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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:
  1. 1They All Brought Pets!
  2. 2Motocross - Austrian Grand Prix
  3. 3Wembley - Gathering of the Groups!
  4. *Scottish Cup Final - Rangers Win Again

* Story has local or special distribution

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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