European Speedway Final

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2308A

Date Released

30 Aug 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Test Match
2. 2Mini-Golf Championships
3. 3European Speedway Final
4. 4Football Season Opens
5. 5World Cup Preparations
6. 6Car Soccer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Speedway Championship. DESCRIPTION: European Speedway Finals at Abensberg, won by Anders Michanek of Sweden with Ivan Mauger of Great Britain second. SHOTLIST: CU speedway riders moving up to tapes pan down to rear wheel, it moves off pan to riders racing round bend. CU dirt from track over crowds as riders flash past. GV pan riders racing round track. CU dirt over crowds. CU tapes up - start of another race pan to CU wheels churning up dirt. CU dirt over crowds. GV as bikes race round track churning up dirt. Dirt over crowd. CU pan start of another race. CU pan riders race round track with Sweden’s Anders Michanek in the lead with Ivan Mauger (GB) second. CU pan rider on bike round bend. CU Michanek wins race past chequered flag. CU pan the winner.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

West Germany; Abensberg

Footage sources

France

Card file number

99336

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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