You 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.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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And I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
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From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.
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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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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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We always had a relationship, but what’s important is that I pretty much started my F1 career with them and ended it there, too.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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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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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.
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You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal .
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