Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
MARIO ANDRETTIYou do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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You’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you.
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Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.
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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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Let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don’t force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you’re correct.
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All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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