I never followed this series, so I wouldn't know this, sorry if it's ignorant, but is she British? From her accent she sounds remarkably like my cousin
no kidding...they build a car that allows someone to live through a crash like that, yet the crash happened because they didn't put the wing on correctly...
Someone should swap Danica Patrick for Katherine Legge. She's got guts to go back out on the track after a nasty crash like that. The Champ Car was an engineering feat, not like the outdated IndyCar design. I say that it should still be possible to go over 230 MPH at Indy without going airborne like how Dario did at Kentucky or even Mike Conway at this year's Indy!
Well, give her credit. Susie has had 2 seasons headstart, Katherine has not really raced tintops prior to DTM and her car is the oldest (read 'slowest') of the field.
As a supporter since 2000, I am glad she doesn't run in those crapwagons of the twIRL.
I agree. Far better than Danica Patrick. Patrick is a fad, pure and simple. She's a pretty face for Madison Avenue. With an Andretti Green race car Legge would have achieved far better results than Patrick, who's been a huge disappointment, save the marketing. But it's all the marketing these days, isn't it? And the only reason Patrick has a win is that the GAVE her that race in Japan. Isn't it ironic that she won a race right before the Indy 500, at a time when viewership was waning?
...and Patrick has a big mouth, a fake attitude, and none, and I mean none, of the other drivers like her or want to drive with her. Look at the attitudes of the 3 other Andretti Green drivers. They hate her. If the IRL didn't need her face and her name to attract viewers and sponsers, and all her shananigans on and off track, which they probably tell her to openly do, she wouldn't be driving a top car, that's for sure. Give Legge that Motorola car and let her run wild with it.
Actually the new DP01 is designed to exceed f1 safety standards. The DP01 incorporates new safety features that even the Lola in this crash does not have.
Champ car is most defiantly more safe then a IRL car. I not aware of champ cars going "flying" on a regular basis like IRL cars do.
Dixon said after Dario's accident that the IRL needs to bring in a new car and that the current setup is a dangerous accident waiting to happen. (check my most recent video posted of Scott stating this).
Gee Mr. Sherlock, what would you expect when they been around for 20+ years before the IRL ever existed? I mean, really, give your head a shake here and exactly how stupid do you think the viewers here are? The safety innovations are many like adopting the Hans device (F1 and NASCAR and IRL followed and adopted this practice). They also pioneered the idea of full time medical staff and full time trained track workers and not relying on local track workers. They were a class Act all the way
@Albertkallal I was talking about post-split era anyway. But I'm going to make an epic never seen before move on youtube comments and admit I was WRONG. After further research, both the IRL and CART had 3 deaths after 1996.
In 2005 Ryan Briscoe DID hit the fence at Chicago...that wreck looked at least as bad as Katherine's (they were going a lot faster of course) and he walked away.
Ok...what I should have said was maybe not that he walked away, but he not only survived his big crash, but went on to become one of the top drivers in the series. He didn't sustain life-threatening injuries.
To bad every series doesn't use a car that strong.
DallasCCWSfan 4 months ago
I never followed this series, so I wouldn't know this, sorry if it's ignorant, but is she British? From her accent she sounds remarkably like my cousin
TGTAP 1 year ago
@TGTAP yap she is british, i just dont know where there she is from...
Talladega93 1 year ago
@Talladega93 ah ok. Thanks mate =0)
TGTAP 1 year ago
@TGTAP no problem :)
Talladega93 1 year ago
@Talladega93 Surrey, in the south of England
jaryd12345 10 months ago
they might want to use stronger glue next time on the wing
CourtyardPigeon 1 year ago
@CourtyardPigeon
no kidding...they build a car that allows someone to live through a crash like that, yet the crash happened because they didn't put the wing on correctly...
CourtyardPigeon 1 year ago
Someone should swap Danica Patrick for Katherine Legge. She's got guts to go back out on the track after a nasty crash like that. The Champ Car was an engineering feat, not like the outdated IndyCar design. I say that it should still be possible to go over 230 MPH at Indy without going airborne like how Dario did at Kentucky or even Mike Conway at this year's Indy!
MannyZtheWolfWarrior 1 year ago
Katherine is real easy on the eyes.
Colddeed 2 years ago
Kathrine has been promoted to the championship winning team Abt Sportsline in DTM.
goazur 3 years ago 6
I am a Katherine fan, and i saw that crash, that was really bad. She's the best woman driver. :-);-)
szerdav 4 years ago 2
I'll be interested how she'll do in Touring Cars this year, she signed to a factory with Audi to run DTM.
WSBT960 3 years ago
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susie stoddart whoops her in DTM
seanm46 3 years ago
Well, give her credit. Susie has had 2 seasons headstart, Katherine has not really raced tintops prior to DTM and her car is the oldest (read 'slowest') of the field.
As a supporter since 2000, I am glad she doesn't run in those crapwagons of the twIRL.
triumphstagdriver 3 years ago
I agree. Far better than Danica Patrick. Patrick is a fad, pure and simple. She's a pretty face for Madison Avenue. With an Andretti Green race car Legge would have achieved far better results than Patrick, who's been a huge disappointment, save the marketing. But it's all the marketing these days, isn't it? And the only reason Patrick has a win is that the GAVE her that race in Japan. Isn't it ironic that she won a race right before the Indy 500, at a time when viewership was waning?
Troylito 3 years ago
...and Patrick has a big mouth, a fake attitude, and none, and I mean none, of the other drivers like her or want to drive with her. Look at the attitudes of the 3 other Andretti Green drivers. They hate her. If the IRL didn't need her face and her name to attract viewers and sponsers, and all her shananigans on and off track, which they probably tell her to openly do, she wouldn't be driving a top car, that's for sure. Give Legge that Motorola car and let her run wild with it.
Troylito 3 years ago
My one bitch about Danica...she's always trying to pick fights with the other drivers, apparently she thinks she'll have the upper hand in all those.
WSBT960 2 years ago
If she was in an Indycar she would have died?
Oh really? We don't really know do we? Indycars are very safely designed. Dario
at Michigan is a good example. Do you even watch Indy races? Dozens of cars have slammeed a wall during
this IRL season, and every driver has walked away from them fine. Of course there is plenty of luck involved. knock on wood. But to say that Champ
Cars are more safely designed than Indycars is bullcrap. It only shows your bias.
Nathan411466 4 years ago
Actually the new DP01 is designed to exceed f1 safety standards. The DP01 incorporates new safety features that even the Lola in this crash does not have.
Champ car is most defiantly more safe then a IRL car. I not aware of champ cars going "flying" on a regular basis like IRL cars do.
Dixon said after Dario's accident that the IRL needs to bring in a new car and that the current setup is a dangerous accident waiting to happen. (check my most recent video posted of Scott stating this).
Albertkallal 4 years ago
@Albertkallal Champ Car had more deaths than the IRL, now known as the Indycar Series did. I think that's proof enough against what you say.
erasetoimprove 8 months ago
Gee Mr. Sherlock, what would you expect when they been around for 20+ years before the IRL ever existed? I mean, really, give your head a shake here and exactly how stupid do you think the viewers here are? The safety innovations are many like adopting the Hans device (F1 and NASCAR and IRL followed and adopted this practice). They also pioneered the idea of full time medical staff and full time trained track workers and not relying on local track workers. They were a class Act all the way
Albertkallal 8 months ago
@Albertkallal I was talking about post-split era anyway. But I'm going to make an epic never seen before move on youtube comments and admit I was WRONG. After further research, both the IRL and CART had 3 deaths after 1996.
erasetoimprove 8 months ago
@Nathan411466 kenny brack at texas is a better example
notyetpro1 1 year ago
If she was driving an IRL car she would have been dead, Dario's lucky he did'nt hit the fence in his crash
Ruddfan1997 4 years ago
In 2005 Ryan Briscoe DID hit the fence at Chicago...that wreck looked at least as bad as Katherine's (they were going a lot faster of course) and he walked away.
BSNFabricating 2 years ago
I'll be sure to ask Ryan Briscoe about his "walking away" considering he spent 8 days in the hospital...
intensity74 2 years ago
Ok...what I should have said was maybe not that he walked away, but he not only survived his big crash, but went on to become one of the top drivers in the series. He didn't sustain life-threatening injuries.
Bad choice of words on my part...
BSNFabricating 2 years ago
Champ Car's are amazing cars...the car saved her life. Katherine rocks!!!
Steph1786 4 years ago 6