[CMC #37]

Danica gets 4th at Indy! She had her rookie moments, stalling in the pit and spinning right before a restart, however, she overcame all that and finished in the top five, outrageous!!!!! She also led several laps. I had watched her in the Toyota-Atlantic series last year and knew she was the real deal then, today now everyone knows!

I hope her performance will inspire other women to go on track! I teach driving at Thunderhill Park and consistently women do not have a clue what their capabilities really are. It is so cool to be there when they start to get an idea about that! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif)

This post has been edited by CMC #37: May 29 2005, 09:01 PM

[BrianChevy]

At my region's last autocross, a woman who competes in GS in a Mini wore a T-shirt that she bought at one of Danica's races. Front: "I drive faster than the boys." Back: "Deal with it!" (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

My daughter (age 7) built a pinewood derby car to race in the Cub Scout Pack with her twin brothers (that's encouraged in our Pack). Her car, a wicked fast Daytona prototype car, had a pretty neat sign on the back.

"If you can see this, you just lost to a GIRL".

She finished 10th out of 80 boys, and most importantly, beat both of her brothers (13th and 19th respectively).

I'm very pround of her, and very proud that Danica is handling this the 'right way'. She is a good driver first and a woman second.