Rally Cross Final

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2279A
Date Released
8 Feb 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rugby...Scotland & Wales
  2. 2New Anti-Submarine Missile
  3. 3Killer Whale Missile Retriever
  4. 4Forklift Rough Rider
  5. 5Rally Cross Final

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rally Cross Final. DESCRIPTION: Rally Cross Championship 1972/3 Finals held at the Lydden Circuit, Kent. Don Gilhan wins. SHOTLIST: LV rally cars in paddock being prepared. SV Don Gilham checking wheels. CU wheel. CU Gilham. SV Hugh Weldon checking engine. CU Weldon. LV start of race, pan on No 8 Gilham in Mini Ford. CU pan No 8 LV 4 cars race towards round bend. CU pan No 38 Keith Ripp driving. CU Gilham No 8 skidding past camera. CU pan No 69 Pauline Nosek driving Cooper S. SV pan start of another race. SV cars bumping each other, pan No 58. SV car No 120 driven by John Aitkenhead up bank. CU pan No 28 flashes past driven by Roger Burn (Chrysler Imp). 2 CUs pan No 28 skids completely round. No 120 having recovered from crash on bank, continues in race. CU pan No 29 (Alan Jones in Ford Anglia) side skidding past camera. SV crowd watching. CU driver in car ready for another start. CU wheel skidding pan up to cars starting away. LV cars towards camera. CU pan No 2 driven by George Warren. SV 4 Minis flash past camera. CU No 49 side skidding past camera. LV Mini crashes into bank. SV pan Minis flashing past. 4 SVs man waving chequered flag. Pan Gilman in Mini Ford No 8 winning maximum points. Crowd watching. SV presentation of trophy to Gilham overall winner with 44 points. [Keith Ripp came 2nd and Rod Chapman, No 46, came 3rd]
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Kent; Lydden
Card file number
98834
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
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