I'm Not a Fan of Motorsports, But . . .

I feel a need to comment on NASCAR and former Indy driver Robby Gordon's complaints regarding the relative low-weight of Indy Racing League (IRL) star Danica Patrick. (Today Gordon backed off from his comments, a little.) Gordon—and to be fair, some other drivers—contends that Danica has a natural advantage because she is so much lighter than most of the other drivers and argues that the IRL should require a minimum weight for drivers. Of course, by Gordon's reasoning, the NBA should impose a height-maximum and the NFL should limit the muscle mass of its players. Should there be a size requirement for jockeys and gymnists? (Well, maybe these athletes should have a no-eating-disorder policy.)

Gordon has said that he will not race at Indy until weight regulations, that would eliminate Danica Patrick from competition unless she put on quite a few pounds, are put in place. Maybe the answer is the MIRL—Men's Indy Racing League—for male racers who feel that their bodies do not enable them to compete on the same level as women.