French law states that crash victims on public roads must all take mandatory breath tests.
Parts of the Le Mans circuit are actually on public roads, including the section where Peter
Dumbreck's Mercedes took off at 200 mph, flipped in the air end over end three times and
landed in the trees outside the track during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Well, a law is a law,
and doctors insisted he complete the test as he lay semiconscious, in a state of shock, and
fully strapped on an ambulance bed. Only the French...
Source: autosport.com
Racing Bumper Stickers
Racing -- because baseball, soccer, football, and golf only require one ball.
On a race car with a woman driver: Women are natural leaders. You're following one now.
I drive this junker, so my husband can race.
I'd be faster, but my wife only works part-time.
In the Absolute BS category, IMG President, Bud Stanner, responding to rumors just days
before the fateful announcement that the Cleveland Grand Prix would be an IRL race instead of a
CART event in 2000, "You would be totally uninformed. I don't know who could have told you that.
It's got to be somebody who knows more than I do, and I don't think there is anyone around in that
position."
Source: cleveland.com
Funny Quotes
Hans Stuck on driving Mosport: "I like very much turn two, which is a lefthander downhill.
It's pretty spectacular because you brake into it, then you have to put the power down. It's very
fast, one of these butt-squeezing corners."
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Mercedes driver, Peter Dumbreck, about having to take a breath test moments after his horrific
flip at Le Mans, "...it is highly unlikely that any driver is going to guzzle a few pints before
hitting the track for a 24-hour race. Don't you think?"
Robin Miller Quote of the Week: Trying to describe Formula One, "The
appeal is fast cars, lots of color, a social environment and I really don't believe that most F1
fans care (or expect) to see much of a race. It isn't that important. They just like to be
there, wave Ferrari flags and storm onto the track after the race is over. In other words, I
can't explain it" Source: speednet.com
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