News in Colour: Drag Racing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2354
Date Released
15 Jul 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1New Police Headquarters
  2. 2Women’s Football
  3. 3News in Colour: Drag Racing
  4. 4News in Colour: The Round Britain Yacht Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Drag Racing Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Fifth International Meeting of the British Drag Racing and Hot Rod Association at the Santa Pod Raceway. SHOTLIST: GV crowd at Santa Pod. CU pan to men working on dragster. SV low angle shot dragster being pushed to track. SV body of car held up away from engine like a bonnet pan down men working on engine. SV dragster car. SV dragster on starting grid. SV man sitting in dragster. SV man getting into dragster car. SV Miss Jan Trinder getting into her dragster. CU ditto putting on helmet. SV Miss Liz Burn sitting in dragster putting on protective face gear. SV man doing same. SV Liz in her dragster being pushed out to start by another car. CU Liz in dragster. SV pan start of a dragster race. CU wheels of dragster. 8 SVs, pan dragster starting off down track, pan dragster on track, pan dragster rocketing down track, pan 2 dragsters racing down track, pan customised dragster on track, pan dragster starting, run on just rear wheels, crowd, pan customised cars (dragsters) on track with smoke coming from its back, LV 2 customised cars (dragsters) starting race, smoke pours from their rear wheels, SV crowd with woman holding her ears, SV pan 2 cars rocketing past.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Safety devices
Locations
Bedfordshire; Santa Pod Raceway
Card file number
74/54
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
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