Racing quotes, track quotes etc

[tahdizzle]

"Just a little rubbing Harry and rubbings racing."
-Cole Trickle

[Locust]

[Racecomp Engineering]

How has anyone not posted this one?

"If you're not first, you're last." - Ricky Bobby

But seriously, some from my favorite drivers:

"You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are."
- Juan Manuel Fangio

"The best classroom of all time was about two car lengths behind Juan Manuel Fangio."
- Stirling Moss

"There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love."
- Stirling Moss

"There are people who say: 'That was a really tough fight, I won by one second!' I want to win by 10 minutes. That makes me happy!"
- Walter Röhrl

And then these just crack me up:

"Cornering is like bringing a woman to a climax. Both you and the car must work together. You start to enter the area of excitement at the corner, you set up a pace which is right for the car and after you've told it it is coming along with you, you guide it along at a rhythm which has by now become natural. Only after you've cleared the corner you can both take pleasure in knowing it's gone well."
- Jackie Stewart (a pretty great dude for F1 and racing in general)

And there are a bunch of really funny quotes from Marcus Gronholm (WRC).
"In more than 3 words, describe your day today."
"Not very good...today"

"You seem to have the same pace as Mikko?"
"Yeah we have the same car, and same colors on the car...seems to go the same speed."

- Andrew

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by endless_pain

Really? I honestly thought it was the unfunny "comedian".

Which one is that? None of them are terribly funny (Tanner least of all) and even on the original TG the best laughs came from the either the well written jokes or the spontaneity of their interactions (which probably aren't so spontaneous, just hidden by the dryness that we Americans struggle to pick up).

I rather like Rutledge (watched him on Speed channel many years before TGUS) his openness and enthusiasm is infectious and after realizing Adam is an actor first I appreciate the almost non-enthusiast perspective from a guy who seems to be incredibly enthusiastic about cars, he probably has the quickest wit of the three from what I remember.

I think the biggest turnoff is many people expected and wanted British humor and I think it was smart that they seemed to drop it pretty quickly, like American vs. US Office, it's passable but needs to be really reworked to hit the right notes which is how we got Parks and Rec.

[wparsons]

Adam is terrible, and his laugh makes me want to punch him through the TV.

[jaime3]

"If you're not first you're last"
"Can't have two number 1's"

[solidONE]

"Facking pooosie, open throttle!" - Zoran Vujasinovic, TWF Racing

[D K]

There are only 3 sports: auto racing, mountaineering and bullfighting. The rest are merely games.

Cant remember who, Hemingway or somebody

[Special_K]

"Racing cars which have been converted for road use never really work. It's like making a hardcore adult film, and then editing it so that it can be shown in British hotels. You'd just end up with a sort of half hour close up of some bloke's sweaty face."
-Jeremy Clarkson

"If something goes wrong, look into yourself first -- what did I do wrong?"
-Niki Lauda

"Racecar driving is a lot like sex, all men think they're good at it."
-Leno

[Special_K]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by jaime3

"Can't have two number 1's"

"Yeah, because that would make eleven."

[glamcem]

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting..."
-Steve McQueen

[rice_classic]

"I wake up in the morning and piss excellence." -Ricky Bobby.


But let's face it... that movie is just loaded with awesome quotes.

"Are we about to get it on? Because I'm as hard as a diamond in an ice storm." -RB

[Husker BRZ]

"You win some, lose some, and wreck some" -Dale Earnhardt (The Intimidator)

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