A few gems I've been hanging on to, using at work and what not. Please add more!
A bad day at the racetrack beats a good day at the office
Racing is the constant search for the weakest link. -Duane Bailey
If everything seems to be in control, you're not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti
You show me a racer that says that he's never forgotten to tighten his lug nuts, and I'll show you a liar.
No matter how fast you think your racecar is, if you look at it long enough ... a fly will come and land on it.
Guys, you can date whomever you want, but marry a girl who can back up a trailer. - Michael Martin Murphy
Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?
It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow. - Abner Perney
If lightning strikes while you're in the car it's your fault. - Doc Bundy
Duct tape is The Force: It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
Better to be a racer for a moment then a spectator for a lifetime.
Hands OFF the steering wheel when a meeting with the tire wall is imminent.
A MINI on its roof goes "wooz wooz"
DNF beats DNS. (Did Not Finish beats Did Not Start)
It's not how FAST you drive - it's how you drive FAST
To win is to drive as slowly as possible without relinquishing the lead.
The ideal racecar will expire 100 yards past the finish line. - Stirling Moss
The racing driver needs to be fed a diet of other racing drivers. - Carroll Smith
I know what's wrong, and if I could find it, I'd fix it.
You can't make a racehorse out of a pig. But if you work hard enough at it you can make a mighty fast pig. - Bob Akin
If a part can be installed incorrectly, it will be. - Murphy's Law
Murphy was an optimist. - Cohen's Corollary
We all have one thing in common: the relentless pursuit of grip.
To finish first you must first finish.
Racing ... it's life. Everything that comes before or after is just waiting. -Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen in "LeMans")
Keeping gumdrops on the toes of your driving shoes probably brings more insects than good luck. - Andy Banta
Friends don't let friends apex early.
If you spin in turn seven, and no one actually sees it ... then did you really spin in turn seven?
Oversteer scares passengers; understeer scares drivers.
If I had all the money I'd spent on cars ... I'd spend it all on cars. - Scott Fisher
Straights are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers.
Racing is the process of turning money into noise.
Racing costs today exactly the same as it did twenty years ago ... it takes every penny you have.
DRIVER HAS NO CASH (lettered under the driver's window on the race car)
The older I get, the faster I was
Q: How do I make a small fortune in racing? A: Start with a large fortune.
You can observe a lot by watching. - Yogi
90% of the race is half mental. - Paraphrase from Yogi
Anyone can drive a fast car; few can drive a car fast.
Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have. - Mario Andretti
A meteorite hitting your car is an accident; anything else is driver error.
When you put on your helmet... you're invincible. - John Force
What's-a behind a me is-a not important! - Franco Beltline (Raul Julia in "Gumball Rally")
If you can leave two parallel solid black lines from the exit of one turn, to the entrance of the next, THEN you have sufficient power. (Or you're a drifter)
Flat out 'til you see God, then brake.
Nothing good has ever been written about the full rotation of a racecar about its roll axis. - Carroll Smith
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a ride!"
Racecar spelled backwards is still racecar.
