Motor Racing Memories

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2353

Date Released

8 Jul 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Nixon in Russia
2. 2Motor Racing Memories
3. 3News in Colour: Model Motor Vehicles
4. 4News in Colour: Edwardian Cars

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Racing Memories at Brooklands. DESCRIPTION: The Annual re-union of the Brooklands Society at this famous track, with archival film of racing in the 1930’s and the reconstructed Parry Thomas’ World record breaking car "Babs". SHOTLIST: CU sign ‘Brooklands Society’ banner. GV old cars lined up in car park area with people looking round their BSA, 3CUs ditto radiator, radiator of ‘Railton’ with headlights and badges, plaque on radiator ‘Railton’. SV cars in row. SCU radiator of Bugatti car. CU plaque on radiator ‘Bugatti’. Posters of race meetings at Brooklands and Donnington. GV Brooklands in 1930s, SV start of race, first car away, 2nd car starts. SV pan racing cars coming round bend. SV car coming round bend, a car skids round in circle past bend. GV cars driving round banked track. LV pan 2 cars racing on banked track. SV Brooklands as it is today, with people looking at ‘Babs’. GV ‘Babs’. CU radiator of ‘Babs’. SV men looking at ‘Babs’ pan to car. CU engine of ‘Babs’. SV ‘Babs’ and onlookers. LV pan car racing on flats (old film). GV Pendine Sands (old film). GV pan excavation of ‘Babs’ from ground. SV ‘Babs’ in a water filled hole in ground. SV ditto. CU onlooker. SV pan car in hole. CU ditto. SV men by car in hole working. GV ‘Babs’ being hauled out of hole by crane. SV car being hauled out, END OF OLD FILM SEQUENCE. SV pan ‘Babs’ in working order today being towed to help it start it - fires. GV onlookers. SV pan ‘Babs’ being driven past ground. SV crowd. SV pan ‘Babs’ being driven, SV crowds, ‘Babs’ drives into view. CU engine. SV crowd. GV people looking at engine.

Keywords

Sport; Organisations; Vehicles; Motor racing; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Weybridge; Surrey

Card file number

74/43

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norris

Length of story (in feet)

254

Story extras:

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