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Getting intimate with James Hunt’s 1977 McLaren M26 in Dubai
We get up close and personal with James Hunt's 1977 McLaren M26 Formula 1 car at the Dubai Autodrome. Earlier this month,…
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Muscle cars, one-offs and James Hunt’s McLaren on sale in Abu Dhabi
US auction house RKM Auctions is bringing James Hunt's championship-winning McLaren M26 to Abu Dhabi as the highlight of an international sale…
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RUSH, a crankandpiston viewing. Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes images from crankandpiston.com’s private viewing of Ron Howard’s Rush, a cinematic retelling of the 1976 Formula 1 season. ‘Compelling.’…
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Come join crankandpiston to watch RUSH
We're organising a showing of the new Formula 1 movie Rush, and you're invited. Maybe. If you've been keeping an eye on…
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Rush. The first trailer. James Hunt v Niki Lauda
Our first look at Rush, the movie tale of Niki Lauda and James Hunt's battle for the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship.…
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F1 Preview. Japan Grand Prix. 1976 – Hunt For Championship Glory
Considering he’d just won the Formula One World Championship, James Hunt’s anger post-race caught many people by surprise. There was no reason…
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Rush. Hunt vs. Lauda: Just Picture It…
When the autobiographical movie Senna was released last year, each member at crankandpiston went to see it. Then we went to see…
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Rush. The F1 Film We’ve All Been Waiting For?
We've waited a long time for a film to do Formula 1 justice. In fact, the last decent F1 movie we can…
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Le Mans, The Movie. Can It Ever Be Bettered?
If you're a fan of proper racing action in the movies, it doesn't get better than Le Mans. The 1971 movie is…