Motor Cycle Cross

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2254

Date Released

14 Aug 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Cycle Cross. DESCRIPTION: About 30 eager motor-cyclists take to the woods in a cloud of dust for a stake in the world championships. The second and third placings went to Johnsson and Weil of Germany with first place going to Roger de Coster of Belgium. SHOTLIST: GV pan mass of motor-cyclists to BV as they plough through dust. GV riders race past straw bales churning up dust. CU pan No 1 racer de Coster. TV pan No 5 through woods. SV pan No 61 through woods. LV No 1 de Coster through woods watched by crowds. CU 2 riders past crowds. SV crowds watching. CTV motor-cyclists through woods. SV pan another rider races past crowds. CU No 27 Weil (Germany). SV No 5 followed by No 65 through woods. GV No 1 de Coster in lead racing past grandstand. GV motor-cyclists race past stands. SCU pan No 27. CU pan No 1. CU pan 2 riders racing neck and neck. CU pan No 1 de Coster coming in to win, past crowds. GV pan as No 1 is flagged in to win. SV crowds watching. CU winner de Coster.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

Belgium

Footage sources

France

Card file number

98379

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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