Race of Champions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2181A
Date Released
25 Mar 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Race of Champions
  2. 2Piano to Organ
  3. 3Artist in Wood
  4. 4Rugby - England V Scotland

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Race of Champions. DESCRIPTION: Top names from the motor racing world gather at Brands Hatch to do battle in the Daily Mail Race of the Champions - one of the most highly contested events on Britain’s racing calendar. SHOTLIST: CU No 16 on front of car up to driver John Surtees. CU Graham Hill zoom out to show No 1 on his car. CU Graham Hill. SV No 7 on car, pan along to driver Jackie Stewart talking to team mates. SV No 6 Emerson Fittipaldi in his Lotus jet car. SV Fittipaldi in driver’s seat. CU No 5 on car pan to mechanics fitting wheel. SV Clay Regazzoni in driving seat of car No 5. GV cars on grid ready for start GV crowd in stands. SV pan start of race. LV pan cars racing. SCU pan up girl time keeper. LV 3 cars round bend. SV 2 cars ditto. LV pan No 17 Stewart at speed. SV pan No 1 Graham Hill round bend. LV pan No 5 Regazzoni round bend and along straight, SV pan ditto towards & past at speed; LV cars flash past at high speed. SV pan Stewart flashes past with Hill on his tail. SV No 6 Fittipaldi in jet car pulls into pits. CU rear of ditto pan up to mechanics checking engine. CU engine being checked. CU Fittipaldi. SV timekeepers. LV Fittipaldi back under way speeds round bend. LV pan Hill still chasing Stewart round bend. SV pan Regazzoni round bend. SV Stewart ditto. LV pan 4 cars round bend. SV No 5 Regazzoni take chequered flag LV pan crowd in stands. SV Regazzoni receives trophy and waves to crowd.
Keywords
Sport; Mass media; Vehicles; Women; Motor racing
Locations
United Kingdom; Brands Hatch
Card file number
96913
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
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