What a Guy - James Hunt - LEGEND

What a Guy - James Hunt - LEGEND

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Satsuma

299 posts

231 months

Saturday 26th May 2012
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Any he was naturally very fit. those of us who can still recall the tv programme 'superstars'

stevejh

799 posts

203 months

Saturday 26th May 2012
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Satsuma said:
Any he was naturally very fit. those of us who can still recall the tv programme 'superstars'
I remember how annoyed he got when he got knocked out of the weightlifting early because his very round shoulders meant he couldn't lock his arms with the weight above his head.

When I was a kid he was always one of my heroes, mainly because of his driving and his attitude to driving, that we were shown. He always seemed very charismatic as well, something which a lot of the current crop of drivers don't seem to be able to equal.

DanDC5

18,747 posts

166 months

Saturday 26th May 2012
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I know it my well be unlikely, but it'd be good to see Kimi win tomorrow, purely because if his helmet design for this weekend.

JMC1

567 posts

234 months

Sunday 27th May 2012
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Unfortunately unlikely but I agree with DanDC5 it would be great to see the James Hunt helmet take the chequered flag. Can't wait to see the movie Rush hope it lives up to the expectations. I did not enjoy the Senna film for many reasons but loved TT3D closer to the edge movie. I hope Rush does not turn out like days of thunder.

obob

4,193 posts

193 months

Sunday 27th May 2012
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Sounds like he lived the kind of life footballers are loathed for on here.

johnfm

13,668 posts

249 months

Sunday 27th May 2012
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obob said:
Sounds like he lived the kind of life footballers are loathed for on here.
Sshhhhhh

Careful,this is PH.

Alcoholic womanisers with personality disorders are OK if they race cars.

DanDC5

18,747 posts

166 months

Sunday 27th May 2012
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johnfm said:
Sshhhhhh

Careful,this is PH.

Alcoholic womanisers with personality disorders are OK if they race cars.
You say this like it's a bad thing?

NHK244V

3,358 posts

171 months

Sunday 27th May 2012
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obob said:
Sounds like he lived the kind of life footballers are loathed for on here.
Yep, he was a coke sniffing old slapper but he drove a car so it's Ok, like senna who had a god complex and was a ruthless tt who's happyly put his and others lives at risk but he drove a car so a god not a dog.

P.S i loved em both but i aint blind confused

Alfanatic

9,339 posts

218 months

Sunday 27th May 2012
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obob said:
Sounds like he lived the kind of life footballers are loathed for on here.
No, not even close. James never committed the unforgivable, despicable sin of playing football professionally. wink

freedman

5,395 posts

206 months

Sunday 27th May 2012
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obob said:
Sounds like he lived the kind of life footballers are loathed for on here.
He was Motor racings George Best, or a latter day Graham Hill, neither were loathed

I dont see any correlation to modern footballers at all

obob

4,193 posts

193 months

Monday 28th May 2012
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freedman said:
He was Motor racings George Best, or a latter day Graham Hill, neither were loathed

I dont see any correlation to modern footballers at all
Can't see any difference myself.

Fire99

9,844 posts

228 months

Monday 28th May 2012
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Ahh but footballers have become soft nancys that fall over with a breath of air to claim a foul.
I'd wager that Hunt (and some others of that ilk) would kick them in the proverbials and carry on.

A lot can be forgiven if the thing that you're renowned for, you do very well.