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13 May 2004, 12:44 (Ref:969781)
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We have Fanny & Paula making their presence felt in the British GT's this year but what has happend to Liz Halliday and Amanda Stretton..surely they should be out honing their racecraft if this Les Femmes For Le Mans effort is ever going to work (or is that now dead)
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13 May 2004, 12:52 (Ref:969787)
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13 May 2004, 12:54 (Ref:969790)
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Liz Halliday is driving a Racers' Group Porsche GT3RS in Grand-Am- doesn't seem to have been any mention of her having any involvement with Amanda Stretton's plans for quite a while
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13 May 2004, 13:12 (Ref:969807)
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Amanda Stretton is taking time off racing this summer as she is pregnant. I think she is intending to return next year for the attempt on Le Mans.
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13 May 2004, 16:59 (Ref:970038)
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The second time she has done this.2 seasons ago she was suposed to be in ASCAR but dropped out for the same reason.
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13 May 2004, 17:09 (Ref:970047)
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there is a women in racing poll being done by the university of indianapolis, heres the link if you feel like doing it:
http://pages.uindy.edu/~mwilson/phpESP/ its kinda fun to wrack your brain to come up with all the women drivers you know! |
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13 May 2004, 17:18 (Ref:970059)
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After first page questions are aimed at women so I gave up.
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15 May 2004, 11:39 (Ref:971617)
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 A long long time ago the dean of a University law school told me, "It's no use training girls to be anything. They just get pregnant and quit." I hate to admit it, but after 30 years in the work force, I have to agree he's correct. |
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15 May 2004, 15:03 (Ref:971746)
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15 May 2004, 16:22 (Ref:971783)
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An attitude that has always kept women back in all walks of life.Sadly in some cases true.The worse case I recall was the the first Tornado fighter pilot trained by the RAF at a cost of millions to us the taxpayer,who promptly got pregnant and left.
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15 May 2004, 17:59 (Ref:971827)
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Didn't Liz drive a Racers Group Porsche at the Rolex 24 or another GrandAm round ealier this year?
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16 May 2004, 14:35 (Ref:972555)
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16 May 2004, 15:54 (Ref:972610)
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The only professional NHL woman goalie promptly got pregnant, took two years off, and then was devastated to find that nobody would hire her back. No other woman has followed her into an NHL team. Every time a woman does this, she makes it ten times as hard for the next woman, particularly the next young woman, who wants to enter that particular profession. After 35 years of "liberation" I would love to say we're making progress, but we're not.
Every woman has the right to get pregnant and leave her profession, but I wish the ones going into professions like racing would take the time to reflect on the damage they're doing overall when they do. |
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16 May 2004, 16:57 (Ref:972641)
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How very inconsiderate of them to have the life they want.
So what's the solution? Do we have a separate group of women just for breeding? Bearing in mind that we are talking in this instance about somebody who is not a professional racing driver I frankly think the whole debate is misplaced. Amanda is, I'm sure, delighted to be expecting a child, she certainly adores her first baby - And I hardly think it is restricting the options for anyone else with the skill (and more to the point the budget) to go racing from doing so. |
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16 May 2004, 16:59 (Ref:972643)
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Im not sure if i really want to start this fire...BUT...
Its not like all pregnancys are planned and what do you expect them to do?? I realize also that this is not the case 80% of the time, but give us a break...everyone has the right no matter when where and what job they have. Maybe if these women were given a little more exposure (and not just the cute ones) they could tell people their plans and maybe not devastate everyone so badly... example: "Heather, what are your plans for next season?" "I think im going to take a year of and have a baby, but Ill be back!!" "wow, how noble" |
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16 May 2004, 18:42 (Ref:972703)
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Agreed, couldn't have put it better myself Graham. I had hoped the people on these boards were above such sexist comments like the ones we've seen in this thread. It certainly doesn't encourage us girls to get invoved in motorsport or to even bother reading/posting here.
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16 May 2004, 18:53 (Ref:972718)
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I'd certainly encourage you to stick around chocmonster and to get involved in the sport if you have the inclination to do so.
All I can tell you is that the lady racers I've chatted to lately find the atmosphere in the paddock a lot less patronising than they used to - I think it comes with beating the odd bloke or two now and again - if anyone saw the footage of Paula Cook in the Brit GTs at Mondello toughing it out with the 'hard as nails' Jones Twins you'll realise that equality is as equality does. Of course it's not always that simple but hey, What is!!??!! |
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16 May 2004, 19:44 (Ref:972748)
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I've been around the motor industry & motorsport for long enough (too long probably!) to be hardened to any comments. Actually I don't think even I would argue with Paula Cook... 
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16 May 2004, 21:40 (Ref:972823)
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17 May 2004, 00:30 (Ref:972900)
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Seriously though, joking aside, these things happen, ok so a female racing driver has gotton herself pregnant and wont be able to take part in racing for a while, big deal. Amanda will be back later this year or early next season id imagine. Its unfortunate but life sucks sometimes. You have to admit though, she could have timed things a little better. |
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17 May 2004, 06:17 (Ref:972982)
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Paula certainly rattled Mr Jones..it was excellent stuff and you could see it coming for a few laps
I think both her and Fanny are really performing well and racing hard (it helps that Fanny is in the concrete Noble as well  ) not that I expected any different.I think what's good is that there is very little hyperbole involved..they are racers and they get on with it minimum hassle |
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17 May 2004, 08:21 (Ref:973056)
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My point about Amanda was that she has managed to do this TWICE in 3 yrs! At the 2001 CART Rockingham meeting I bought a colourful Amanda Stretton T-shirt and was looking forward to wearing it as she was promised a full season in 2002.I have not been to an ASCAR/DoT event since.Maybe a ceremonial T shirt burning is in order? I have always supported women racers,but now understand why sponsors have a problem with them.If Amanda chooses to return later I hope she will stick to historic racing at her own expense and not waste anyone elses time or momey.
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just female drivers, or other female team members as well? any particular professions these inconsiderate women who get pregnant should avoid?
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I know, lets ban all female racing drivers from having sex for the length of their careers, or at least during the racing season. We could even work out the dates that they could have sex on so that any child was born in the middle of winter and she would be ready for the next racing season. Anything to keep some male fans happy. Quote:
Perhaps you should have contacted Amanda and demanded she gave you a refund for the shirt and a bit extra to cover your disappointment...
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