May 29, 2005
Wanker of the day
Race-car driver Robby Gordon:
Robby Gordon accused Danica Patrick of having an unfair advantage in the Indianapolis 500 and said yesterday he will not compete in the race again unless the field is equalized.Gordon, a former open-wheel driver now in NASCAR, contends that Patrick is at an advantage over the rest of the competitors because she only weighs 100 pounds. Because all the cars weigh the same, Patrick's is lighter on the race track.
"The lighter the car, the faster it goes," Gordon said. "Do the math. Put her in the car at her weight, then put me or Tony Stewart in the car at 200 pounds and our car is at least 100 pounds heavier.
"I won't race against her until the IRL does something to take that advantage away."
Danica suggests the real reason why Robby is afraid of losing to a girl:
Posted by dave at May 29, 2005 07:31 AM | TrackBack
Well, I think she was being generous there!
Posted by: Angie at May 29, 2005 09:34 AMOh good one. I'm borrowing that.
Posted by: firedoglake at May 29, 2005 10:32 AMRobbie's just acting like a cry-baby, again. The same selfserving attitude is obvious in his nascar efforts as well. Good luck Robbie. I still think you rule in a truck.
Posted by: rob at June 3, 2005 06:32 PM