Timeless quotes about cars – part 3
Posted on 17-09-2014 at 19:08 by sir_smokalot – 22 Comments”
Following In the footsteps of part 1 and part 2, we throw the third time, a number of more and less profound, but always significant, quotes on you.
In the following enumeration all aspects, from classic figures from the automotive industry to modern racers and commentators. With thanks to o.a. Ridelust and Famous Quotes. Personally, I find Jeff Foxworthy to be very funny, but also the ice-cold Bentley-diss of Ettore Bu(rn)gatti, there must be being. Anyway, here they are:
- When I started racing my father told me, ‘Cristiano, nobody has three balls but some people have two very good ones. – Cristiano Da Matta
- Mr. Bentley – He builds fast trucks. – Ettore Bugatti
- He ran out of talent about halfway through the corner. – Buddy Baker
- Nobody remembers the guy who finished second except the guy who finished second. – Bobby Unser
- Für alles über eight Minutes ziehe ich keinen Helm auf – Walter Röhrl (on the Nordschleife)
- The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical. – Murray Walker, legendary F1 commentator .
- There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher. – Murray Walker
- Übersteuern ist wenn der Beifahrer Fear hat, Untersteuern wenn ich Anxiety habe (When upset, the passenger is scared, understeer I’m afraid) – Walter Röhrl
- Baby you can drive my car. – The Beatles
- Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built. – Henry Ford
- The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car, it’s the one who refuses to lose. – Dale Earnhardt
- If you think the last 4 words of the national anthem are gentlemen, start your engines, you might be a redneck. – Jeff Foxworthy.
- Calling upon my years of experience, I all at the controls. – Stirling Moss
- When was the last time I raced was sex is safe and racing dangerous. Now it is the opposite. – Hans Joachim Stuck
- You win some, you lose some, you wreck some. – Dale Ernhardt Sr.
- Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports… all the others are games. – Ernest Hemingway
- The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses. – Mario Andretti
- Why worry about death, it’ll come sooner or later. – Jim Dunn