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Who Will Win the 89th Indy 500?
All the hype, interviews, practice, qualitying, bumping, driver switching, etc is over. ABC will televise the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 at noon EST Sunday.
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I listed the top 10 qualifiers by starting position. Here are other drivers I feel have the skill, determination, experience, car, and crew to drink milk Sunday afternoon:
Tomas Sheckter
Bruno Junqueira
Scott Dixon
Adrian Fernandez
Sevastien Bourdais
Dan Wheldon
Bryan Herta
Richie Hearn
Kenny Brack
Make you pick.
I feel Danica Patrick has a decent chance, but her in-experience at Indy is against her. Pole sitter Tony Kanaan, is the favorite, and could very well be the winner. but I'm going with Sam Hornish Jr.
Robby Gordon is bitchin(and maybe rightfully so) that she has an unfair advantage of weighing 110lbs. Indy cars are weighed empty meaning she is around 100 lighter overall, He claims this makes her 1 mph faster. Her real talent and experience will surface in a race. I think she is very good, but not that good.
Robby Gordon is a whinny little crybaby. Let his fat ass go on a diet. Better yet, let him stay over in this league, cause I'm tired of his butt in NASCAR.
Is it possible that Danica being 100lbs lighter means her car sits higher resulting in more drag from the greater amount of air beneath her car versus the heavier drivers?
Is it possible that Danica being 100lbs lighter means her car sits higher resulting in more drag from the greater amount of air beneath her car versus the heavier drivers?
If she jumped in somebody elses car, maybe, but her car is set up for her. Less weight = Speed.
Do they add weight in horse racing to compensate for one jockey being lighter than another?
Do they add weight to Lance Armstrong's bike to compensate for someone else not having as much muscle mass and aerobic capacity?
Do they add weight to Tiger Wood's golf clubs to compensate for his innate ability?
Do they lower the hoop for one team in the NBA if the other team has taller players?
I don't see anything wrong with one competitor having an innate physical advantage. That's how it is in pretty much every single sport. It's a minor thing here anyway, nowhere near as important as (say) height is to an NBA player.
Do they add weight in horse racing to compensate for one jockey being lighter than another?
Do they add weight to Lance Armstrong's bike to compensate for someone else not having as much muscle mass and aerobic capacity?
Do they add weight to Tiger Wood's golf clubs to compensate for his innate ability?
Do they lower the hoop for one team in the NBA if the other team has taller players?
I don't see anything wrong with one competitor having an innate physical advantage. That's how it is in pretty much every single sport. It's a minor thing here anyway, nowhere near as important as (say) height is to an NBA player.
Actually I think Jockeys do have to weigh a certain amount. Did you ever see how fast the horses are after the jockey falls off? But other than that I just pointed out why she may be fast when she is on the track alone(she has an advantage). Most racing has weight requirements(minimums) for car and driver together. I was just pointing out what Robby Gordon said about it. Apparantly he is not alone. Racing is one of those sports that when someone else finds a distinct advantage, they make a rule to level the playing field. The Daytona Charger comes to mind.
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We'll see how good she is now. 
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