Motocross

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2335

Date Released

4 Mar 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Investiture
2. 2Pancake Race
3. 3Men’s Wear Exhibition
4. 4Colosseum Discoveries
5. 5Motocross
6. 6Sled Racing Championships
7. 7Ski Stunts
8. *Irish Cinema Ball

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: M/C Scramble. DESCRIPTION: 200 hundred riders compete in the Silver Jubilee Motocross at Chillington, near Chard in Somerset. SHOTLIST: GV motocross course. SV pan bikes on start line. CU engine of No 33 Maico pan up to rider on bike (Rob Taylor). SV flag down for start, pan mass start. LV pan mass of bikes along together. SV bikes past. LV bikes round bend zoom out to bikes round following bend. SV pan bike over stoney surface, No 18 up hill. SV bikes round bend. SV pan bike over hill in air. LV several bikes over hill in air pan No 125 and No 41 up to camera. LV riders battling for position. SV bikes over hill. SV ditto pan bikes past camera No 67 SV chequered flag out for finish, No 67 through, then 86 Evans & Ashford.

Keywords

Sport; Environment; Motorcycling

Locations

Somerset; Chillington; Chard

Card file number

99724

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

116

Story extras:

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