When it comes to cars, everyone has got a lot to say. From hilarious to inspirations, these quotes are sure to get your engine revving.
“If You’re Not First, You’re Last”
“To finish first, you must first finish”
“The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car, it’s the one who refuses to lose.”
“Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.”
“If you think the last four words of the national anthem are ‘gentlemen, start your engines,’ you might be a redneck.”
“Turbochargers are for people who cant build engines.”
“The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.”
“Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.”
“The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.”
“Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.”
“It’s basically the same, just darker.”
“Why worry about death, it’ll come sooner or later.”
“If you’re in control, you’re not going fast enough.”
“You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.”
“Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.”
“We worked 80 hour weeks for 30 years to keep from having to get a real job.”
“Moonshiners put more time, energy, thought, and love into their cars than any racer ever will. Lose on the track, and you go home. Lose with a load of whiskey, and you go to jail.”
“There’s no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left.”
“Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built.”
“Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death…”
“There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher.”
“Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls.”
“You can tell that you’re in trouble when you feel the air on the back of your neck instead of in your face.”
“No, no, he didn’t slam you, he didn’t bump you, he didn’t nudge you… he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin’.”
“I don’t know driving in another way which isn’t risky. Each one has to improve himself. Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than other’s.”
“Mr. Bentley – He builds fast trucks.”
“As far as cheating goes, they’ll never stop it. The only way it can be done successfully, only one person can know about it.”
“What’s behind you doesn’t matter.”
“It is amazing how may drivers, even at the Formula One level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.”
