FRASES FAMOSAS E SEUS AUTORES
Autor: CLEBER  MARTINS | Publicado: 2011-02-19T08:01:00-08:00

1. "After the third flip,             I lost control............" 
Don Roberts after crashing in the Jade Grenade at New England             Dragway in 1975.

2. "Everything was fine until I left and then I ran out             of talent!" 
Don Garlits after a red light in the final
3. "Alcohol is for drinking,             gas is for cleaning parts, and nitro is for racing!"
original author unknown, used by Gene Adams and Don Garlits among             others

4. "We worked 80 hour weeks for 30 years to keep from             having to get a real job." "T.C". Tom Lemon's             comment on the rigors of being a drag racing touring professional             in the 'Golden Years' of drag racing.
5. "Women in the truck             is bad luck."
Ed Donavan used to tell John Wiebe because if John had a lady             friend along, then there wasn't room for Ed in the pickup!
6. " Nope it wasn't helping             me one bit and I didn't want to loose any teeth on it when it             drove me into the wall, so I got rid of it." 
From an old time northeast modified racer when asked after a             crash if the steering wheel broke off on his ill handling race             car after it comes flying out the window just before impact -             courtesy of Jeff Howe
7. Q "Dad, why did you             redlight?" &nbsp;A "Because the light was too slow."             
Mike Dunn question to his father, Big Jim Dunn in 'Funny Car             Summer' movie
8. "Not bad for a coupe...."             
Don Garlits after watching the first Funny Car in qualifying             made a pass, slightly quicker and faster than he had just run.             Courtesy Museum Dave Crain.
9. "You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first             light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the             stick." Tom Hannah
10. "See that helmet,             It will fit your head too MOTHER ****ER!" 
Connie Kalitta to a strip owner with no lights at night after             the finish line and insisting that Connie make a full pass in             a match race. Courtesy of Roy Steffey.
11. "Driver of genuine             'Kill yourself Kits' .... Seeks employment."
Olin Davis on looking for a ride in the late 50's. 

12. "Rear Engine Dragsters are just a fad and front motor             was the only way to go." 
Floyd Head to Frank Huszar in 1971 when the old man tried to             talk Floyd into building a RED instead of a FED. Courtesy of             Gordon Leland.
13. "Never let the truth             stand in the way of a good story." 
Bones Carroll on the fine art of telling a story.
14. "Count to five and             duck."
Said to Don Ewald by Fred Smith after they replaced a broken             rod/piston with a counter weight on the crank to make a final             round.
15. &nbsp;'F--k the trophy,             give me the check."Jerry Ruth after winning the 1972 Winternationals.
16. &nbsp;"It doesn't             matter what they say about you as long as they spell your name             right."Tom             McEwen 1967
17. &nbsp;"There's no             such thing as bad ink."Tom McEwen 1968
18. "I quit."Don Prudhomme after the             final round at the 1969 US Nationals when Nicoll's car was cut             in half and passed in front of him.
19. (a             visual)
"Clean up that ring land             and put the bitch back in....
"Don't tell me...let             me guess? It was a Kuhl cacklecar ... lol"
"Then there was seven...."




20. "We haven't given             up on these yet - there's some hope for a rear engine car."Warren Welsh             (driver of the 1957 built rear-engined 92" w.b. Shoehorn)
21. "You never get out             of the trottle unless you see the timing tower."Doger Glenn to Dale Thierer during Dale's             last qualifying run for his drivers license at Maple Grove Dragway             in 1970.
22. "It needs to reach             from the header flange to the end of the tube, or at least real             close to it ."
David Pace to Tom Barnhill when asked " How long should             the pipes on a set of zoomies be ?"
23. "It`s my car, I`ll             pick it up by the front axle and use it as a wheel barrow to             haul coal if I want to !"
A quote from Tommy Reese , owner and driver of the Brougher &amp;             Reese AA/FD, Pittsburgh Pa. 1964 to 1971. Everyone in the pits             was always telling Tommy, " You ought to do this or you             ought to do that---Tommy would look them in the eye and say...
23. "I know that son-of-a-bitch             is cheatin! Cause, I'm cheatin and he beat me"!Unknown from long ago.
24. "At Lions one night,             I was on a strong pass and about half track I saw a blower belt             go past me, then about 3/4 down track, I saw another blower belt             go by. Then as I pulled off the track I noticed I didn't have             any front tires either".Retired Top Fuel driver Walt Stevens.
24. "Hell, If it was             easy anybody could do it and it wouldn't be called Racing!"This is what I tell most             of the drivers who have had a bad run of luck or are paying their             dues to become true racers. Bruce Pedretti/TopWop Chowchilla             Chicken Chokers
25. "When building engines             I have found the piston to ground clearence to be ever so critical."
Geri Tarvin
26. "It wasn't a bad             run, but after the third flip, I lost control...."Don Roberts about his             crash in the Jade Grenade
27. "I didn't want my             Mom to know I was drag racing for 20 years so I told her I was             in prison."T.C. Lemmons
28. Discussing current racers             T.C. said, "(you fill in the name) is a “sand wedge”.             Steve Davis asked why and Tommy replied, “In a golf bag,             the sand wedge is the farthest thing from a driver!”T.C. Lemmons
29. "I'm on a good one             an' first thing I see is ol' belt came off. It kept pullin' so             I stayed with it an' ol' belt came off again! When I got out,             both front tires were gone."The late great John "The Zookeper"             Mulligan