500-Mile Race
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 500-Mile Race. DESCRIPTION: Teamed in the 500, now an international event, were Bernard Morle, Fred Yates, Fred Rutherford, Bob McIntyre, David Dunnicliff, Eric Fitzhugh, Arnold James, Peter Doncaster, Brian Setchell, Haydn King, Michael Philpott and Ronald Kirk. And away they went on the Thruxton Aerodrome circuit, near Andover, Hants. Number 56 won top honours in this year’s race. It was ridden by Roy Langston and his colleague Don Chapman. SHOTLIST: GV pits. MS Bernard Morie and Fred Yates checking bike. MCU No 62. MCU No 29. MS No 1. MS No 3. CU man tightens nut. MCU starter - field away. GV race in progress. GV same. LS same. MLS same. GV same (2). LS same. MLS same. LS same. LS No 62 - Fred Rutherford. LS No 48. MS bike skids - rider leaves track unhurt. LS another spill. LS rider crosses track to bike. GV rider enters race again. LS field come down double bend. GV No 56 wins. MCU crowd. LS riders congratulated.
- Keywords
- Sport; Motorcycling; Accidents and disasters
- Locations
- England; Thruxton
- Card file number
- 80538
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- James Humphries
- Length of story (in feet)
- 120
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