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Posted: 15 June 2008 06:26 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 31 ]  
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Stirling Marlin on racing at Bristol, "It's like flying a jet fighter in a gymnasium"
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Posted: 23 June 2008 10:22 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 32 ]  
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"Youse are all a pack of arseholes"
Jim Richards on the podium at Bathurst 1992 when being jeered by the crowd because he won in a Nissan rather than a Ford or Holden.
A bemused youngster by the name of Mark Skaiffe looks on.
Funny stuff.
There is a link below to footage of it but I can't pick a contrasting colour.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k_ATwXUtxPA&feature=related
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Posted: 24 June 2008 10:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 33 ]  
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LightTower4 - 23 June 2008 10:22 PM
"Youse are all a pack of arseholes"
Jim Richards on the podium at Bathurst 1992 when being jeered by the crowd because he won in a Nissan rather than a Ford or Holden.
A bemused youngster by the name of Mark Skaiffe looks on.
Funny stuff.
There is a link below to footage of it but I can't pick a contrasting colour.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k_ATwXUtxPA&feature=related


I was actually there for that. My friend and I looked at each other and thought "well, Australian podium ceremonies work differently" LOL And then we scooted out of there as fast as we could, because the crowd was in an ugly mood!
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Posted: 25 June 2008 12:31 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 34 ]  
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" A good racer has the perfect balance of brains and balls...51% brains, and 49% balls!"
I know soooo many guys who have that backwards!
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Posted: 09 July 2008 06:05 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 35 ]  
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"In the 70's, sex was safe and the racing was dangerous..."
Nicholas Frankl, son of a Cannonballrunner.
(In today's NY Times Sports section.)
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Posted: 16 July 2008 12:31 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 36 ]  
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Mario Andretti after crashing at the Indy 500
"If you don't walk back with your steering wheel in your hand, once and awhile, your not doing your job as a driver...."
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Posted: 16 July 2008 01:11 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 37 ]  
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"Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?"

"SPEED channel sucks!"
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