Girl racer in Formula One?

Schroeder · 05-22-08, 09:18 AM

If she has what it takes, let her race.

Captain Vlad · 05-22-08, 10:40 AM

Since she's what got me back into actually watching car races, I want her to stay Indy, as it's much easier to watch Indy over here.

F1 is a type of tornado in Oklahoma...

Sailor Steve · 05-22-08, 05:36 PM

She won't be the first. In the 1950s there was Maria Theresa de Filipis and the '70s saw Lella Lombardi, both from Italy. There have been others more recently, but the greatest female driver to compete in Grands Prix did so before Formula 1 was created. Eliška Junková, known in the west as Elisabeth Junek, was a highly successful driver in the 1920s, quitting racing after her husband was killed in a GP accident.

jumpy · 05-23-08, 08:27 AM

...so long as she gets 'em out on the podium

sorry

hehe my favourite lady racing driver has to be one of Skybirds countrywomen: Sabine Schmitz.

that girl looks like she has so much fun driving its almost contagious.

Skybird · 05-23-08, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jumpy

...so long as she gets 'em out on the podium

sorry

hehe my favourite lady racing driver has to be one of Skybirds countrywomen: Sabine Schmitz.

that girl looks like she has so much fun driving its almost contagious.

Don't know her, but I know what the Norschleife is... [Skybird gazing with dreaming eyes at the horizon and entering a a state of catatonia]

Sailor Steve · 05-23-08, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jumpy

Sabine Schmitz.

She's fast! Why isn't she in F1? Looks like she could do good.

05-22-08, 10:40 AM	#2
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Since she's what got me back into actually watching car races, I want her to stay Indy, as it's much easier to watch Indy over here. F1 is a type of tornado in Oklahoma... __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

05-22-08, 05:36 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	She won't be the first. In the 1950s there was Maria Theresa de Filipis and the '70s saw Lella Lombardi, both from Italy. There have been others more recently, but the greatest female driver to compete in Grands Prix did so before Formula 1 was created. Eliška Junková, known in the west as Elisabeth Junek, was a highly successful driver in the 1920s, quitting racing after her husband was killed in a GP accident. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-23-08, 08:27 AM	#4
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	...so long as she gets 'em out on the podium sorry hehe my favourite lady racing driver has to be one of Skybirds countrywomen: Sabine Schmitz. that girl looks like she has so much fun driving its almost contagious. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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05-22-08, 09:18 AM	#1
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	If she has what it takes, let her race.