Posts Tagged ‘James Hunt’
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DVD Review: Hunt v Lauda The Next Generation
When I first came across the cover of this DVD, I thought it was another dramatisation of 1976’s famous F1 title clash between Niki Lauda and James Hunt like Ron Howard’s Rush. Actually, it’s a 2021 documentar...
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Blu-Ray review: Rush (Kimchi Steelbook)
I recently discovered that Blu-Ray Steelbook collectors are an even more technical community than diecast collectors! Steelbook blu-rays are considerably more expensive than their standard issue plastic bluray cover versions. S...
Book
Book Review: Shunt – The Story of James Hunt by Tom Rubython
I haven’t seen the new Rush movie yet but when I do it will be interesting to compare it to Tom Rubython’s Shunt -The Story of James Hunt. A better comparison might be Tom Rubython’s other book “In the N...
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The new Rush movie and the Lauda vs Hunt revival?
I just watched the new trailer for Ron Howard’s movie “Rush” and the racing scenes are looking good. Lots of retro Marlboro logos and cigarettes too. No doubt it will be typical Hollywood melodrama, but I also...
Book
Book Review: Wheel to Wheel by Alan Henry
There has been some nice inter-team wheel banging so far this year with Webber-Vettel and Button-Perez. Team rivalry in F1 has always been pumped up by the media and there has been a rich history of drivers arch rivalry in the ...
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Book Review: Memories of James Hunt by Christopher Hilton
One of the more tongue-in-cheek moments of 2012 was Kimi Räikkönen’s homage to James Hunt at Monaco by using Hunt’s race helmet livery. With Ron Howard’s Rush coming to theatres this year, we are probably goin...
