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Simplicate, then add lightness.

— Colin Chapman

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  2. Make the suspension adjustable and they will adjust it wrong -- look what they can do to a Weber carburetor in just a few moments of stupid…
  3. To add speed, add lightness.
  4. Any car which holds together for more than a race is too heavy. (Also tongue-in-cheek, as race cars must test and qualify before the start …
  5. Accountants are the scorers of industry; they have nothing to do with playing the game. (Probably not tongue-in-cheek, as he was implicated…
  6. Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere.

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Topics in this quote

  • design
  • weight
  • efficiency
  • optimization
  • simplicity

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