{"id":493596,"date":"2014-01-01T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T08:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=13672"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:26:38","slug":"the-real-rush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-real-rush\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Rush"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By now, everyone who wants to see Rush has done so and formed their own opinion. There is no point in writing a critique, but the movie left some loose ends. Ron Howard was making a drama, not a documentary and all drama depends on conflict. The movie also compresses seven years into just over two hours, but there are references that are not followed through, so here are some historical footnotes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I lived through 1976 as a fan, I did not engage professionally with the sport until the following year, though I did get to know most of the cast of Rush. Alistair Caldwell, McLaren\u2019s team manager, is played by Stephen Mangan and Alistair himself plays, for him, the unlikely role of \u201cFIA Official.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content > :last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"cs-paywall\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__card\">\n<div class=\"cs-paywall__top\"><span class=\"cs-paywall__label\">Members only<\/span><span class=\"cs-paywall__price\">$29 <em>\/ year<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"cs-paywall__title\">Keep going. <span>This is where it gets good.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"cs-paywall__lead\">Supercars.net Membership is for people who&#x27;d rather know the spec sheet by heart than skim ten headlines. 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