Yes, my grandfather worked with Thomas Edison on the electric car, and he sold electric cars at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris. less than 1 minute read
It’s funny I’m in some ways hopelessly masculine, but I don’t fish, I don’t hunt, I’m not that into sports. I can’t fix a car. I think it’s my point of view and the way I see the world. less than 1 minute read
I like to sing in the car with the windows rolled down and hair blowing all over my face. less than 1 minute read
The trick at Le Mans is to get the car ‘in the window.’ Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window - it’s about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners. less than 1 minute read
When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family’s car at the drive-in. less than 1 minute read
It’s like, once you’ve seen Tom Hanks win the Golden Globes, the Oscars, you’ve seen his wife, what kind of car he drives, when you watch his movies, you can’t fully get really lost in them. less than 1 minute read
I’m not good at normal things. I can’t drive a car. I couldn’t read till I was 10. less than 1 minute read
Blind Curve,’ the book I’m working on now, sprang from a crazy incident that happened to me last year while on my book tour. I was pulled out of my car for a minor traffic violation - an incident that escalated into my being thrown into cuffs and told I was going to jail. Except in my story, the hero doesn’t get off as easily as I did.;Andrew Gross;car 8993;I prefer to sing in the shower vs. the car. The shower is just steam, you know, its just you, and nature, and no clothing. You know, there’s nothing separating you. It’s just you, and the voice - you, and the water.;Jacob Lusk;car 8994;I am really looking forward to driving another of my father?s car at the show in Rotterdam.;Nelson Piquet;car 8995;We couldn’t get the car back until well after the end of the race and we had very little time for repairs.;John Surtees;car 8996;Obviously the first sentiment is disappointment that we didn’t get the car home and more disappointment that at the time that it stopped the car was in the lead.;John Surtees;car 8997;I get appalled when I see good drivers being left on the sidelines because they haven’t come up with the half million to a million to put themselves in a competitive car.;John Surtees;car 8998;When I get in the car I love my wife and kids more than anything, but I’m not thinking about that side of things. I’m thinking about the car, I’m thinking about the race and I’m thinking about how to make the car faster.;Scott Dixon;car 8999;Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.;Richard Petty;car 9000;To have some idea what it’s like, stand in the outside lane of a motorway, get your mate to drive his car at you at 95 mph and wait until he’s 12 yards away, before you decide which way to jump.;Geoffrey Boycott;car 9001;I was encouraged to hear that GM has made great progress on the hydrogen car.;Albert Wynn;car 9002;When the car’s going well, I purr like a kitten.;Buddy Rice;car 9003;It’s pretty cool to be able to hang out with the President and have the race-winning car on the South Lawn.;Buddy Rice;car 9004;There was a time in L.A. when I drove to 7-Eleven to go grocery shopping, and I locked my keys in my car, which wasn’t insured. My wallet was in there, and I couldn’t call AAA, because I only had $7 in my bank account. It was one of those moments where I was like, ‘O.K., I literally have nothing right now. 2 minute read
I never had the high-paying job or the company car. It took me over a decade to pay off my student loans. I never had to worry about where to dock my yacht to reduce my taxes. less than 1 minute read
My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends’ grandparents. less than 1 minute read
