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"It's easier to ask for forgiveness that permission."
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" That's jes the way it is...an iffin you think differnt, sumbody musta done learnt you wrong!" - Darnell Tarwater
 
3798j said:
"The client is not always right." - Enzo Ferrari
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That's what he said after Ferruccio Lamborghini came to Enzo complaining about the clutch in his new Ferrari with advise on how to fix it. "What does a tractor manufacturer know about clutches for high performance cars??" We all know what happened after that.
 
"Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls." – Stirling Moss
 
"Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win." - Enzo Ferrari
 
"It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down." - Paul Newman
 
"I can only drive a car in which I have some confidence, and I feel the point of no confidence is quite near." Jochen Rindt (describing his Lotus 72)
 
Ettore Bugatti favoured cable-operated brakes demanding heavy foot pressure.
On one occasion he loftily told a customer, "I make my cars to go, not to stop."

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During the 50's, the famous racing driver, Juan Manuel Fangio had a new team-mate who was struggling to improve his laptimes.

He asked Fangio for advise....

Fangio shared with him the secret of all successful racing drivers......

"More gas, less brakes."
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"Another way to solve the traffic problems of this country is to pass a law that only paid-for cars be allowed to use the highways." Will Rogers
 
"A man who has once gotten automobiles into his blood can never give them up...". Preston Tucker
 
I once went off track during a PDX. I was asked what happened, "I looked in the mirror and saw a Viper and figured I had better let him pass, off I went". Instructor said "you never worry about what is behind you, unless you block they will get around".
 
"It is cheaper to have 35 cars & one woman than one car & 35 women". Jay Leno
 
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