"Slow and steady wins the race." Unless it's one of those weird races that puts an emphasis on speed.
Keep your weird drugs to yourself! I'm sticking to cruisin'.
Funny enough, I think speed is actually one of the least important aspects of many types of race - skill and team tactics can be far more important in events such as, for example, cycling and motorsport, and cleverly-fought tactical races are often the most interesting ones.