Month: July 2025

It’s a great movie. It’s Top Gun: Maverick, but with cars instead of planes. I mean that in a good way.

Question 1: Who is the best racer?
a) Sonny Hayes (F1)
b) Cole Trickle (Days of Thunder)
c) Lightning McQueen (Cars)
d) Ricky Bobby (Talledega Nights)
e) Dom Toretto (Fast and Furious)
f) Speed Racer

The movie spent serious money on licensing music. As a classic rock guy, Whole Lotta Love and We Will Rock You stood out, with a bit of Billy Squier in the background. But that made me wonder:

Question 2: As long as you’re hitting up Queen songs, why not drop I’m in Love with My Car? And then there’s I Can’t Drive 55 or Going Mobile… actually those would be quite cheesy in the film. Question 2 is retracted!

Question 3: Who would be best at running the race strategy for an F1 team – Sonny Hayes (the Brad Pitt character in F1), or Billy Beane (the Brad Pitt true character from Moneyball)?