Slack jaw gaze Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 While watching the IndyCar race from Toronto today, I noticed several signs that had the word RUSH is a huge font. I couldn't make anything else out. If anyone was there (or has better eyes than me), what was the sign about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 It's for a movie about F1 driver Nicki Lauda. I saw it during qualifying last night and had to pause my PVR to figure it out.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979320/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack jaw gaze Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks. That's a movie I'll definately check out. Lauda was one of my faves back in the day. James Hunt was awsome as an F1 analyst beside excitable Murray Walker on the old BBC F1 broadcasts. He was so pithy and brutally frank. Didn't think it was about the band, but wasn't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah, I thought it was about the band and then I remembered they did two Toronto shows in the first half of this tour, and it made me look into it more. And this movie sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Getz Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yes, they were also heavily promoting Rush (the movie) at the F-1 race back in June in Montreal. Since F-1 and Rush (the band) are two of my favorite things I was pretty happy all that weekend :) Directed by Ron Howard, trailers for the movie look outstanding...cant wait...opens on 9/20 in the US. It's based on the 1976 F-1 season which had an epic title fight between Austrian Niki Lauda & England's James Hunt, Lauda suffering a near fatal accident in Germany that year and was given the last rites, only to return 6 weeks later to battle it out to the last race to retain his world title. The racing stories are facts so I havent given anything away, but the movie (without being all hollywood stupid) focuses on the two men, Hunt being an international racing playboy and Lauda the cool, calculating driver...yet off track they were close friends and not that disimilar. Hunt's racing suit had a "sponsor" patch that said "sex, breakfast of champions"...would never happen in todays PC world. Movie will no doubt feature an excellent 70's rock soundtrack...though perhaps too much to dream to hear a Rush tune in the soundtrack ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFansInCentralTexas Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Ron Howard is a huge Rush fan, btw (so I've heard)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Gotta love that Ron Howard ! opie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack jaw gaze Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 only to return 6 weeks later to battle it out to the last race to retain his world title.To attempt to retain his title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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