maximum attack

English

Noun

maximum attack (uncountable)

1. (chiefly Finland) Driving as fast as possible, particularly in motor racing. First attested to Finnish rally driver Markku Alén First attested in c. 1980s.
   • 2023 November 19, “Maximum attack! In conversation with Markku Alén”, in Classic & Sports Car‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 November 2025:

     Just as night follows day, he would tender an unblinking death stare before uttering: “Now we go maximum attack!” And he did.

References

• Henry Hope-Frost; John Davenport (2004), The Complete Book of the World Rally Championship, Beverly, Massachusetts: MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 65