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Re: Rookies Can't Drive

To: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>, ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rookies Can't Drive
From: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 13:44:38 -0700
hehe, yes, they do, but there could be MORE- in terms of
developing/encouraging new drivers.

-james creasy

----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
> James Creasy writes...
>
> >but the article makes a good point about
> >expectations hindering development.
> >and i hope that we reflect the expectation that >women will drive just as
> >fast as men.
>
> What I found interesting is that it can apply to all of us. We all have
> different pressures and things that block us from doing what we know how
to
> do naturally.
>
> Women already DO drive as fast as men, what are you talking about. :)
>
> Katie K.
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Creasy [mailto:jcre@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 12:49 PM
> > To: Kelly, Katie; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Rookies Can't Drive
> >
> >
> > thank you katie.  that is a good way to say part of my point about the
> > women's classes.  oops i mean Ladies.
> >
> > for whatever reason there IS a stereotype about women and
> > racing.  the more
> > SFR can overcome this stereotype the easier it will be to
> > develop this huge
> > pool of talent, giving us better drivers and more national
> > championships.
> >
> > a friend of mine often refers to her progress as "i was only
> > 1 second slower
> > than [her husband]".  argh, what an inefficient goal.  i told
> > her to aim
> > higher and start kicking his butt- and i know she can.
> >
> > but the article makes a good point about expectations
> > hindering development.
> > and i hope that we reflect the expectation that women will
> > drive just as
> > fast as men.
> >
> > -james "maybe someday i will tire of this" creasy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
> > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 9:29 AM
> > Subject: Rookies Can't Drive
> >
> >
> > > Here's a great article on the latest release of Thunder
> > Valley Racing
> > > Website, a site devoted to the promotion of women in all avenues of
> > > autoracing. This is the best thing that T.W. Theodore has
> > ever written.
> > >
> > > It actually has nothing to do with rookies, but somehow,
> > the part about
> > > stereotypes, and how we live up to them, I think applies.
> > >
> > > http://thunval.com/racing/distant/current/editor.htm
> > >
> > > Katie Kelly
> >


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