Saloon Car Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2159A

Date Released

22 Oct 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Saloon Car Race. DESCRIPTION: Acceleration again - this time in the 500-mile Hardie-Ferodo race for saloon cars in New South Wales. Production cars battle for places on the tricky mountain circuit. SHOTLIST: GV start of race pan with cars. Aerial view cars along straight. GV cars along country road. SV cars zoom past aerial view cars racing crowd watching. SV pan cars No 64E round bend. SV pan No 62E ditto. SV towards car pulls out to overtake another. BV 2 cars round bend. GV cars round bend, one nearly skids off road. SV pan Cortina skids round bend followed by another. SV pan 2 shots cars round bend. SV spectators. LV pan car crashes on bend. SV cars round bend. SV cars zoom past house. SV pan 64E eventual winner. SV pan 2 shots Nos 63E & 67E. Aerial view No 64E along. SV pan 2 shots Nos 63E and 67E. Aerial view No 64E along country road. Aerial view crowd gathered round crashed car. LV pan No 64E crosses line to win. SV pan No 64E pulls into pits surrounded by crowds. SCU 2 shots winner receives garland.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Australia; Bathurst

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

96443

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

137

Story extras:

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