Auto Racing "Athlete" Complains That Competition is "Too Tough"

The Associated Press ~

Robby Gordon accused Danica Patrick of having an unfair advantage in the Indianapolis 500 and said Saturday [that] he will not compete in the race again unless the field is equalized.
"I won't race against her until the IRL does something to take that advantage away."

Gordon contends that Patrick is at an advantage over the rest of the competitors because she only weighs 100 pounds. Because all the cars weigh the same, Patrick's is lighter on the race track.

The Indy Racing League does not consider the weight of the driver in its race specifications. The car has to weigh at least 1,525 pounds before the fuel and driver are added, and teams in Indy have estimated that Patrick will gain close to 1 mph in speed because of her small stature.

Patrick has been among the quickest drivers since rookie orientation began on the famed 2 1/2-mile oval on May 5.

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Holy Cow, what a whiner.
Do any of the other male drivers strive to cut their weight to a minimum, like jockeys ?
If not, then obviously they don't consider it much of an advantage.

Here's an idea: Why don't we have identical robots race the cars ?
Then the playing field will be absolutely level.

Of course, then we won't need any of those unique human drivers...
Like the overweight Robby Gordon.