I have to remind myself to breath. I have to remind myself to brake. I’m trying to see. I’m trying to hear. I not only smell it, but I’m feeling it. As it starts to shake, I’ve got to get off the throttle. I use all my senses in four and a half seconds.”
Hillary Will, Top Fuel Dragster driver, describing what it feels like to race at 330 mph.
“Your brain has never really caught up to what you are doing.”
Funny Car drag racer Ron Capps describing a typical 325 mph run.
"I do it because I love it. Whether I win or not, it motivates me to win again. When I lose it motivates me to win. ”
John Force, 13-time NHRA champion, after saying that winning isn't everything.
"The wall always wins."
Boris Said talking about any wall you hit in motorsports.
"Today races are won with what you bring to the track. You have to unload -- when you pull that gun out of that trailer, that thing has got to be loaded with some heavy firing ammunition and it's got to be ready to go. And if it's not, you can't fix it at the racetrack anymore."
Jeff Burton about state-of-the-art environment that has developed in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing.
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