Ok....just imagine Stu was a "proper" bird named Sally...i mean born as Sally and not Stu then turned...even though this may be what Stu does when he by himself please discount that from this topic...

So its now Sally @ Motorsport Developments......EDITED for miners and young children

Anyway you get the picture.......would you use her to map your car,build you an engine????Or does the female bit put you off as you think they cant be as good as a geezer?

 

Yes phil cause for me the end result is what you go for

If she's good looking well that's a plus but other then that

 

 

Rene please bare in mind she is a female Stu...sorry stop it


I dont know if i was honest...i think a male would satisfy me more...NO not in the Rainbird sense

AJ go read the adult version in the Muppet room

 

Sue Collins

 

What about the females on the forum, what would you prefer?

 

Stu..this gonna be hard mate to get sensible replies..i think the mental picture of you female is clouding things..ROFL.

 

You give us a sensible reply then, why did u feel the need to ask something so daft?
And why does it matter so much?

Anyone would think you are just stiring again.....

 

I would deffo use a woman as long as her abilities were proven, and she was fit

 

Martyn i did give a sensible reply for me look for it

I think this is a very good topic as does your leader

Sorry but if you aint got a reply to THIS topic..fook off

 

if the lady could show her talent ...ooeerrr like stu and karl and all the other tuners

then i dont think i would have any issues

 

I did reply to THIS topic in the other thread.
I said it really doesnt matter aslong as the work is good.

 

If she was equally as good as Stu/Kenny then it wouldn't matter a shite to me.

 

Ooops, Sorry Stu, edited because I now realise that this is a very serious thread that needs to be kept on topic

 

As long as it was someone like Maria!! Wouldn't mind her tinkering under my bonnet and holding my pipe!!!!

 

only if she had nice tits

my answer is as irrelevant and irreverent as your question

 

Can NOONE be sensible?

 

who's NOONE?

 

what if some top bird had rebuilt ya motor and forgot to tighten the rod bolts? as she stood there in front of you asking how she could possibly recompense you for the mass destruction caused - would you take a different approach than if say stu had done it?

 

Good point pgt..atlast a sensible reply!!!!

foreigneRS...it may be irrelevant but go with the flow here in UK we can talk about things like this

 

Seems not Phil.. shame really. Perhaps il ask the same question on the M3 forum i use....

 

If she was proven to be good and know her stuff then yes I would use her.

I do however honestly think that a woman would find it a lot harder getting established in this business in the first place because of her sex.

 

whats wrong with my reply

 

Übrigens ist niemand eine Phrase, die Sie spannen

 

How could she be proven to be good, as too many people would avoid her in the first place because she was female?

Unfortunately in ths male dominated sector, people would not use her purely because she was female. many men would feel threatened that a woman knew more than they did about things that would be traditionally male knowledge areas.

This is my opinion. As to whether I would use someone or not, unfortunately a woman would have to prove herself to be twice as good as anyone else for me to consider her in this area. Sad but true.

 

are you serious mike?

 

or they will probably use her for small things.. just to find out if she could be shagged

 

I will now tell you why i "personally" am interested in this topic (A first for an IMA racing topic i admit )


My Daughter Catherine is heavily interested in this market sector and against my wishes has just chosen her final years subjects to be able to get into this trade and wants ultimately to become a motorsport technition / mapper.

Ive told her that i feel its a bad sector to try and build a career as a female but also told her that if thats what she wants to do and she wont change her mind then il make it my lifes ambition to have her as good (if not better than) by 22years of age as 99% of men at what she wants to do because i feel that a female in this game would need to run rings around the opposition so were starting at stiochiometry not tyre fitting. (im praying it centres around mapping TBH but fundamentals are required more than anything else cos mapping childs play)

So please lets have some sensible replies here.

 

Hmmm, might have some work to do for her then

 

This for the sake of the discussion Is Catherine now aged 14.

 

Stu..whilst eating a sausage roll i worked out why you was interested after mentiong the daughter bit

Harvey opps i mean Mike has hit the nail on the head really

 

FRS,
I am being realistic and giving an honest answer . How many women do you know that are experienced in this area? I can't think of one and common sense always dictates that you are mistrustful of things you don't know about until proven otherwise.

However, once proven, I know she would get my utmost respect, as I would know how hard it would have been for her to get in that position in the first place.

 

Does she really want to venture into this field Stu?

That's a hard business to be in, as you well know!

My honest opinion is that I wouldn't be having my daughter going down that road, but if she does then all the best of luck..............

 

Pon...thats a very hyperthetical reply from you re having a daughter

TBH she gonna have an advantage though aint she..working along side Stu..she aint gonna be alone!

 

Im happy with your answer Mike, i believe it to be a realistic representation of current thinking.

However, with women in general being very misstrusting of MEN ripping em off, i wonder if the fact that women are fast becoming more and more involved in the modified car scene i may be jumping the gun a little and missing a very valuable opening in the future mapping/modding marketplace...

 

Is one of the main folk at RC developements not a woman - she gets respect

 

yes i would use a woman!

ummmmmm - steph scully!!

 

yes, if she knew what she was doing instead of talking a good game, i used to work with a female mechanic in the renault garage i worked in, only thing that held her back was lack of strength if something was seized on good and proper

but if she had a good reputation and was well known id use her regardless of sex

 

As said, i dont want her to either but i will support her in her chosen career and one good point i suppose is at least its a career path i know something about....

 

Very good point actually............if the interest from women continues to rise then it could be a winner!