Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.

I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.

You do a period of go-karting until you're at the age of qualifying for a ride in a 'school-kart,' then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.

Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day.

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

But really - look at the span of my career, and it's something people dream about. And to be spared major injury: I had some moments along the way, but being able to retire on my own terms after having driven during those decades when safety conditions were more precarious than today - am I lucky, or  what?

Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.