tazzieman Posted 14February, 2016 Report Share Posted 14February, 2016 Did we have a thread for this? A good back in the day topic for the young 'uns (including me)Here's a start"I drove the whole 1,000 miles. It was quite a thing to experience...to literally be able to kill cats, dogs and even people...how awful... but with total freedom of the road. Lunatic race of course. You went through city streets that had streetcars and buses going down the centre of the road and you were obliged to cut people aside a bit! " Donald Healey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 14February, 2016 Report Share Posted 14February, 2016 Ayrton Senna "By being a racing driver you are under risk all the time. By being a racing driver means you are racing with other people. And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver because we are competing, we are competing to win. And the main motivation to all of us is to compete for victory, it's not to come 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th. I race to win as long as I feel it's possible. Sometimes you get it wrong? Sure, it's impossible to get it right all the time. But I race designed to win, as long as I feel I'm doing it right," Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 14February, 2016 Report Share Posted 14February, 2016 Walter Rorhl talking about driving a 911SC in the 2011 Targa Tasmania, "...it should be more rain then it will be more fun."skip to 1:36 for the interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruzYV3PPxgw&feature=youtu.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 14February, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 14February, 2016 Recently , but if you get on PFA channel you are automatically famous“It’s a hairy motorcar, but if you have to drive it . . . you need the confidence, and that means car control. I learned a lot when I was very young, on ice and water and all sorts of things. We could slide them 40 degrees, 41 degrees, whatever you like. I could do it.”–Gijs van Lennep, on the Porsche 917K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 14February, 2016 Report Share Posted 14February, 2016 Walter Rohrl:When you see the tree you're about to hit it's called UNDERSTEER, when you can only hear and feel it it's OVERSTEER!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 14February, 2016 Report Share Posted 14February, 2016 when testing a 'suspensionless' Williams in 1980, Alan Jonescomplained about the uncomfortable ride. Frank Williams suggested "you could sit on your wallet, Alan," to which he replied "then give me something to put in it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 There are a couple that I originally knew as being attributed to Colin McRae, certainly been overused since but perhaps that's because I knew of them by then"We're here for a good time, not for a long time" (some irony in that one) and "if in doubt, flat out" or "flat oot" in his lingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 15February, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 “We’re far from having too much horsepower…my definition of too much horsepower is when all four wheels are spinning in every gear.” ― Mark Donohue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 Mario Andretti: If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 Niki; "I nearly sh!tted in my pants." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 "Sammy, concentrate......oh Sammy, you're not concentrating......STAY ON THE ROAD SAMMY". I know not in the league of the others, but still pretty memorable - someone will find the vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 "Sammy, concentrate......oh Sammy, you're not concentrating......STAY ON THE ROAD SAMMY". I know not in the league of the others, but still pretty memorable - someone will find the vid"You have to listen to my calls Samir, concentrate CONCENTRATE!""Medium left long, long LONG LONG!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FymE2Vu-7lc I don't even know what to say about this co-driver! Rippin Escort though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 There are a couple that I originally knew as being attributed to Colin McRae, certainly been overused since but perhaps that's because I knew of them by then"We're here for a good time, not for a long time" (some irony in that one) and "if in doubt, flat out" or "flat oot" in his lingo More McRae: Can remember him being interviewed after Grist had booked into a time control early. Question: 'How did that happen Colin?'. Answer (not happy tone): 'Ask the Welsh Wizard!!' "At the end of the day I got involved in all this because I enjoy driving cars and driving them as fast as possible.If I was going to be remembered for anything I would like it to be for that."Colin McRae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 Stirling Moss:"There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well, drive and make love" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espskk Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 "Driving fast on the track does not scare me. What scares me is when I drive on the highway and I get passed by some idiot who thinks he is Fangio." Fangio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 15February, 2016 Report Share Posted 15February, 2016 Not exact but Nelson Piquet said something like this on winning an Aust GP in Adelaide - " I was so exited on last lap I nearly come.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 16February, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 16February, 2016 Ah , Piquet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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