to control what happens after being hit/spun is not an easy feat...and requires a lot of luck and a little skill.>>> You do your best of hope it works...and other racers have some good luck too..
Just saying....if you haven't done it....don't be quick to down someone..

I'll shut up now...

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by 60man

I'm not a Danacia fan nor basher....
But have any of you tried to steer a 3,500 lb race car running 200 MPH when you get hit and spun in a pack of cars ??!!!

I doubt anyone posting on this board has personally experienced those exact situations. I freely admit I haven't. Heck - the fastest I've ever driven is only 135.

I first started working on race cars in 1972 and have been a corner worker where I've been within 20 feet to see exactly what happens when wrecks happen. It was my job to assign fault and send the appropriate driver to the back. I'll even admit that there probably was a time or two when I sent the wrong driver to the back - based on the portion of the wreck that I actually saw vs what I didn't get to see.

I've spent a lot of time inside a race track photographing racing too. You don't get shots like this without standing right on the edge of the track:


This is an action shot of one of the cars that I helped build and pitted for:


These are the kind of shot you get from the grandstands:




When you are that close to the racing surface with no wall between you and the action - you need to have a good understanding of what happens when wrecks happen. Or else you could be part of the wreck.

Getting back to the Touring Princess:

Danica does not appear to get spun, but she did get hit. Her car continued to go straight ahead even after the impact for a period of time. She somehow managed to lose control of her car. Getting hit on the extreme right front end like she did, if anything, should have caused her car to spin towards the infield, not go uphill into the wall.

If she had been hit behind the right front wheel - that would cause her rear end to go to the left and have her pointing uphill to the wall, just like these photos from Charlotte (continuation of the same wreck as the last photo above):




Do I think Danica intentionally drove her car into the wall? Absolutely not.