Quotes by Bobby Rahal

About Bobby Rahal:

Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal is an American auto racing driver and team owner. As a driver, he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. He also won the 2004 Indianapolis 500 as a team owner for the winning driver, Buddy Rice.
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In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.

Bobby Rahal

You don't have to worry about whether the car is set up right or not, you know it is, and it's down to you. Ultimately, that's what every driver wants.

Bobby Rahal

I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home.

Bobby Rahal

The fans know that I have been giving it my all and that we had the good judgment to when to say when.

Bobby Rahal

What's really hit me over the years is that you go to every race and see all the well-wishers, and you really feel like you are connected with people after all these years.

Bobby Rahal

We tried to create advantages. We were never complacent.

Bobby Rahal

Today, the competition is considerably more intense.

Bobby Rahal

There's a tremendous number of the Daytona Prototypes.

Bobby Rahal

Obviously it's critical that the three cars are able to contribute to the program. I think that certainly has given much of the reason as to why we did so well at Indy over the last several years.

Bobby Rahal

My son is racing his first 24-hour this year with Porsche.

Bobby Rahal

In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice.

Bobby Rahal

I'd seen people overstay their welcome and I didn't want that to happen at all.

Bobby Rahal

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

Bobby Rahal

I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.

Bobby Rahal

I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly.

Bobby Rahal

I don't want people to remember me going through the motions.

Bobby Rahal

Competitiveness has been a big thing for me.

Bobby Rahal

At this stage of the game, I am not sure what the hell is going to happen.

Bobby Rahal

We ran three cars last year. Unfortunately, as time went on, we did have to let a few people go, which we regretted, but just because of the situation.

Bobby Rahal

Being injured is something that happens in this sport. Anybody who gets into it understands that.

Bobby Rahal

Author Bio

  • NameBobby Rahal
  • DescriptionAmerican racecar driver
  • BornJanuary 10, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRacing Driver; Formula One Driver