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Hear the roar, the scream, and the whine of the
engines! Formula One World Championship
auto racing in the 1970s. Wow! I wish my father was still around to see this
film. Rush was
directed by Ron Howard, and it follows the story of the personal duel between
the notorious British playboy driver James Hunt and the technical Austrian driver
Niki Lauda, focusing on their 1976 fight for the Formula One World Championship. (There is also some very good 70s music.)
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My father was a fan of Formula One, mainly of the Memorial
Day classic of the Indianapolis 500. The
Indy 500 was not a part of the Grand Prix circuit, but it was a big American
tradition. Memorial Day was one of our
family’s biggest holiday get-togethers, the beginning of the summer season and
right after my paternal grandparents returned each year to the north, with a
picnic at either Pike’s Rocks or in our back yard. The AM radio would be tuned to live coverage
of the race.
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I think my father closeted within himself a secret desire to
drive that fast among those daredevils.
His Marine ferocity was (usually) very well controlled and suppressed, but
sometimes it came close to bubbling to the surface. He would tell me of great drivers of legend,
such as Sterling Moss (active racing from 1951-1961) and even earlier drivers,
with a gleam in his eye. He relished the
exploits of these men on the edge.
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Rush stars Chris Hemsworth as Hunt and
Daniel Bruhl as Lauda. Music is by Hans
Zimmer, with a couple of well-placed classic 70s rock tracks in the mix.
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Voorrroooooooooomm!
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-Zenwind.
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