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You do a period of go-karting until you're at the age of qualifying for a ride in a 'school-kart,' then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
Mario Andretti
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Mario Andretti
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 28
Formula One Driver
Nascar Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
Mario Gabriele Andretti
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Nobody is born with a steering wheel or a gear shift in his hand. It's something you choose to do or you don't.
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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have.
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When you are losing it can seem like there is a black cloud following you around, but like they say there is a silver lining in every cloud.
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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.
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The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career - either in stock cars or IndyCar - and he won't need a passport.
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The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car.
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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.
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I go to bed is around 11, and I do that for every race. I get good sleep. I don't lie awake for any race. That's my routine.
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The experts or the cynics say, Oh, those were the good old days, that's when drivers were really drivers. They didn't have all these aids. You know what? What we had, we did the best with and when we got more we provided what was needed.
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You can't take a vacation from speed. I probably could have taken more time off and not driven in all the different disciplines, but I wanted to drive, drive and drive.
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In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even if you make the best wine in the world, someone isn't going to like it, because it isn't their style. Judging wine is very subjective.
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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