Five Hundred Mile Race at Brooklands

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

70

Date Released

6 Oct 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lord Northcliffe’s Memory Honoured in Fleet Street
2. 2Army Undertakes New Service
3. 3Five Hundred Mile Race at Brooklands
4. 4Highland Gathering in Rocky Mountains
5. 5Berlin Communists Celebrate Gains
6. 6Pall of Tragedy Hangs over Nation - R101 Last Pictures

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 500 Mile Car Race at Brooklands. DESCRIPTION: Europe’s finest drivers take part in classic motor marathon. Sub 1. SCH Davis and the Earl of March win in a small Austin at 83.41 mph. SHOTLIST: Start race. Car into camera. Others on track. Cars round track near camera. SCH Davis and the Earl of March win. Winner flagged in.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

885

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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