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The tales of James Hunt are the stuff of legends— on and off the track. Hunt would charm them as they checked in, and invited them up to his suite for a party — they always said yes. Allegedly, James Hunt went on quite a run during this two week binge 33 BA stewardesses. Once his Formula Ford crashed and sank in the Shunt: The Life of James Hunt of a lake. He would have drowned— had he been able to afford seat belts. His skills improved, but he never conquered his fears. This potent cocktail of adrenaline and testosterone made him Shunt: The Life of James Hunt fierce competitor on the track. He Shunt: The Life of James Hunt a commanding presence and spoke impressively in a deep voice with a cultivated accent, saying exactly what he thought. He hated dressing up— wearing old blue jeans and often walking around in his bare feet, even on formal occasions. He drank heavily, smoked two packs a day, experimented with drugs, partied hard, and enoyed the ladies. He married one of them, Suzy Miller, a fashion model who eventually left him for the actor Richard Burton. While he became a media darling for the tabloid press, his behavior was less appreciated by journalists, who found him a frustrating mixture of boisterous charm and overbearing conceit. Twice he was voted the least liked driver and despairing members of the Formula One establishment accused him of bringing the sport into disrepute. I was just there for the show. Still, she was prepared to give it time in the unlikely event that she was wrong. Hunt would later marry actor Richard Burton. For a time, Hunt enjoyed home life and was in love with Suzy, or so he thought, and undeniably proud of having landed her. James Hunt and his lovely bride. Princess Caroline timed the drivers as they circled the downtown Monte Carlo track. Hunt would hold onto the lead and claim victory. Hunt was the F1 World Champion. Having achieved his championship goal his enthusiasm for racing began to wane. At first, James did not take it seriously he drank two bottles of wine during his first broadcast but soon became a highly respected, articulate and opinionated commentator. In his private life he became a reformed man. McLaren driver James Hunt. Hunt married for a second time, to Sarah Lomax, which also ended in divorce but produced two sons to whom James became deeply devoted. He later fell in love again, a beautiful blonde half his age named Helen. On June 15,she accepted his marriage proposal. Tragically, a few hours later James Hunt had a massive heart attack and died at the age of James Shunt: The Life of James Hunt in Formula1. Nice… These were the days when F1 Shunt: The Life of James Hunt were REAL men and not the self important whining primadonna pussies they are these days…. I was 21 the year James became World Champion, and he was my complete hero. Despite all the flaws, he remains as much to me now. I think anyone in England who watched him compete, win, stumble, and then pick himself up magnificently to form the greatest ever Shunt: The Life of James Hunt commentary team — alongside Murray Walker — will have their hearts warmed to see these shots again. The story of Hunt and Hesketh racing is my favourite of all F1 related stories. So strange, I had actually been waiting for you to write something about Hunt! Did he really win the championship against Lauda by half a point? For me, his only low point…. In the middle of an interview — awesome. Those are words that we will never hear spoken again in this era of PC interviews and sanitized drivers. Valentino Rossi seems to be one of the last true Shunt: The Life of James Hunt pilots, albeit nowhere near as wild as Hunt at least as far as we can tell. Travels gone good but unfortunately over for the time being! Spent 2 hours scanning photos today so more blog updates can happen, finally :. Like this: Like Loading Great work, JP, thank you from Gloucestershire. Love your blog! JP does it again. Nice one. Beautifull pictures, lovely era. Greetings from Argentina. Post to Cancel. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. James Hunt - Wikipedia

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Shunt by Tom Rubython. James Hunt is remembered more for his girlfriends and wild personal exploits than for his skills in a race car. In this account of his life, the author has examined every detail of the driver's life - from his very earliest days to the last hours of his existence - as well as the lives of those he left behind. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions Shunt: The Life of James Hunt Shuntplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Tom Rubython needs to work a second editor into his creative process. This editor's job will be to climb a ladder with the latest version of Tom's manuscript and drop it on his head from a great height. Once it's light enough that this doesn't hurt anymore, they'll know it's ready to publish. The amount of padding present in this book makes it difficult to believe it came from a professional - it has a foreword, a prologue and a preface! Hunt fans, you're going to be disappointed. I pointed out in my review of The Life Of Senna that Rubython is a bloody terrible writer, and although he's improved somewhat for this outing, his prose still reads more like a performance review Shunt: The Life of James Hunt middle management than the deft and flourish of a professional writer. There are times when you can tell Shunt: The Life of James Hunt which previous books he's cribbed from Gerald Donaldson's James Hunt: The Biography is especially obviouswith only careful rewording keeping it above outright plagiarism. And if he's ever heard the truism, "show, don't tell", he's dismissed it as something for lesser writers: an enormous amount of the padding is simply Tom telling you what certain people thought, then the quotes from them telling us exactly us the same thing. It's dull and repetitive, not to mention tedious and redundant, and also boring. The effect is compounded by Tom's lack Shunt: The Life of James Hunt self-awareness, if not outright arrogance. As with Sennahe feels free to offer his opinions as fact, right down to which women James truly loved because obviously, it's easy to see into someone else's relationships. He also bestows such wisdom as, Shunt: The Life of James Hunt cannot be over-emphasised how much the advent of ground effects sucked the spirit out of Formula One" - which is true, if you ignore the GP79 mod for rFactorwhich chose specifically because so many different drivers and teams won races, and was voted "Mod of the Year" two years running. Clearly the era was highly competitive and has a sizable fanbase, but Tom has spoken, so obviously their opinion doesn't count. Worst of all is the seedy, lecherous tone he takes when recounting James' sex life. Obviously with James the topic has to come up eventually, but there's a right way and a wrong way to go about it, and Tom's way is deeply, deeply wrong. Don't tell us before the fateful Japanese Grand Prix that James was "having his penis sucked" - phrases like that just leave a bad taste in the brain. Keep reading and you'll find a whole chapter defending James' sex addiction, a condition largely invented by Tom, and containing more than a whiff of jealousy and protesting-too-much. He makes the whole thing clinical, distasteful, then expects us to find it as exciting as him. All Shunt: The Life of James Hunt said, credit where it's due - once again Tom has done an impressive amount of research. There seems to be no avenue left unexplored and unresearched from James' remarkable life, and that's kind of the problem - having researched it all, Tom wants to share it all, and he isn't talented or intelligent enough to make that work. After two books with the same faults, I think that's the answer to the riddle of Tom Rubython - the man is an awful writer, but a highly competent archivist. If an archive is what you want, his books will have plenty to offer. If you want an actual book - concise, well-written and a pleasure to read - buy something from Gerald Donaldson instead. Jun 03, Lynda Kelly rated it liked it. This wasn't a patch on Rubython's Senna biography It all seemed very rushed and I don't recall it being advertised as much as the Senna one was either-I heard about it by accident! It was nice to know a lot more about James and his background and I liked the whole of Murray Walker's eulogy at his memorial service was repri This wasn't a patch on Rubython's Senna biography It was nice to know a lot more about James and his background and I liked the whole of Murray Walker's eulogy at his memorial service was reprinted in full as that was lovely, although sad, of course. His second wife Sarah didn't come out of it very well, I have to say, whereas all James' other ladies all seemed to be lovely and not grasping or demanding. I know Sarah had his sons but she still pretty much bankrupted him and from what I read James would never have seen her or his boys go short anyway-there was no need for it. All in all a good book for the fans but if you're a real Hunt afficionado then maybe not We already know James Hunt was a character. This book is well researched, and the public and private sides of Hunt's life are engrossing. That said, the writing and editing of this book are absolutely atrocious. Tons of typos, chapters that bounce back and forth and back again on the timeline, and the repetition Rubython's favorite phrase? Great story, horrible writing, average overall. Jun 28, Billy rated it it was amazing Shelves: bio-sfavorites. What a perfect book! I was so enthralled Shunt: The Life of James Hunt I got through the initial statistics of his career, and more into the personal relational commentary, and was brought to tears at the end when his last girlfriend spoke of her aftermath. He was an exceptional man, and I can relate to his filterlessness! Shunt: The Life of James Hunt recommend this to everyone! Well done! What a life! Apr 18, Steven Batty rated it really liked it. Not a perfect book, but still a good insight into Hunt. Feb 26, Eric rated it really liked it. I gave this book a high rating based mostly on James' character, the content and the research done to make this book possible. It also happened to be very well written if you take all of the typos and grammatical errors out, that was the only off-putting thing about the whole book. Shunt: The Life of James Hunt was the literary equivalent of framing a Picasso in the cheapest frame available at Ikea. For those of you that found this book after watching Rush you are in for a pleasant surprise. As good a film as Rush was, it I gave this book a high rating based mostly on James' character, the content and the research done to make this book possible. As good a film as Rush was, it barely scratched the surface in terms of everything that went on during that fateful season. I initially watched Rush and loved it, I then read this book and loved the bit even more. Afterwards I re-watched Rush and wasn't very impressed with it the second time. This is a great read and is the celebration of a truly remarkable individual's life. James was one of those larger than life characters and this book is perfect for getting to know him better. The book was very well laid out in chronological order on the career of James Hunt and provided good background info on the main players that affected James Hunt's life and career. The Shunt: The Life of James Hunt is long and takes a good amount of time and dedication to plough on thorough, but overall is very rewarding when complete that Shunt: The Life of James Hunt the reader to think back over a far-too-brief life of the formula one driver and commentator that was James Hunt. A few niggles on the editing of the paperback, some misspelt words and paragraphs being added in mid-sentence the editor should really pay a little more attentionbut Shunt: The Life of James Hunt then that a fine book. Feb 08, Zoe rated it it was amazing. This is one of those books you need to be prepared to invest a substantial amount of your life into, and not just time but emotion too. You definitely leave this book with a greater sense of who James was as a driver and a man. When I turned the Shunt: The Life of James Hunt page I felt the instananeous loss not only of the legend James Hunt but of this monster of a companion which had been with me for the last few months. It was impossible not to cry reading the printed words of Murray's eulogy to James. I have since b This is one of those books you need to be prepared to invest a substantial amount of your life into, and not Shunt: The Life of James Hunt time but emotion too. I have since bought this book for 2 other people but whether they have taken up the challenge yet I don't know. I only hope the film that's being made does the late, great, James justice. Jan 14, Katie Mech rated it really liked it. A book about Formula 1's most notorious playboy Rubython's conversational tone perfectly matches the live free lifestyle of James Hunt, the last of the fun racers. Shunt: The Life of James Hunt, Rubython New Fast Free Shipping.. | eBay

After retiring from racing inHunt became a media commentator and businessman. Beginning his racing career in touring car racingHunt progressed into Formula Threewhere he attracted the attention of the Hesketh Racing team and soon came under their wing. Hunt's often reckless and action- packed exploits on track earned him the nickname "Hunt the Shunt" shunt, as a British motor-racing term, means "crash". He went on to win for Hesketh, driving their own Hesketh car, in both Shunt: The Life of James Hunt Championship and non-championship races, before joining the McLaren team at the end of In his first year with McLaren, Hunt won the World Drivers' Championship, and he remained with the team for a further two years, although with less success, before moving to the Wolf team in early Following a string of races in which he failed to finish, Hunt retired from driving halfway through the season. He died from a heart attack aged Hunt first learned to drive on a tractor on a farm in PembrokeshireWales while on a family holiday, with instruction from the farm's owner, but he found changing gears frustrating because he lacked the required strength. Before his 18th birthday, he went to the home of Chris Ridge, his tennis doubles partner. Ridge's brother Simon, who raced Minis, was preparing his car for a race at Silverstone that weekend. The Ridges took Hunt to Shunt: The Life of James Hunt the race, which began his obsession with motor racing. Hunt's racing career started off in a racing Mini. He first entered a race at the Snetterton Circuit in Norfolk, but race scrutineers prevented him from competing, deeming Shunt: The Life of James Hunt Mini to have many irregularities, which left Hunt and his team mate, Justin , upset. Hunt later brought the necessary funding from working as a trainee manager of a telephone company to enter three events. At this point Fry took the decision to part company with the team, owing to the irregularities and modifications that were happening to the cars they were using. Hunt graduated to Formula Ford in He drove a Russell-Alexis Mk 14 car bought through a hire-purchase scheme. Hunt took his first win at Lydden Hill and also set the lap record on the short circuit. Gowrings intended Shunt: The Life of James Hunt run the car in the final two races of Having Shunt: The Life of James Hunt wheels earlier in Shunt: The Life of James Hunt very closely fought race, Morgan attempted to pass Hunt on the outside of South Tower Corner on the final lap, but instead the cars collided and crashed out of the race. Hunt's car came to rest in the middle of the track, minus two wheels. Hunt got out, ran over to Morgan and furiously pushed him to the ground, [15] which earned him severe official disapproval. Both men were summoned by the RAC and after hearing evidence from other drivers, Hunt was cleared by a tribunal and Morgan was given a month suspension of his racing licence, but was Shunt: The Life of James Hunt allowed to progress to Formula Atlantic in Hunt's career continued in the works March team for His first race at saw him finish 3rd, but he was told by race officials he had been excluded from the results, as his engine was deemed to be outside the regulations. In these races, Hunt finished 4th and 5th respectively. The cars did not appear at Zandvoortbut Hunt still attended the race as a spectator. When Hunt attempted to contact March, he was unable to get any response from his employers. Hunt decided to consult Chris Marshall, his former team manager, who explained that a spare car was available. Hunt decided, against the express instructions of March director Max Mosleyto race at Monaco in a March from a different team. This had been vacated by driver Jean-Claude Alzeratafter Hunt's own March had first broken down and then been hit by another competitor in a practice lap. Hesketh purchased a March , and it was developed by . The team was initially not taken seriously by rivals, who saw the Hesketh team as party goers enjoying the glamour of Formula One. Hunt also made a brief venture into sports car racing at the Kyalami Nine Hours, driving a Mirage M6 along with Derek Bellfinishing second. For the season Hesketh Racing built a car, inspired by the March, called the Heskethbut an accompanying V12 engine never materialised. Hunt's first test of the car came at Silverstone and found it more stable than its predecessor, the March In ArgentinaHunt qualified 5th and led briefly before being overtaken by Ronnie Peterson before Hunt spun off the track and eventually retired due to engine failure. Hunt scored a 6th in Brazil and retired with an engine failure in South Africa. In SpainHunt led the first six laps before colliding with a barrier with the same cause of retirement in Monaco. He had a further two retirements in Belgium and Swedenboth of which were due to mechanical failures. He finished fourth in the Championship that year, but Lord Hesketh had run out of funds and could not find a sponsor for his team. With little time left before the season, Hunt was desperately looking for a drive until left McLaren and joined his brother's Copersucar-Fittipaldi outfit. The season proved to be one Shunt: The Life of James Hunt the most dramatic and controversial on record. While Hunt's performances in the Hesketh had drawn considerable praise, there was some speculation as to whether he could really sustain a championship challenge. Now a works McLaren driver, he dispelled many doubters at the first race in Brazil, where, in a hastily rebuilt McLaren M23he landed pole position in the last minutes of qualifying. Over the course of the year he would drive the Shunt: The Life of James Hunt M23 to six Grands Prix wins, but with superior reliability, reigning world champion and main rival had pulled out a substantial points lead in the first few Shunt: The Life of James Hunt of the season. Hunt's first race win ofat the fourth race of the season, the Spanish Grand Prixresulted in disqualification for driving a car adjudged to be 1. The win was later reinstated upon appeal, but it set the tone for an extraordinarily volatile season. At the British Grand PrixHunt was involved in a first corner incident on the first lap with Lauda which led to the race being stopped and restarted. Hunt initially attempted to take a spare car, however this was disallowed, and during this time the original race car was repaired, eventually winning the restarted race. Lauda's injuries kept him out of the following two races, allowing Hunt to close the gap in the championship chase. At a circuit that should have suited Hunt's car, the fuel McLaren were using was tested and although apparently legal, their cars, and those of the Shunt: The Life of James Hunt team, were judged to contain a higher octane level than allowed. Subsequently, both teams were forced to start from the rear of the grid. While trying to make his way up the field, Hunt spun off, while a returning Lauda finished fourth. At the next round in Canada, Hunt found out that he had been disqualified from the British Grand Shunt: The Life of James Hunt and Lauda had been awarded the victory and thus received three additional points. A furious Hunt drove a very hard race at the challenging Mosport Park circuit and won. And at the penultimate round in the United States at the daunting Watkins Glen track, Hunt started from pole and took victory after a close battle with . Hunt's late season charge pulled him to just three points behind Lauda. The sliding scale of points for the top six finishers meant that Hunt needed to finish third 4-points or better to overtake Lauda in the championship. Lauda needed to earn two points fewer than Hunt, or better, to stay ahead. McLaren team manager had taken advantage of the gap between the final two races to hire the Fuji circuit — a track hosting its first Grand Prix and therefore unknown to all the teams — for an exclusive McLaren test. After a few laps the gearbox seized, bringing the test to a premature close, but the team had had the advantage of acclimatising themselves to the new circuit. Conditions for the race itself were torrentially wet. Lauda retired early on in the race, unable to blink because of facial burns from his accident in Germany. But he managed to finish in third place, scoring four points, enough for him to win the World Championship by one point. The presentation was made by the Duke Shunt: The Life of James Hunt Kent. Hunt made an acceptance speech after the event which was considered "suitably gracious and glamorous". The media were critical of Hunt as he attended the event dressed in jeans, T-shirt and a decrepit windbreaker. Before the South African Grand PrixHunt was confronted by customs officials who searched his luggage, finding no illegal substances except a publication that contravened the strict obscenity laws of South Africa. Hunt was later released, and tested at Kyalami where his McLaren M26 suffered a loose brake caliper which cut a hole in Shunt: The Life of James Hunt of the tyres. He recovered and put the car on pole position. The race Shunt: The Life of James Hunt Hunt suffer a collision with Jody Schekter 's Wolf and another with Patrick Depailler 's Tyrrellbut he still managed to finish 4th. The season did not start well for Hunt. Towards the end of the year Hunt and the McLaren M26 were quicker than any rival combination other than Mario Andretti and the Lotus Hunt won in Silverstone after trailing the of John Watson for 25 laps. Before the season Hunt had high hopes to win a second world championship; however, in this season he scored only eight world championship points. Lotus had developed effective aerodynamics with their car and McLaren were slow to respond. The M26 was revised as a ground effect car midway through the Shunt: The Life of James Hunt but it did not work, and without a test driver to solve the car's problems, Hunt's motivation was low. His inexperienced new team-mate even outqualified Hunt at one race. In Germany, Hunt was disqualified for taking a shortcut to allow for a tyre change. At the start of the race there was a huge accident going into the first corner. Peterson's Lotus was pushed into the barriers and burst into flames. Hunt, together with Patrick Depailler and Clay Regazzonirescued Peterson from the car, but Peterson died one day later in hospital. Hunt took his friend's death particularly hard and for years afterwards blamed Riccardo Patrese for the accident. For Hunt had resolved to leave the McLaren team. Despite his poor season in he was still very much in demand. He was offered a deal to drive for Ferrari in [ citation needed ]but wary of the potentially complicated political environment at the Italian team, he opted to move instead to the initially very successful Racing team. Again he had high hopes to win races and compete for the world championship in what would be his last, and ultimately brief, Formula One season. The team's ground effect car was uncompetitive and Hunt soon lost any enthusiasm for racing. At the first race in Argentinahe felt the car was difficult to handle and on a fast lap, the front wing became detached striking his helmet. In the race, Hunt retired due to an electrical fault. In Brazilhe retired on lap 6 due to instability under braking caused by a loose steering rack. During qualifying in South Africathe brakes on his car failed. He managed not to collide with the wall, but only finished 8th in the race. He retired at the after 26 laps. At Zoldera new Wolf WR8 was raced but Hunt crashed into a barrier hard enough to bounce back onto the track. After failing to finish the Shunt: The Life of James Hunt Grand Prixthe race where six years previously he had made his debut, Hunt made a statement on 8 June to the press announcing his immediate retirement from F1 competition, citing his situation in the championship, and was replaced by future world champion . After a guest commentary at the British Grand PrixHunt accepted the position and continued for thirteen years until his death. During his first live broadcast at the Monaco Grand PrixHunt placed his plaster-cast leg into Walker's lap and drank two bottles of wine during the broadcast.