Johanna Long

I think of Johanna had some quality equipment and a well funded team she could've done good. IMO she did really good with the equipment she had. It's a shame nobody like RCR or TSM could've put her in for at least a couple races. I think she can win races if given the right ride.
 
Not giving Johanna a chance is what really pisses me off about Roush, Ganassi, Penske, Childress and especially Hendrick. With the money and resources each one has it would be easy to put her in top equipment in the NNS and see what she can do in good equipment. She deserves a shot at it with a good Crew Chief, team, advisers and mentors to see what she can really do.
 
ted@economy said:
We keep losing all of our Danica fans because every thread eventually turns into Danica bashing . We sure do need for you to stick around Danica Freak .Thanks ,don't take it personally . Look at Lisa , couple of years back , most of them on here couldn't hate Kurt Busch enough . Lisa wouldn't leave . Now he's a big star .
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:D and then there's that other guy whats his name..
 
Johali said:
Not giving Johanna a chance is what really pisses me off about Roush, Ganassi, Penske, Childress and especially Hendrick. With the money and resources each one has it would be easy to put her in top equipment in the NNS and see what she can do in good equipment. She deserves a shot at it with a good Crew Chief, team, advisers and mentors to see what she can really do.
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Im pretty sure Penske, Hendrick, Roush, Ganassi etc don't take money out of their own pockets to put drivers in their vehicles.. It has nothing to do with the fact that none of them will give her a chance... she probably just cant get the sponsors... just like most drivers she would need to out perform her equipment to get noticed and get sponsors interested therefore getting bigger name teams interested. It's unfortunate but it is what it is.
 
Kyle18fan said:
I remember Darrell Waltrip saying that Danica would never be able to finish a 500 mile race because she was too small. That may have been true back in the day but power steering changed everything. It takes a major amount of pedal pressure to operate the brakes on an Indy car and Danica manged to get it done despite her small size. I have no doubt that an evil handling car might be a handful for a tiny lady so a good setup is probably more important for Danica then it would be for a guy like Tony Stewart. I recall hearing Danica say that the stock cars were a little too "ragged edge" compared to the high downforce Indy cars
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To quote Harry Hogge, IndyCars weigh half as much and the tires are twice as wide.
 
My point is that Johanna Long is quite a bit bigger than Danica. That's NOT a bad thing. She's an athlete. Athletic women aren't supposed to be 110 pounds. They are supposed to have a bigger build, more muscle and so on.

If strength doesn't matter, why does Jimmie Johnson run marathons? Why do drivers have strict fitness regimens?

As for "pretty", Johanna is a beautiful young woman. Not going to let the Matthews of the world get away with criticizing women's looks.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
My point is that Johanna Long is quite a bit bigger than Danica. That's NOT a bad thing. She's an athlete. Athletic women aren't supposed to be 110 pounds. They are supposed to have a bigger build, more muscle and so on.

If strength doesn't matter, why does Jimmie Johnson run marathons? Why do drivers have strict fitness regimens?
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Andy-

I thought this at first too, and I even remember some people in the sport and in Indy that were upset with danicas short stature and that her cars were too light and some wanted to weigh her car down extra.

Mark Martin is a small guy too, and he is strong, so is Bruce Lee, etc etc. You dont need mass to be strong.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
My point is that Johanna Long is quite a bit bigger than Danica. That's NOT a bad thing. She's an athlete. Athletic women aren't supposed to be 110 pounds. They are supposed to have a bigger build, more muscle and so on.

If strength doesn't matter, why does Jimmie Johnson run marathons? Why do drivers have strict fitness regimens?

As for "pretty", Johanna is a beautiful young woman. Not going to let the Matthews of the world get away with criticizing women's looks.
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Not disagreeing with you , but I always thought the big thing was endurance .Especially in the hot weather .
 
You know what? I'm not done. I see people saying Samantha Busch is too skinny and that she's not attractive along with the other statements people with keyboards that never met her have made. Fact is, many of you have never met these characters. Opinions are great. My opinion is that there are a bunch of keyboard warriors that should show us their wives and girlfriends since they're so much better.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
You know what? I'm not done. I see people saying Samantha Busch is too skinny and that she's not attractive along with the other statements people with keyboards that never met her have made. Fact is, many of you have never met these characters. Opinions are great. My opinion is that there are a bunch of keyboard warriors that should show us their wives and girlfriends since they're so much better.
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Whoa. Who said that?
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Im pretty sure Penske, Hendrick, Roush, Ganassi etc don't take money out of their own pockets to put drivers in their vehicles.. It has nothing to do with the fact that none of them will give her a chance... she probably just cant get the sponsors... just like most drivers she would need to out perform her equipment to get noticed and get sponsors interested therefore getting bigger name teams interested. It's unfortunate but it is what it is.
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They do back some drivers as primary sponsors themselves as in Hendrickcars.com that he has put on a lot of cars and many others. It's not necessarily money out of their own pockets but a business advertisement investment. It's taking a small chance for a possible huge return on their investment. They all have development drivers that they back without outside sponsorship money.
 
Johali said:
They do back some drivers as primary sponsors themselves as in Hendrickcars.com that he has put on a lot of cars and many others. It's not necessarily money out of their own pockets but a business advertisement investment. It's taking a small chance for a possible huge return on their investment. They all have development drivers that they back without outside sponsorship money.
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True enough. I too would like to see her in better equipment.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
You know what? I'm not done. I see people saying Samantha Busch is too skinny and that she's not attractive along with the other statements people with keyboards that never met her have made. Fact is, many of you have never met these characters. Opinions are great. My opinion is that there are a bunch of keyboard warriors that should show us their wives and girlfriends since they're so much better.
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Women in racing have always gotten a rough deal . It's a male dominated sport . It's never gonna change .
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
My point is that Johanna Long is quite a bit bigger than Danica. That's NOT a bad thing. She's an athlete. Athletic women aren't supposed to be 110 pounds. They are supposed to have a bigger build, more muscle and so on.

If strength doesn't matter, why does Jimmie Johnson run marathons? Why do drivers have strict fitness regimens?

As for "pretty", Johanna is a beautiful young woman. Not going to let the Matthews of the world get away with criticizing women's looks.
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Simona from Indy car is another example of a female race car driver that catches a lot of flak about her looks. I never understood why
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Kyle18fan said:
I wasted 3 minutes of my time watching yer stupid video, it didnt do ANYTHING for 3 minutes :moon:
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You're suppose to listen to it. Those type of videos dont have moving pictures like you're used to old man. Get with it. :D
 
Kyle18fan said:
Geeez, I feel kinda dumb now. :laugh:
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Its been a long day, we'll let that one slide. :D

Doubt you would understand what they're saying anyway. Its in spanish. :D

Song is about the soul though so no need to translate.
 
Johanna Long returns to NASCAR this season

Johanna Long calls 2014 “an eye-opener.”

After two years racing alongside some of the biggest names in NASCAR, the Pensacola native suddenly found herself without a sponsor or a racing team as ML Motorsports went under.

Now she is coming back.

Mike Affarano Motorsports announced Long’s return to NASCAR for the 2015 season via a news release on Wednesday, saying, “Long will compete with the team in select NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series events in 2015.”

It is an experience Long has every intention of making the most of.

“I am so grateful for this opportunity,” Long said when reached by phone. “I’m excited about it. I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in my life: Mentally, spiritually and physically.

“My mindset is that I’m hungry. I’ve got to prove to myself that I belong there. I know that I belong there, but I have to prove it, not just to myself, but by showing other people and getting people to believe in me again.

Read the rest here
 
Johanna has to get her mind set on staying out of trouble and finishing the race on the track.
 
Johanna not having sponsorship honestly confuses me. She's a pretty girl who did respectfully in some bad equipment. If I were RFR or Gibbs, I would pick her up and market the hell out of her.
 
The Nature Boy said:
Johanna not having sponsorship honestly confuses me. She's a pretty girl who did respectfully in some bad equipment. If I were RFR or Gibbs, I would pick her up and market the hell out of her.
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She has to work on being more marketable and she told me that when I was in Alabama (that's for Johali:D) in 2013. I imagine it's something she's actively been working on.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
She has to work on being more marketable and she told me that when I was in Alabama (that's for Johali:D) in 2013. I imagine it's something she's actively been working on.
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I've told you to get that damned GPS re-calibrated. Next time I'll meet you at the Alabama line and escort your butt into Florida. :p
 
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