'a race track is just a series of straights, joined up by annoying things called corners' boris said. told me this at bridgehampton in 1992
When NASCAR's Jeff Gordon and F1's Lewis Hamilton had an exhibition car swap, Jeff put the open wheeler off the track. To which he coolly replied, "My car will kill this thing in the grass!"
This was posted by an Fchatter awhile back who was on a group drive "when you are in a car with 600 horsepower and the car in front of you pulls away from you like your standing still you know that is a seriously fast machine!"
"The difference between men and boys is the expense of their toys." And one of my 4 year old son, when the teacher saw the toy Ferrari in his hand and said what a nice car he was bringing: "It's not a car, it's a Ferrari!"
Ferrari said of his own creation, The Ferrari is a dream. People dream of owning this special vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from for those lucky few. PDG
Many years ago, in discussing float level setting problems with my Weber carburetor, my good friend Nelson Petry said "Carburetor is a French word. Unfortunately I took Spanish in high school. But I think "carburetor" means leave it alone." Also saw a bumper sticker "Friends don't let friends apex early"
Dave - you've got the best wife in the world. Mine is pretty close as she let me buy with Ferraris with encouragement.
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." Mark Donohue "Kerblammo!" David Hobbs
This is a good quote. I was going to quote it. "Ferrari's are Italian super models and Lambo's are Italian Strippers" I don't know if it's ever been printed but I've posted this 10 or 30 times.......
I read here on Fchat a quote someone posted from Frank Sinatra, "Lambos are for people who want to be somebody, Ferraris are for people who are somebody".
Ernest Hemmingway:There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing and mountain climbing; all the rest are merely games. Bumper sticker: "Gas, Grass or Ass, No One Rides for Free"
I was going to write this one, well, this way: ''I choose racing because baseball, basketball and football required only one ball.''
The quote was actually reversed, "Ferraris are for people who want to be somebody, Lamborghinis are for people that are someone"
Not specifically related to Ferrari ownership but applicable to anyone with a passion for any machine or object: "The things you own end up owning you." (Fight Club).
I was in my 328 with my son, we were waiting or the light to turn green. 4 teenagers were gawking at the car. My son said: "Dang, now I know what it feels like to be a tall blonde with big boobs."
"Slow equals smooth, smooth equals fast." I don't remember who told me that, or to whom the credit goes, but I'll never forget it. I think about it all the time when I'm on my bike.