Motocross - Austrian Grand Prix

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1821A

Date Released

30 Apr 1964

Date submitted

25 Apr 1964

Date submitted

26 Apr 1964

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motocross - Austrian Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: 54 of the world’s leading exponents of Motocross took part in the Austrian Grand Prix, a world championship event for 500 cc’s near Vienna. Among favourites: Sweden’s Rolf Tibblin and Sten Lundin, with Britain’s Jeff Smith on a BSA. The winner was Tibblin, with Smith in second place. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan start of Austrian Grand Prix race for 500 cc’s. GV motor-cyclists round circuit. ES pan same. LS same. CU pan No 1 Rolf Tibblin (Sweden) round course. CU pan No 2 Sten Lundin (Sweden) round course. CU pan No 8 Jeff Smith (Britain) round course. GV cyclists round course. GV No 20 past camera. GV No 16 past camera. GV Tibblin past camera. CU same. MS Smith round course. CU pan Tibblin round course. GV winner Tibblin past flag. CU winner. MCU same with laurels. Fourth place went to Vic Eastwood (Britain) on a Matchless.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Scotland.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

Sittendorf; Austria

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

88248

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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