Famous rally quotes

[ictus]

I've got an idee to make a livery for ma trackday car made from rally/motorsport quotes.
I've got some written down but not a lot.
Hope you guys can help.
Stuff like:
"black, round, pirelli" J. Kankkunen
"straits are for fast cars, corners are for fast drivers" C.McRae
"you're braking the car Samir" ...
etc.

[denkimi]

The speed was okay but the corner was too tight.

[Duvel]

Flat to the square right C. Breen

[becher]

Where there's a Fin there's a shark.

[Jarek Z]

"... tell Corrado .... three gears are enough!"
Marcus Grönholm

"To finish first, first you have to finish."
Juan Manuel Fangio

“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.”
Mario Andretti

[ictus]

The speed was okay but the corner was too tight.

Does anyone know who said this?

[Tauri_J]

Does anyone know who said this?

I think it was Kankkunen

[ictus]

"To finish first, first you have to finish."
Juan Manuel Fangio

I wonder who really said it, cause some say, Aaltonen, Millen, R.Clark ;)

[WRCStan]

"Dear God!" Harryman

"Up in the ass of Timo. (Gesture)" Gronholm

"Jesus Christ, Kris" Nagle

"Fucking hell have you never seen rain before?" Meeke

"If you've just joined us." Williams

"Sorry?" Sordo

[TypeR]

not polite, but was really from the heart.

''F**k the VW's, f**k them'' Tanak, Poland 2015(fighting with Latvala and after beating him on stage).

[becher]

"If you've just joined us." Williams

"Sorry?" Sordo

Any context for these two?

[CeskyOndra]

Fifth left, fifth left?

[Rallyper]

See below.

[Jarek Z]

I wonder who really said it, cause some say, Aaltonen, Millen, R.Clark ;)

I can't tell you who is right. You need to ask some historians ;)

[Jarek Z]

Since you are from Poland, you may remember "To nie był five minus!" :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwnc3c9LWEA ---> see at 1:40

[Jarek Z]

"When in doubt, flat out."
Colin McRae

[WRCStan]

Any context for these two?

These are more like catchphrases for RallyTV bingo drinking game. Sordo is hard of hearing, 75% chance he says this at a stage end.

Back on topic, but not something you'd want on your car, Toivonen saying "this is crazy, this is crazy" gives me chills every time.

I'd have Breen: "The car was on absolute rails... More of this please!", brings a smile every time.

[Jarek Z]

The funny comment from Paulo Nobre after his crash in Rally Poland, that starts at 2:38:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofDb2F-qNWw

"This is rally. If you are not ready for such situations, it's better to play chess" :)

[Paul Hudson]

I could probably be the mayor of Brattby, Craig Breen

[Humber]

Solberg to Mills 'Get the tools!' to tighten the steering wheel mid-stage as they are still driving.

[EstWRC]

Tänak Ott
Järveoja Martin
"The car is sh***** itself.”

Rally Japan 2023

[ictus]

Since you are from Poland, you may remember "To nie był five minus!" :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwnc3c9LWEA ---> see at 1:40

Yeah, but I can't remember any more from our local championship...

[hsmed]

'Maximum attack' - Markku Alen.....very often :-)

[Jarek Z]

How about this one?

“It looks like I’m a good old man. The guys in front of me are crazy, I tried what I can but the level is so scary, so shitting in my pants all the time.”
Simone Campedelli :)

https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26839_TwobigwinsinaweekforERCsCampedelli

[flat_right]

My favorite quote from Tänak is from 2016 Rally Poland "If you're in a hurry there's no time to lift."

[meh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqjMpnXEXDE - you can write just transcript out of that :)

[satnav]

After Ari crashed on the 1982 Manx , Barrie Hinchliffe asked Terry Harryman when did you know the accident was starting to happen.

Terry replied " Scrutineering"

[dimviii]

After Ari crashed on the 1982 Manx , Barrie Hinchliffe asked Terry Harryman when did you know the accident was starting to happen.

Terry replied " Scrutineering"
lolololol
thats a good one!!

[Jarek Z]

I'm sure there are some nice quotes from Walter Roehrl, but I don't know how to find them.

[spiderem]

"enfin une justice dans ce sport" or something along those lines, Ogier in Germany after being told to settle for second in Germany behind Loeb, only for Loeb to suffer a puncture few stages later...

[Jarek Z]

Nicky Grist - "Listen to me Colin!" :)

[Jarek Z]

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games,”
Ernest Hemingway
https://www.outdoorresearch.com/blogs/stories/why-mountaineering-is-one-of-the-only-real-sports

[Jarek Z]

“Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting.”
– Steve McQueen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvgpbsr-mCE

[Jarek Z]

"You can't treat a car like a human being. A car requires love."
- Walter Roehrl

“I’m 74 years old and don’t have any time to waste anymore on electric charging stations”
- Walter Roehrl
https://www.opelgt.com/threads/walter-r%C3%B6hrl-quotes.111759/

"A car is just fast enough when you stand in front of it in the morning and are afraid to unlock it."
- Walter Roehrl
https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1226005

[becher]

“Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting.”
– Steve McQueen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvgpbsr-mCE

Technically that is from a screen writer isn't it?

Another one from Röhrl (altough translated badly):

"The tears of joy must be flowing horizontally under acceleration."

[NaBUru38]

"To finish first, first you have to finish."
Juan Manuel Fangio


I wonder who really said it, cause some say, Aaltonen, Millen, R.Clark ;)
There's interviews of Fangio saying it, though I'm not sure if he actually coined it.