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Great Scot! Susie Stoddart Is Scotland's Favorite Racing Export

Recently, racing has been an easier path for women attempting to make a name for themselves professionally than, say, football. With the exception of rallying, this access has come with an expectation that your sexuality will be part of your outward racing persona, something that Richard Petty never had to endure. If you don't believe us, just look at Danica Patrick. The double-standard probably works more to the advantage of a female driver as they have access to a pool of advertising dollars that their male counterparts can't get at, as well as built-in media attention. Of course, this also means that less attractive female drivers are at a serious disadvantage. For Scotland's Susie Stoddart, who currently races in DTM, this isn't much of a problem.

Though she may not be the next Miss Universe, Ms. Stoddart is certainly able to pull of something less than a full track suit (as these shots from her website demonstrate). She's also a capable young driver, having worked her way up through karting, Formula Renault, Formula 3 and now DTM. For the 2007 series she raced a 2005-spec Mercedes C-Class Coupe, finishing in all but two races. Oh, and according to Wikipedia she's single and only four months our elder. [SusieStoddart.com, Wikipedia]

1:30 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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NatefromOgden at 01:35 PM on 04/07/08
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Want.
combat chuck at 01:38 PM on 04/07/08
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Stay away from helicopters and Cessnas, Susie.
itswemy at 01:38 PM on 04/07/08
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If ever a reason for "fire retardant suit" this is it...
Really Hot!
deckard97 at 01:39 PM on 04/07/08
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YGBSM!!!
...and she can drive too?
lascauxcaveman at 01:47 PM on 04/07/08
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She can grab my shift knob anytime.
boosted-lego-wagon at 01:48 PM on 04/07/08
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Now there's a Scot What Hae.
rlj676 at 01:53 PM on 04/07/08
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@lascauxcaveman:

Dammit. I knew someone would beat me to shifting innuendo.
Ash78 at 01:53 PM on 04/07/08
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@lascauxcaveman: She makes your David Coult hard?
LuciferV8 at 01:53 PM on 04/07/08
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I want her to have my babies...
beercheck at 02:00 PM on 04/07/08
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Vanina Ickx for me, thanks.
Mad_Science at 02:00 PM on 04/07/08
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I'm trying to come up with a good comment, but it seems there's a lack of bloodflow to my brain at the moment.
selfhatingotaku at 02:01 PM on 04/07/08
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Heres a video of a piecee she did for Fifth Gear showing the difference between the road car and the DTM version.

+ Watch video
akirachan at 02:10 PM on 04/07/08
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Beavis: "Hey check it out, Butthead, this chic can drive, cool!! Huh, huh, huh!"

Butthead: "Yeah, Beavis, she's cool, like, Amelia Earhart, if she can like disappear while setting a world record!"

Beavis: "Yeah, kill, kill, kill! Burn, burn,burn!"

Butthead: " Uhh, shut up, Beavis, before I knock you out, dillweed!"
turbofreak at 02:13 PM on 04/07/08
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WOW...hot girl racing a DTM Mercedes. My dream.
yellofury * * * * * at 02:15 PM on 04/07/08
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picture 5 makes a fine point(s):

we need more hot chi-- err women in racing....
hmmm how about a mix of mud rasslin and bog racing???
JimBobJoeBobJim at 02:22 PM on 04/07/08
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@beercheck: Agreed.
Novaload at 02:28 PM on 04/07/08
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She's certainly got the Scottish tan.
Lounatic at 02:28 PM on 04/07/08
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Danica who?
JoSCh at 02:32 PM on 04/07/08
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If my life depended on it I would have the sex with her. Anybody feel like threatening me?
beercheck at 02:32 PM on 04/07/08
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An old Davey post re Mademoiselle (as far as I know) Icks:

[jalopnik.com]
SpeedWagon at 02:33 PM on 04/07/08
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Ah, its amazing what hair stylists, makeup artists and photographers can accomplish. In a few years there will be hope for us hideously ugly commenters.
beercheck at 02:36 PM on 04/07/08
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@beercheck: I deeply loathe myself for that typo.
Ash78 at 02:38 PM on 04/07/08
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@SpeedWagon: I wanted to let you beat me to that comment so I could say something jokingly derisive about your coming out of the closet.

But instead I will say "Hear, hear"
smsolo1 at 02:43 PM on 04/07/08
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i would let her drive my car.
Solo_Racer at 02:50 PM on 04/07/08
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@beercheck: Same here. Ms. Ickx is a goddess.
LandofID at 02:58 PM on 04/07/08
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What a nice girl...
crankcase at 02:59 PM on 04/07/08
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Oh my...........that's all I have.
mytdawg at 03:04 PM on 04/07/08
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Baby you can drive my car

And baby I love you

Beep beep beep beep yeah.
bzr the paranoid android at 03:04 PM on 04/07/08
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Normally I would denote the representation of women in male-dominated activities as rewarding them not for any form of natural talent but merely because they have a different set of chromosomes, which is dumbing down and pandering to them as thoroughly pointless outside of the field of eye candy.

But in this case...I'm just going to stare.
goatrope at 03:06 PM on 04/07/08
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Her good looks almost makes one not notice her freakishly large neck.

Almost.
Mazda-Eric-with-1cup-a... at 03:24 PM on 04/07/08
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gotta love a little side-boob :)
Bentos, Der Frischmacher! at 04:31 PM on 04/07/08
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WANT!
MagnificentBastard at 04:36 PM on 04/07/08
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not hot....sorry
wonkydonky at 05:26 PM on 04/07/08
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Isn't Jay Leno Scottish, too?
Schm is not... at 05:34 PM on 04/07/08
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She is quite nice looking, but the whole DTM thing ups her hotness-meter rating by several points. I love me a girl that can shift her own gears. . .
nosirrahg at 06:01 PM on 04/07/08
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I'd like to see her beat the pants off Danica Patrick...or any article of clothing really.
JrodNJ at 07:52 PM on 04/07/08
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I'll fight you all with sticks and stones....
Maymar at 09:32 PM on 04/07/08
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Between her and Jackie Stewart, Scotland seems to have the market cornered on hot lady drivers.
Number_Six at 11:19 PM on 04/07/08
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@beercheck: Meeting the father could possibly be a pleasure, for once.
smokyburnout at 01:35 AM on 04/08/08
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@beercheck: it actually appears Vanina won't be running the DTM this year, although the series will gain Katherine Legge (as well as some fellow called Ralph Shoemaker or something)... and for some reason i don't care that Miss Ickx and Miss Stoddart have scored a combined zero points in their DTM careers...
Stuntdriver at 04:01 AM on 04/08/08
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@smokyburnout:
Ralph Shoemaker...hahahahahahahahaha....good one!!!

Ralph Shemaleliker, Ralph Shoesuker, Ralph Shitmaker...the list goes on...

how about dating danika...susie...and other redhead racing chick at the same time???...then i can die happy...
layabout at 06:44 AM on 04/08/08
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She'd get owned!
EuropaBambaataa at 11:38 AM on 04/08/08
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She doesn't have half the talent Danica does... but damn it, neither does Milka Duno, and they're both hotter than Danica.

Mmmm, Rule34ing Susie and Milka in my head right now. Nope, it's Susie, Milka and Danica after all. And that horse-racing chick who also races cars, Liz Halliday.
Tomsk at 12:50 AM on 04/09/08
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She's very cute (and I luuuurve the accent), but I've yet to find a female racing driver who's more of a total package than los Jalops' favorite van driver:
[jalopnik.com]