Well, I didn’t see this day coming. When I started this little blog a few years ago, I never thought they day would come when I’d be discussing the effects of someone’s menstrual cycle on their chances for success in NASCAR. But, thanks to IRL driver Ed Carpenter… today, that day has come. From the AP article…
A fellow IRL driver says Danica Patrick has what it takes to succeed if she switches to the paint-swapping world of NASCAR and she’s plenty aggressive in open-wheel racing when it’s “the right time of the month.”
Couldn’t agree more… and I think she’s even particularly aggressive when she’s experiencing a heavy flow. Do you suppose her IRL competitors have calendars in their garages, tracking Danica’s cycle, so that they can accurately predict how aggressively she’ll be racing on a given week?
Of course, it doesn’t surprise me when other people in the racing industry question Danica Patrick’s ability and credentials. All of that just goes with the territory. We’re talking about race car drivers, not the Algnoquin Round Table. I just didn’t think her cycle would ever be brought up.
I don’t really see much point in hammerring Ed Carptender for this. He was trying to compliment her, and I’m gonna give him the benefit of the doubt. But that doesn’t mean that he didn’t choose his words really, really, poorly. I’m not going to call him a neanderthal moron who spends his days painting dicks on the side of a cave. But it does sort of remind me of myself in junior high, when I was running around saying, “must be that time of the month,” about any girl I came in contact with, despite having no idea what that meant.
Guy Ernest Says:
July 13th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
It could also help if she pretends to crash and she pours her pookie blood all over her face to make it look like she’s bleeding. As soon as all the other cars stop, she takes off. Pretty good idea. Or she could have a tube stick out the window and make a coochie blood slick so all the other cars slip like a guy walking on an orange peel.
boo boo Says:
July 13th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Dude, that’s fucking disgusting!
TJ Says:
July 13th, 2006 at 3:55 pm
“I’m a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That’s what kind of man I am. You’re just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It’s science.”
Suss Says:
July 13th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
She’s the best. Period.
Guy Ernest Says:
July 13th, 2006 at 9:36 pm
That’s funny - the best period.
What 6.9?
A 69 with a period in the middle.
What sound do a vinegar truck and a water truck make when they crash?
Douche!
thedon3wv Says:
July 14th, 2006 at 6:22 am
The Masingil 500, Masturbation vs. Mensrulation. Trackside commentator, our own douchebag Chris Berman
Samantha Says:
July 28th, 2006 at 10:38 am
What a rediculous comment about any woman racer’s cycle. It really has no affect on your driving ability or aggressivness, I talk from experience. I’m sure now all you less intellegant individuals will make some 6th grade comment, but women drivers should be judged on merit, not on that time of the month. She’s gone further in racing than most anyone will- man or woman.