Danica!

[Andrew Longman]

I opened today's Newark Star Ledger (Tony Soprano's favorite paper) and on the front of the sports page (but below the fold) is a large feature on Danica titlled Va Va Va Vroom. Continues on for about six full columns. Surprisingly it is even by a staff writer, not an AP piece rehashing an IRL press release.

Fair, balanced stuff about how her handlers are using sex appeal to sell her but that she hasn't yet won a race. All stuff we've seen before,

And there is an article about her today in the Parade magazine.

But nowhere in the paper is there word one about yesterday's time trials or who is on pole for the I500.

Grated this is a subway series weekend, but not one word. Has the 500 become so irrelevant that Danica is the ONLY story? Merger or no, open wheel is in a sad state.

There is mention that that CCWS has a race today. :)

[SteveH]

Hmmm, Danica at the Bada Bing....... :laugh:

[cart7]

Take away all the Danica hype last year and you could've fit all the positive feel-goods coming from the speedway in a Camp 'n Brew souvenir cup. :gomer:

[SurfaceUnits]

Look for more condensing for the Month,,,,well the two weeks of May. The fan response to the new qualifying format, which by the way was meticulously ironed out over several Jonathan Byrd buffet dinners during the off season, was so overwhelming that it will be the new vision for the speedway. So there, you CARt strrett race loooosers should be happy. That's what you al;wqays wanted.

THe IRl - WE have new TRaditions ever day :gomer: