Danica Patrick Signs a 3 Year Contract

[TheHorseman]

Originally Posted by HammerTech

I have never been a big NASCAR fan, but my opinion is that it died with Dale Sr.. It's a shell of what it used to be.

LOL - dude, I'm not a neck-car fan at all, but it's popularity is 20x what it was when Dale Sr was racing.

[HammerTech]

I won't argue the popularity of it...but there has just been something missing since he died. That's what I mean.

[TheHorseman]

Originally Posted by HammerTech

I won't argue the popularity of it...but there has just been something missing since he died. That's what I mean.

Mustaches. lol

[HammerTech]

Originally Posted by TheHorseman

Mustaches. lol

lol - good point...

[Renegade68]

Actually - it died before Sr. hit the wall in the hickishness arena. When guys like Yarbrough, Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett, Neil Bonnett, etc. , left, the guys like Gordon came in and things changed. Yes, it is far more popular now, but I think its also over regulated, (too many rules) etc.

Danica would still get pushed around on the track though - don't believe for a second that the Matt Kenseths, Robbie Gordons, and Kyle Busch's of NASCAR wouldn't ride her ass, get her loose and spin her into the wall. They would do it and wave as they went by her.

[HammerTech]

Originally Posted by Renegade68

Danica would still get pushed around on the track though - don't believe for a second that the Matt Kenseths, Robbie Gordons, and Kyle Busch's of NASCAR wouldn't ride her ass, get her loose and spin her into the wall. They would do it and wave as they went by her.

You better believe it. You think she has pit tantrums now...just wait if she ever makes the leap...lol.

[Taekwondo Guy]

Originally Posted by iwannagetbigger

Screaming and Hollering at the tee's and greens.. ((GET IN THE HOLE!!!!)) you never heard that before Tiger came to golf.. I think if she came to NASCAR it would kinda be the same thing.. It may take the "hickish-ness" out of it kinda like tiger took like "rich goodie goodie-ness" out of golf.

Watching the yanks fans at a golf tournament is the perfect example of a red neck at a dinner and ball.
Golf is a reserved game without the need for hollering and yelling, go to europe and you wont hear that... have a US player and out comes the deck chairs, 6 packs and 'holla's'

Golf is classed as a goodie-goodie sport because its championships are quite uptight and prudish but i actually like watching the sport on tv with the applause for a good chip etc, without the GEERRRR IN THE HOOOOOLE!!!!

Also when players of non american citizenship tee off or go for a putt, they get heckled by the same slack jawed yokels.

My 2 cents