Danica Patrick's new race car

[2012-1822]

Originally Posted by JCunningham

120 thats it

I think they limit them on rides like that. When Mike Wallace or whoever interviewed Jr while driving a fews years back they gave them a Vette speed limited to 120 for the ride.

But it's really cool to see drivers, or any celebrities, get involved with real issues and not be buttheads.

[firedrop]

would bang

[hcso617]

Great cause, great car and most of all courageous women.

[Jim968]

Originally Posted by Warpaint69

How much racing experience do you have on dirt or asphalt?

How much do you have?

There is no question that a pro racer at ANY level would embarrass a non-racer on any race track.

[The_Blur]

She has good taste in performance vehicles.

[Warpaint69]

Originally Posted by Jim968

How much do you have?

There is no question that a pro racer at ANY level would embarrass a non-racer on any race track.

I've met Clint Bowyer on a couple of occasions, also watched him race on dirt in an IMCA modified the last couple years against my local circle burners. Clint Bowyer is one hell of a dirt driver, but he doesn't embarrass the top wheel men where I live. Plenty of people making laps at local dirt tracks with the talent and ability to race at higher levels that will never get a chance to do it. My racing experience is not with driving, but with engine building, car building, car setup, and everything else I gotta do to field 3 dirt track cars every weekend. Asphalt is a hell of a lot easier to race on than dirt. If you're good you can adapt to any sort of track, Danica can't. She's horrible on dirt. Dirt is very much a driver surface, you have to be extremely smooth, and understand that slower is faster.

[bowtiefamily]

Great cause although don't like her at all. She is as rude as they come!

[Jim968]

Originally Posted by Warpaint69

I've met Clint Bowyer on a couple of occasions, also watched him race on dirt in an IMCA modified the last couple years against my local circle burners. Clint Bowyer is one hell of a dirt driver, but he doesn't embarrass the top wheel men where I live. Plenty of people making laps at local dirt tracks with the talent and ability to race at higher levels that will never get a chance to do it. My racing experience is not with driving, but with engine building, car building, car setup, and everything else I gotta do to field 3 dirt track cars every weekend. Asphalt is a hell of a lot easier to race on than dirt. If you're good you can adapt to any sort of track, Danica can't. She's horrible on dirt. Dirt is very much a driver surface, you have to be extremely smooth, and understand that slower is faster.

No arguments on the skill of dirt track drivers, as I have tons of respect for them. I think lurker’s point is that Danica would wipe the track with anyone posting negative comments about her in this thread. On that point he’s 100% correct. You may know what it takes to field a competitive car on dirt, but if you’ve never turned a wheel yourself then Danica would kick your butt around your local track. If you don’t believe me then ask Clint Bowyer the next time you see him.

[SabotAndHeat]

120...on a race track???

That's like making a cup of coffee in a moonshine still.

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by Warpaint69

Too bad shes a poor race car driver.

Hard to imagine you sounding like a bigger fool, but I guess anything is possible!

[Eagleone]

Originally Posted by Warpaint69

I've met Clint Bowyer on a couple of occasions, also watched him race on dirt in an IMCA modified the last couple years against my local circle burners. Clint Bowyer is one hell of a dirt driver, but he doesn't embarrass the top wheel men where I live. Plenty of people making laps at local dirt tracks with the talent and ability to race at higher levels that will never get a chance to do it. My racing experience is not with driving, but with engine building, car building, car setup, and everything else I gotta do to field 3 dirt track cars every weekend. Asphalt is a hell of a lot easier to race on than dirt. If you're good you can adapt to any sort of track, Danica can't. She's horrible on dirt. Dirt is very much a driver surface, you have to be extremely smooth, and understand that slower is faster.

Sounds like the makings of a professional spectator.

[Jim968]

Originally Posted by SabotAndHeat

120...on a race track???

That's like making a cup of coffee in a moonshine still.

In a car with no safety equipment and no helmets, 120 is about as fast as you would want to go. Sure the car could go faster, but would you want to risk killing a car full of breast can dr survivors?

[Warpaint69]

Originally Posted by Eagleone

Sounds like the makings of a professional spectator.

I wonder who owns the engine in this car, tunes the engine, makes setup changes at the track every weekend 7 months out of the year? I do.

[Warpaint69]

Originally Posted by Jim968

No arguments on the skill of dirt track drivers, as I have tons of respect for them. I think lurker’s point is that Danica would wipe the track with anyone posting negative comments about her in this thread. On that point he’s 100% correct. You may know what it takes to field a competitive car on dirt, but if you’ve never turned a wheel yourself then Danica would kick your butt around your local track. If you don’t believe me then ask Clint Bowyer the next time you see him.

She could beat me on asphalt or most any average joe that's never driven on asphalt, but on dirt she is horrible. She raced a late model in Tony Stewart's prelude to the dream benefit race he use to do yearly, she literally destroyed that race car from hitting the wall at least half a dozen times. Cruz Pedregon a NHRA driver can drive on dirt better than Danica! I will stand by my view of her being a terrible driver, watching her park her car on the first lap into the wall at Kansas Speedway speaks for itself. She's beautiful and she sells.

Clint Bowyer never raced asphalt until he went to NASCAR, he raced IMCA Modifieds at Lake Side Speedway which is a dirt track.