(May 26, 2019 at 5:26 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Although not the highest finish for a woman in in the Indy 500, 16th out of 32 is damned good either a male or female, and that is where Pippa Mann finished today. 5/26/19
It makes me wonder if either Indy or NASCAR had a half and half field instead of 99.% male, how many more females would poll and or win.
I also rooted for Danica when she drove. I don't like watching racing on TV, but I am a fan of watching women succeed. Danica did win an Indy series race in Japan in 2008.
https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/2...-indy-500/
As an aside, I know nothing about auto racing. But I do know "lapping" is when the drivers in the front circle around and go past the drivers in the back of the pack.
Here's one thing I noticed in today's race. I noticed one of the top three finisher's bitching about those lapped blocking, but at the end of the race the front runners were cutting each other off insuring they could not pass. What the fuck is the difference?
I can get the speed and safety issues bitching, but if strategy is about preventing someone from passing you, why would it matter if you were one of the lapped drivers blocking someone behind you? If those in the front of the pack do it, what is the difference?
Why would Women do well in car racing? Its a field where the car does most of the work and actually being a bit smaller and lighter might be an advantage.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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