#racing

Did he understand, as those interminable minutes ticked by, that being alone is not the same as being lonely? That being alone is a neutral state… something that exists only in the mind, not in the world, and, like a virus, is unable to survive without a willing host? ↗

— Garth Stein

#racing-in-the-rain #zoe #art

We have had more sales for this year's grand prix than any other, and we have been helped in that by the fact that Jenson had 10 podiums last season and looks like a winner. It is good for British motor racing if he is there and doing well. ↗

— Jackie Stewart

#been #british #doing #fact #good

We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous. ↗

— Jackie Stewart

#any #barriers #car #circuits #could

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients. ↗

— A. J. P. Taylor

#clients #his #hitler #level #only

But my passion is racing cars. It's what I like to do in my off time. ↗

— Mark-Paul Gosselaar

#cars #i #like #off #passion

The way money goes so fast these days, they should paint racing stripes on it. ↗

— Mark Russell

#fast #goes #money #paint #racing

Because memory is time folding back on itself. To remember is to disengage from the present. In order to reach any kind of success in automobile racing, a driver must never remember. ↗

— Garth Stein

#memory #racing #success #truth #art

I know I'll never feel that sensation of racing and winning again and that took a while to get used to. The Tour was a race I never thought I could lose. ↗

— Greg LeMond

#could #feel #get #i #know

Horse racing is animated roulette. ↗

— Roger Kahn

#horse #horse racing #racing #roulette

In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle. ↗

— Garth Stein

#determination #future #racing #art