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There are lots of people out there who prefer tinkering to winning - it gives them a good excuse.


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The racing driver needs to be fed a diet of other racing drivers.



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Planning, evaluation, reasoning and establishing prioritites are all more important than brilliance - either behind the wheel or at the drawing board.



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Nothing good has ever been written about the full rotation of a racecar about its roll axis.



If you have complete control over the damned thing, you're not going fast enough.

If you have complete control over the damned thing, you're not going fast enough.



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The necessary fiddling about and moving things can be greatly facilitated by a bit of forethought.



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He who understands, as always, can make his car work better than he who does not.



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Horsepower sells motorcars and torque wins motor races.



In order to win, you have to be aggressive - with your car, with the racetrack, and with the competition. But you don't have to be stupid about it.

In order to win, you have to be aggressive - with your car, with the racetrack, and with the competition. But you don't have to be stupid about it.





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