[Racer Duck]

• By Dave Lewandowski
• IndyCar.com

Milka Duno says driving an IndyCar Series car helped her prepare for the role of Kellie "Gearbox" Kalinkov in the big-screen production of "Speed Racer." But acting overly animated while driving was out of character.

"It was something different and a different role in my life," said Duno, who returns to the racetrack this weekend in the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway. "I was driving and was told I have to be very aggressive. We had to tape a lot because you have to over-act. It was difficult for me because if I did that in a car I would crash. You have to overdo it."

The Warner Bros. Pictures live/action big-screen adaptation of the 1960s anime series opens May 9. The red-carpet premiere is April 26 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, with Duno and the movie's stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox expected to attend.

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[Bob Tanner]

I still don't like her.

I just wish she, and her Hugo Chavez-owned sponsor, would just go away.

[DOF_power]

Can't say I disagree with you, but her team would have to search for another sponsor in these tough to find sponsorship days.
I would have prefered someone like Paul Tracy and/or Robert Doornbos instead of the Milkas.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by DOF_power

Can't say I disagree with you, but her team would have to search for another sponsor in these tough to find sponsorship days.
I would have prefered someone like Paul Tracy and/or Robert Doornbos instead of the Milkas.

In fairness to the lady, I have seen improvement in her abilities so far this season. However, I believe that she is playing at a level a bit above her personal level, but she's not alone in that area.

Colour me nationalistic but I believe that if she weren't a subject of a government which uses every opportunity to insult my country and if she weren't sponsored by a nationalized company which is overseen by the ruler of that country, I might not view her with such a jaundiced eye.