24-Hour Motor Cycle Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2155

Date Released

21 Sep 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 24 Hour Motor Cycle Race. DESCRIPTION: British riders Paul Smart and Thomson Dickie win the International Bol D’Or 24 hour motor-cycle race on a Triumph 750cc. They take the lead after five hours and come home a crushing twelve miles ahead of challengers from Germany, Italy and Japan. SHOTLIST: GV mass of motor bikes in car park. CU 4 shots riders before the race. GV crowd & start of race. SV mass of riders round bend. SCU pan No 1 for England on Triumph. CU pan 3 shots three other bikes pass. LV pan bikes racing. SV English rider pulls in for pit stop. SCU riders talking. SCU man finishes refuelling bike. CU English second rider mounts bike. SV ditto rides off. GV bikes pass straw bails. SV bikes round bend. Travelling shot of bikes with headlights on. LV pan bike driving to pits. SV bike No 18 being attended to by mechanics. SCU mechanics looking at pistons & flywheel. SV pan bikes pass straw bails. SV 1 rider takes a spill but jumps up to start again. SV pan No 1 passes. LV No 1 takes chequered flag. SCU English riders with laurels around neck.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling; Ceremonies

Locations

France; Paris

Footage sources

France

Card file number

96352

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

120

Story extras:

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