how do you see them finishing?

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Permalink Reply by Iowa Guy on May 28, 2011 at 10:00pm

Simona is still hurting from her burns. Add to that an older, heavier car (Porkchop) and unfortunately I don't see her finishing as high as she might otherwise.

 

There is no denying that Indy is one of Danica's best tracks. Even with all the problems AA is having this month, I think she will finish highest among the ladies (not saying it will be a great finish, but highest of the women).

 

I think Ana will place a bit higher than Pippa just because she has one Indy under her belt and Pippa has never made a pit stop in her racing career! Getting in and out of those intimidating pits at Indy quickly is a challenge for anyone, so this will put her at a big disadvantage -- whch is unfortunate, becasue I really like Pippa and think she has some goood talent. Pippa said yesterday she hopes to avoid any "blonde" moments. She has a great sense of humor.

 

So, I predict it will be:

Danica

Simona

Ana

Pippa

 

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Permalink Reply by V. Kurt Bellman on May 29, 2011 at 9:34am

Two answers:

1) Sequentially.

 

2) I can't imagine why I'd care.

 

Why do we care about gender? What's next? Blood type?

What order do you think the Type A negative drivers will finish? Oooh.

 

I simply don't get the driver gender fascination. I never have.

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Permalink Reply by Iowa Guy on May 29, 2011 at 11:04am

I will give you credence on this, VKB. With so any women now joining the ranks, I think the day will come where it (hopefully) will no longer matter. They will all just be DRIVERS.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on May 30, 2011 at 10:17am

Iowa guy, do yourself a favor and don't try to be like Kurt.  As for the 4 women and this question I put out there.  Since it's still kind of a new thing to have 4 women in the series and this race, I thought it would be a topic to make a prediction on.  If you don't like it, don't post on it.  Read my post to Kurt and you can see why I say don't be like Kurt.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on May 30, 2011 at 10:13am

Kurt, are you always a dick or just when it comes to Indy car racing?   I thought I would just throw this question out there for a topic to talk about.    If you don't like the question, don't reply to it.  It's like watching tv (I'm sure you're a ball to watch tv with) if you don't like what's on, turn the channel or turn it off.   If you can come up with better topics without being a dick, then come up with a topic.  I'm sure you don't get the gender fascination.  I'm pretty sure there are a lot of things you don't get.

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Permalink Reply by V. Kurt Bellman on May 30, 2011 at 10:26am

My point is, Joe, (Or shall I call you Dr. Einstein?), is that women drivers in the Indy 500 stopped being special or noteworthy many years ago now. It's time to move on. Drivers are drivers, and there're tens of thousands of more of them coming. Some might even be hermaphodites. That won't matter either. Dividing drivers by categories is stupid and pointless, unless you're a hungup feminist with an axe to grind.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on May 30, 2011 at 10:44am

You want to know what's even more stupid Kurt?  Anyone who thinks dividing drivers by categories is stupid and pointless, but yet you reply to the question.  Tell me, how can someone who thinks so much of himself be that stupid?

 

Oh by the way I'm not Einstein, and I also can't make prdictions worth a damn.  Danica was #10, Pippa #20, Ana #21 and Simona #31

But you probably don't care since this topic was stupid and pointless to you.

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Permalink Reply by V. Kurt Bellman on May 30, 2011 at 11:48am

Correct. In fact, I've never understood the whole Danicamania phenomenon, even though otherwise intelligent friends suffer from the disease. Why is her gender even an issue? Why is anyone's? I work in state government for my state legislature, and we do all kinds of meaningless stupid things like resolutions that honor this and commemorate that, but when we go home, that fancy feelgoodism resolution in a leather binder solved NOTHING. It changed NOTHING. Danica has one win in her career. That's the definition of "ordinary". What, other than PC feelgoodism, makes her extraordinary in any way?

 

Feelings, whoa, whoa, whoa, feeeeeeelings.....

 

YECCCH! Ptooey!

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Permalink Reply by V. Kurt Bellman on May 30, 2011 at 12:02pm

Joe, I chose "blood type" in my mocking post for a reason. It isn't random. Culturally, right now Americans are obsessed by race and gender issues. It permeates everything. Obama, Hillary, etc. Even Sarah Palin, too. It's our cultural fetish du jour.

 

Guess what. The Japanese think blood type is fascinating. They pick mates by it. They post blood types on their dating sites. They choose votes for politicians based on it. They are culturally obsessed by blood types.

 

I question EVERYTHING.  I hold mirrors up to silliness and point it out at every opportunity. 90% of popular culture is abjectly silly.

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