R. Gordon Says He Didn't Mean to Disrespect Patrick

aolnews ^ | 6 1 05 | JENNA FRYER

[Rodney King]

Hey, I just reported you to the mods. No pics of guys!

[acad1228]

Just followin' the rules

[conservativebabe]

Here's another one.

[ryan71]

I don't care for Robby Gordon, but he's right. A lighter drive has an advantage.

In Nascar the packages (driver, car, fuel) weight the same.

IRL does not adjust for driver weight.

A lighter car will accelerate faster, hug turns better, and get better mileage.

Even a tiny bit helps over a 500 mile race.

Still, Danica is a very impressive driver.

[Rodney King]

You rock.

[ProudVet77]

He does sound like a crybaby, but the truth is even 50lbs makes a difference when lap times are measured to .001ths
Odds are it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things with all the yellows and pit stops and other things that happen in the race, but why add any more vagaries.
She did well, and it would be good to add a few lbs to the car so that a guy like this can't whine. It also might get more of the NASCAR guys to show up.

[conservativebabe]

Ya know, Rahal/Letterman racing seems to be on to something lately. Maybe they need to get involved in NASCAR.

[Rodney King]

I don't care for Robby Gordon, but he's right. A lighter drive has an advantage.

How big of an advantage can it be? In horse racing, it is a big advantage, therefore the jockeys are all elves. If it was such a big deal in IRL, wouldn't the racers over time all become little elves too? Clearly the individual teams think that it is not a very important factor.

[maggief]

[Tallguy]

Far be it from me to miss a chance to bash Robby Gordon, but it seems to me that he went out of his way to clarify his remarks and compliment Patrick's performance. Robby gets a free pass from me the next time he acts like a jerk -- but it's just one, Robby.

[conservativebabe]

Thanks :)

[maggief]

Ha!

See post #29.

[Asphalt]

if you are really deperate, go to images.google.com and search danica patrick, I'm sure you'll find an afternoon full of looking

[Rodney King]

Oh man. Who's that guy with her?

[conservativebabe]

They have lots, that's where I got mine, but I can't get the images to enlarge. It's probably me, I'm not as computer savvy as most here.

[Rodney King]

Is that Dale Jr.? I hope they don't have kids, I'd hate to have to chase those little critters around the yard.

[ProudVet77]

Lynn's philosophy was always to just finish, selling herself short.

Roger Penske espouses the idea that to finish first, first you have to finish. That goes back to the days when Mark Donahue was his #1 driver.

[jimbergin]

From the article "In NASCAR, where Gordon currently competes, the minimum weight requirement includes the driver"

He does try NASCAR, it is where he got the idea!

[ctlpdad]

If you had ever seen jimmy spencer in a modified and Stewart in a sprint car you would not say that. Both are awesome.

[ctlpdad]

The press was CERTAINLY there for Lyn. She had a lot less talent that Patrick, too.