500 Mile Grand Prix

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2084A

Date Released

15 May 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 500 Mile Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: Percy Tait and Malcolm Uphill, sharing the saddle of a Triumph Bonneville, win the International 500 Mile Grand Prix at Thruxton, Britain’s classic motor cycle endurance race. SHOTLIST: MS motor cycle & rider at International 500 Grand Prix, Thruxton, Hants. CU hand on throttle. CU wheel of motor cycle. MS motor-cyclist checking machine. CU petrol into tank. CU speedometer & rev. counter on handlebars. MCU motor cyclist checking machine, pan up rider. LAS motor bike at starting point. MS motor cyclist on other side of track waiting for starters orders. MS riders run to bikes and start race. 3 shots motor bikes round track. MS Dave Croxford & Mick Andrews’ Norton Commando. MS competitors round track. TS No 35 The Triumph Daytona ridden by Peter Butler stops for re-fuelling. MLS the Phelps-Carr Triumph. MLS the Newman-Gray Suzuki Cobra. MLS the Cooper-Jolly Triumph (53) and 58 a Norton Commando. 3 shots rider starts from pits. MLS pan race. MLS No 1 Suzuki. MS pan No 35. 2 shots No 52 winning race. MS No 52 rolling into pits. MCU winner being congratulated.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

United Kingdom; Thruxton

Card file number

94741

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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