Rush

[sewerman]

I know its kinda off topic but I assume most everyone on here is some kind of motorhead. Yesterday we went to see Rush(the movie) on the big screen WOW! It was great. It takes place mostly during the 1976 F1 season and is about the rivalry between Hunt and Lauda. I was out of college then and we were addicted to that season. Its not about bikes but its definitly for motorheads. Plus there is alot of nice looking ass in it as well(guy bonus points). Lots of mechanical shoots for the inner gear head.

 

[08herobolt]

Heard it was great. Unfortunately, none of the theaters around here are playing it. Oh well, I'll have to wait for the blueray.

 

[BurningExample]

Excellent movie +1

 

[epion420]

Loved it but I love formula one. Would recommend any gear head to see it.

 

[go cytocis]

I love F1, especially that golden era!

My father grew up riding motorcycles with Jackie Stewart and his brother Jimmy; lots of great stories & lessons!

 

[08herobolt]

The closest thing I have to a Jackie Stewart story is buying a F1 program guide that he signed. The guy that had Jackie sign it was full of awesome stories. He volunteers in the gift shop at the National Automotive Museum in Reno. Dude is awesome. If your around there, stop in and talk to him. Great stories.

 

[go cytocis]

I've never had the fortune to meet Sir Stewart myself, but his brother Jimmy lived across the hall from an Aunt of mine in Scotland for many years. Jimmy also enjoyed an F1 career, albeit very short & undecorated. He did  however also have a lot of experience testing for various F1 constructors.

I recall having tea with Jimmy at my Aunt's one afternoon about 15 years ago before he died. He had some driving tips which he assured me translated to motorcycles, paraphrased as:
 - Be comfortable by wearing fitted gear and setting up your controls to suit your body.
 - Be safe. Always wear proper protective gear.
 - Be smooth. Sudden inputs just upset your balance.
 - Give only one input at a time. Focus either braking, steering or acceleration as required.
 - Enter corners late to avoid running out of road & getting caught in the same line as everyone else.
 - Short shift where appropriate. What you lose in peak power, you gain back in stability, traction & reliability.
 - When exiting a corner, NEVER get on the throttle unless you're sure you're not going to have to close it again. 

Some of these tips seem common sense, and some now even seem obsolete, but none of them has ever gotten me into trouble on a bike.  

 

[racepro716]

Sort of along the same line, I completely embarrassed myself when I met Mario Andretti. I tried really hard to say " it's an honor to meet you, I've never met an F1 driver much less a World Champion" and it came out sorta like this "mherrrph- bderrpt- bladdps- bbbbbbbbph". I felt like an idiot. What was really cool though is that I was wearing my Wayne Rainey Marlboro YZR-500 Yamaha T- shirt and he said "Hey I've ridden that bike!" It was embarrassing but still cool. He signed the pic that was taken of us shaking hands, very nice guy.

Wayne

 

[go cytocis]

Hemingway said, " There are only three sports, mountain climbing, bull fighting and auto racing.  The rest are just games".

Ha, love it! I'm a bit of a Hemmingway fan myself, but I've never come across that quote before.

 

[djs2k2]

Whens biker boys 2 coming out? Just kidding, but seriously I think I might watch rush now with the good reviews.[up]