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Michael Schumacher (2001) after winning the Monaco Grand Prix in 2001.
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“The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose." - Dale Earnhardt
"Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness and there's a big difference." - Ty Cobb.
"I don't trust a quiet car." - Grace Pasic, 'Play It to the Bone'.
"It's hard to drive at the limit, but it's harder to know where the limits are." - Sterling Moss.
Consider it's done. Done overtaking. - 007
Practice makes perfect?
Manners maketh the man.- Akio Toyoda, Gazoo Racing.
Bob Marley
John Bingham
There’s no secret - Bill Vukovich
Anything goes.
What do you do?
Edgar J. Mohn
"How come the bad guys always have the good cars?" - Ray Hughes, 'Running Scared'.
Peaky Blinders.
Maverick: 'I feel the need ...
Goose: ... the need for speed!
- Top Gun.
"The person travelling at the fastest pace does not always arrive at their destination first." - Rasheed Ogunlaru.
"Wow! Thank you, Mr. McQueen. You have no idea what a pleasure it is for me to finally beat you." - Jackson Storm meeting Lightning McQueen, Cars 3.
Sped up version of ‘walk your talk’ means putting your words into action showing that you mean what you say by actively doing it yourself. It is a version of the everyday phrase 'practise what you preach’.
“Don't limit your challenges; challenge your limits”
- Tony Robbins
"Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up."
- Amby Burfoot, 'The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life'.
Mario Andretti
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"Speed is irrelevant if you are going in the wrong direction."
- Mahatma Gandhi.
"Don't dream of winning, train for it!"
- Mo Farah.
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"I am not a speed reader, I am a speed understander."
- Isaac Asimov.
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"In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle."
- Garth Stein.
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Started in 1848, term full-throttle (allowing maximum speed) in reference to steam engines used in the mechanical sense for keeping throttle-valve fully opened.
How will McRae be remembered? His motto “when in doubt, flat out” ties in with his fast but inconsistent style. He often stayed flat out where others dared not, an unrelenting approach which cost him another two WRC titles.
Life is hard, It's harder if you are stupid.
"What's the point of racing around the galaxy if you aren't going to have fun?"
- Zoraida Córdova, 'A Crash of Fate'.
Peter Parker’s Grandfather’s Advise
Carbon fibre can be up to ten times stronger than steel. Though carbon fibre is incredibly strong, one of its most valuable features is its lightness. Along with being stronger, carbon fibre is five times lighter than steel.
- The Wingworks.
"Control, vision, determination. These are the three fundamental components of the new generation race car driver. Speed is a byproduct. Going fast. But remember: The car is you, you are the car. Okay? Let's ride!" - Memphis Raines, 'Gone in 60 Seconds'.
Is how the ECU should work.
"It don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning's winning."
- Dominic Toretto in ‘Fast And Furious'.
Implying a true racing spirit that never gives up.
“Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you.“ - Jeremy Clarkson.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to." - Gandalf the Grey.
- Valentino Rossi.
"Find your speed, maintain your velocity, keep it up, keep it consistent, and stay in the pocket." - Sony Barger.
"This ain't no dead piece of metal. A car's a living, breathing thing, and she's alive. Feel it talking to you. Telling you what she wants, what she needs. All you gotta do is listen. Close your eyes and listen." - Rex Racer, 'Speed Racer'.
The ancient Japanese proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” was popularized in the 17th century as a pictorial Shinto maxim, carved in the famous Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine in Nikkō, Japan
Janet Guthrie, first woman to compete in Indy 500 & Daytona 500. She was a pilot and flight instructor, an aerospace engineer, a technical editor, and a public representative for some of the country's major corporations. She had 13 years of experience on sports car road-racing circuits, building and maintaining her own race cars, before being invited to test a car for Indianapolis.
- Steve Prefontaine
According as circumstances are favourable, one should modify one’s plans. - Sun Tzu
Out of sight.
Quote to define a core purpose in racing. Printed on trackday t-shirt in 2011. - VR
Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports. All others are games. - Ernest Hemingway
"This new campaign is designed to demonstrate the powerful new direction of Volvo. By placing the sexy, sporty S60 against a boxy world, we send the signal that boxy cars are a thing of the past." - Volvo Europe Campaign.
Catwoman: My mother warned me about getting into cars with strange men. Batman: This isn't a car. - The Dark Knight.
Cars can't fly - Fast & Furious.
"It's not magic! It's physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright. It's like a spinning top." - Deborah Bull.
Volvoracer campaign mimicking worldwide “Got Milk?” campaign
Racing require skills. Like any other skillset, it requires a lot of practice, practice.practice.
Everybody has a dream. Some seems impossible.Starts with that one.
Colin McRae, youngest World Rally Championship Driver’s Title.
."And life is a party. If the party is suck, there's always another." - Roy, Borning 3.
"It ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It’s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done." - Rocky Balboa
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights; subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere” - Colin Chapman.
"The challenge of the Five Continents Drive Project in Europe including 24 Hours Nürburgring Endurance Race" - Akio Toyoda, President, Toyota Motor Corporation
- Colin Chapman
The phrase "slow car fast" refers to wringing out every ounce of energy from a car that's low on power.
Overtime's over, stock market's closing, shop's closing, either it's the start of the day, or the end of the day, it's time to hit the road. Whatever you drive, whatever drives you. Start your engine; Run.
On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit'. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high. - Ayrton Senna
"How many times do I have to teach you: just because something works doesn't mean it can't be improved." - Shuri, 'Black Panther'.
“Okay, here we go. Focus. Speed. I am speed. One winner, forty-two losers. I eat losers for breakfast. Breakfast? Maybe I should have had breakfast? Brekkie could be good for me. No, no, no, focus. Speed. Faster than fast, quicker than quick. I am Lightning.” - Lightning McQueen, Cars Movie (2006).
"It is amazing how may drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down." - Mario Andretti.
"R&D is essential for project growth in both; short term and long term."
Driving With The Devil relates the story of how a mostly North Georgia- and Atlanta-based circle of moonshine running drivers and ace mechanics associated with Raymond Parks, a one-time moonshine baron turned legitimate businessman and stock car race team owner.
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But quoting Master Yoda from Star Wars, “You must unlearn what you have learned” in some instances. The knowledge or experiences you possess may not be perfect, or it could be limiting your ability to achieve more. For an example when you are solving a problem, the well known method would be perfect.
- Mario Andretti
Peaky Blinders.
As if it were poetry, these are the words of . The two-time world champion in 1962 and 1968 was known for his elegance both on and off the track. He was one of the fastest of his time and achieved 14 victories and 36 podiums. - Graham Hill, the “Gentleman Race”
- Sun Tzu
- Enzo Ferrari
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- Juan Fangio
The general who loses makes few calculations beforehand. - Sun Tzu
- Sun Tzu
Thinking that people taste delicious, Eddie explains to Venom that he cannot harm anyone that he wants and that Eddie will make the decisions on who is their friend and who is their foe. Whilst in car culture, overtaking someone else also known as eating.
- Dale Ernhardt Sr.
- Sun Tzu
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Eat. Sleep. Race.
Be the water - Bruce Lee
Volvo. For Life.
From Hotwheels to a real car.
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The road has not taken.
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- Cale Yarborough
Enzo Ferrari
Mazda's Design Language
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Volvoracer campaign mimicking worldwide “Got Milk?” campaign
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity
― Sun-Tzu, The Art of War
When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
If you do not seek out allies and helpers, you will be isolated and weak.
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War