The usual suspects should refrain from answering... I know you know. I'm trying to get more of a man/woman on the street perspective.

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Isn't she the female race-car driver who was the first woman to even have the lead in the Indy 500? I am so not into race-car driving but I think this is the name I keep hearing on TV.

Am I right?

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"Tweeter was a Boyscout before she went to Vietnam and found out the hard way... nobody gives a d@mn."

You took the words out of my mouth.... I didn't know before last week but I'm very proud of her for not only coming in fourth overall but for actually leading a couple of laps, something no other woman has ever done. Yippee!!

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couple watching the indy500...

woman: "Isn't there a woman in this race?"

man: "Yeah, Danica Patrick."

woman: "Which one is she?"

man: "Third car behind the pace with her left-turn blinker still on."

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Whoops that should be..

man: "Third car behind the pace-car with her left-turn blinker still on."


<--- extrasleepyhead

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This is something I don't understand. Driving is driving; I don't see one gender having any built-in advantages in car racing. So why is she so rare, other than the male-dominated nature of the sport? I would expect there to be few women, but what women are there ought to be competitive.

Unless those smaller bladders mean frequent pit stops.

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Yea similar skills sets for pilots and drivers.. 360o situational awareness, quick relexes and good hand/eye/brain coordination. Muscle strenght is required but more for endurance.

Lack of professional female drivers is also like you said.. it's been a male dominated sports. Plus theres not that many seats in the top levels of motorsports (probably less than 300 worldwide).

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Happy 24th Birthday, Dani!!

Good luck in Sundays Indy race at Homestead.

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