Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like.
MARIO ANDRETTIIn the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it’s a fact.
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I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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If the Indy Racing League didn’t have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
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When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
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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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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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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.
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You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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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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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career – either in stock cars or IndyCar – and he won’t need a passport.
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I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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Even if it’s a long ways down the track, it punches a hole in the air that has to help. When you’re running alone, you can feel the difference, and it shows on the clock, too.
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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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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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In the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it’s a fact.
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A commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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