L98Terror

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This is the end of the out lap going hot, I get on it about the same time he does....you see the results

jlucas

nice

Chalky

More would be good!

Falcon

Here's a video of Danny passing me on the inside at the Keyhole at M-O during the NASA National race in Sept. Watch how the car is barely staying under him in the turn.

Giddy Up!

TRACKMAN2

aparently he is less afraid to die than i am.. or an unbelievable gift from god.. or mabee years of experience or all of the above.. have met him but never got to drive against him.. mabee ill get the chance this year!! if my buddy dave mullen says he's fast thats sayin somthing..

xsiveone

I would think that this part would put him in a car competing against the likes of Montoya, Franchitti and Pruett last weekend at Daytona.

TRACKMAN2

ill admit people say things like this,, but you can go out and drive with guys like popp....youl never get to drive with those guys.. from what i hear from reliable scources he's one of the best of "us"....

GMuffley

Sorta like tugging on Superman's cape?

xsiveone

My point is that the "blessed" part is getting to drive for a living at a top level. There are a lot of great drivers out there that just never got the right opportunities.

TRACKMAN2

i,ve said im a micheal jordan that cant afford a basketball

RogueVette

Actually he just gets the car. Whatever car. He feels it better then most others do, along with his sense of car placement. That along with a wicked desire to win.

But after watching him run 2 3/4 laps at Nelson Ledges (one of, if not the fastest track in the country) with NO brakes and Holding off a faster version of a craftsman truck, there may be something to that gift from god thing.

PA Z06

Now thats funny

bot
Great video as usual L98, I wish there was more video

Cobra4B

You got smoked

John Shiels

I am sure Danny is great but many things come into play as the cars power and setup, tires, experience and experience at a particular track. I am sure you picked up some pointers running behind him for a while.

Also getting to different levels of racings sometimes is a collection of luck. Things like how much money you have, personal life circumstances like family responsibilities, the right person seeing you and all the stars colliding at the right moment. Saying someone is not at a particular level because of talent is not always the case by far.

Bink

John - Danny truly has the gifts of God. His "seat of the pants" is unreal....all 4 corners...in milliseconds.

My opinion- if RAFTRACER had started in karts (his family did autocross. Mom, Dad and brother) he'd have gone to F1. He's that good.
He needs to train and give up the cigs. Hint...Hint. I'll shut up now.

Bink

He's not even on the same planet.

jeez - I sound like a fricken cheerleader. I'm not a fan, groupie or idolizer.
But, facts are facts.

I do have a HUGE amount of respect for his talent.

Zee916

No offense to RAFTRACER but lets get real about being good enough for F1 if you are talking serious and not joking around.

Z

Bink

The qualifier is starting in karts.

I'm not joking....I'm dead serious.

L98Terror

I have a ton more Video, I'm trying to go through it all and put something together. I'll post some cool stuff as I come across it.


Yeah, I learned when you're down 200 HP you can't even see him after two straights.


Not to take anything away from Danny, I truely believe he's one of the best drivers at our level, but I'm more impressed with the guy who wins spec miata. It's more driver skill & less car.

gonzalezfj

YOu can say whatever you want about Danny's driving, but I will make just one statement.

After years of watching people drive SCCA, NASCAR, NASA, etc., Danny Popp has the best car control I have ever seen.

It doesn't matter what he dirves, his car control is superb and right on the edge of adhesion.