Like I said before "I'm not a big Danica fan, never have been", I do think she does get allot of media hype/exposure, it's not all her fault either, I've read quotes where "she just wants to be known as a race car driver not just a Female/Woman racer"... But I say "If you got it, then flaunt it, use what the good lord gave ya, to get ahead in life".... I don't really get it, what's all the blatant Danica hatred about ??, Opinions will vary vastly too, I'm sure... But to me it really sounds like people being completely naive, don't know or understand really, exactly what it takes to get where she is {including me}, how many years she's worked, raced, logged seat time & sacrificed for her racing career {including a marriage} or maybe it's even just petty jealousy or envy, for the most part... How many people that have commented on this tread/subject, or out there in the general public that bash her accomplishments, that are racing fans, of any types of cars trucks motorcycles etc., that have ever even been on a race track, in a real race car period ??, let alone in a race car at over 200mph, let alone take/turn or a corner at any real speed, in any kind of car let alone a race car, feel the G-force & Adrenalin rush, being cooked in a fire suit sweating your a$$ off, working the wheel, against other competitors, in an open wheeled or full Bodied car... I know, I've been {seems like many moons ago now} in a Calif. Outlaw Pro-Stock/Pro-Mod/Top Sportsman Drag cars, also in open wheel classes not as fast, driven in Sprints, Super-Eliminator 7.90, Comp-Eliminator, Super-Comp 8.90 & AA/A match racing 6.90 et's @ 190+mph & also in many enclosed full bodied cars at far less speed, "it ain't like driving down the HWY", what I've done really pales in comparison, to what she/Danica's done & I'm a freaken nobody... Danica she's making big $$$ doing what she loves & what many men {including me} would give their left nut just to be able to try to do... I do actually know for a fact, it takes far more talent & intestinal fortitude, than what most people men &/or women, will ever have or will ever even have the devotion/commitment, to all the hard work & mega travel, just to be able to, try to do it... It doesn't take a pair of testicles, to do it either, although it helps sometimes to be considered to have a "big pair" between your legs...LOL..., but it's not a prerequisit... I know, I want any of my girls {maybe it's just the unselfish Dad in me, wanting the best for them & to have an equal chances/opportunities, regardless of gender}, to have all the same opportunities as any man, if they wanted to pursue a racing career in IHRA/NHRA Drag Racing, NASCAR, Nationwide, ARCA, K&N Pro Series West or East, USAC, INDY or Sprints & even AMA/Moto-X {unfortunately none want to now, a couple did, before they got married}.... Why do so many people, especially some men, seem to feel so damn threated, buy women in racing, have a need to bash, hate, degrade, diminish their accomplishments, no matter how meager or grand, let alone them getting any of the much needed media hype & exposure, it helps all of the sponsors, all of the owners, all the drivers & all the teams, men & women alike... I really just don't get it, what have they done ??, to compare with any of the racing accomplishments of Danica Patrick ?? or any other successful woman, in any other sanctioning body of any professional racing... again, I'm damn sure opinions will vary vastly too... rant over
