{"id":493433,"date":"2013-11-01T00:02:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T07:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=14537"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:24:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:24:17","slug":"rush-and-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/rush-and-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush and Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527783-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527783-2\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-527783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Lyons\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527783-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fair warning: I know very little about my topic, which is Rush, the new movie set in the 1976 F1 season. We\u2019ll see it shortly, and I\u2019m keen to. My wife even intends to buy the DVD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This movie matters to all of us in motorsports. By early accounts, it\u2019s a good representation of racing as it really is. About time. 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