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 ANDRETTII like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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I will never say ‘retired’ because that’s such a finality that I don’t want to be part of my life. I’ll work until they throw me in a box.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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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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There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply.
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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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My wife loves football, but I think she’s resigned to the fact that I’ll never make it there.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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