In a message dated 5/30/2005 9:58:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
BillDentin@aol.com writes:
Anyway...[Danica] is a hell of a driver. Born in nearby Beloit, WI. Done
laps at
our own BLACKHAWK FARMS. I sure hope she can handle the 'media frenzy' (for
the sake of open wheel motorsports in the USofA). That has got to impact
her
focus and concentration. And like I say, she's a hell of a racer...'the
real
deal'.
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>From what I've seen, she's not had, nor likely will have, any problems
handling the frenzy or keeping her focus. Saw her last Monday night on
Letterman;
she certainly seemed very poised and focused there. (Granted, the host of the
show happens to be one of her employers, but I suspect that didn't really
matter.) And I was really impressed after yesterday's race, when she freely
admitted her two "rookie" mistakes -- mistakes that I suspect not just rookies
made. (Heck, she seemed to have been one of the very few who "lost it" but
didn't destroy the car as a result.)
In some ways, I think Letterman said it all after the race: "She's not 23
years old. She's no kid."
--Andy Mace
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