British Motor Cycle Grand Prix

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2567

Date Released

13 Aug 1978

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Metropolitan Police Horse Show
2. 2Prince Charles Goes Sailing
3. 3British Motor Cycle Grand Prix

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Cycle British Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: Wet weather also caused difficulties at the British Motor Cycle Grand Prix at Silverstone. This race was part of the World Championship and reigning Champion Barry Sheene needed to win to have any chance of regaining the title. However, it was not to be when Kenny Roberts of the USA crossed the line as winner. SHOTLIST: GV people around pits etc. CS Suzuki motor bike. CS Yamaha bike. MCS Dennis Ireland on his Suzuki No 21. MCS Barry Sheene on his Suzuki No 7. CS Sheene. MCS Johnny Ceccotto talking. CS Ceccotto. MCS No 13 leaves pits, MCS Nos 6 & 7 ditto. GV bikes line up on grid. MCS No 32 on grid. CS Sheene on grid. CS John Williams (No 16). MCS Ceccotto on grid. GV riders waiting for start. Ditto. CS starting lights. GV pan start. MCS spectators. GV bikes round bend, camera tracks with them. MCS bikes past. GV bikes round corner. MCS camera pans with bikes. GV bikes round corner zoom in to Sheene. GV race. MCS children watching from a high view point. GV race. GV stand with rain falling. Various of race to finish - scoreboard - camera pans showing 1st No 1 Kenny Roberts of USA, 2nd - Steve Manship of GB, 3rd Barry Sheene of GB. GV crowd in stand. MS finishing line - winners through. GV crowd. MCS Roberts on stand shaking his head, next to him is Manship. 2 shots Roberts turns his head and walks away, (NB there was some argument over winner and it wasn’t decided that Roberts was the winner until some hours later). People watching. CS Roberts holds up cup. Photographers. MCS Roberts holding up cup. Also in the race was Michele Rougerie, Steve Parrish, Steve Baker, Will Hartog.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

Silverstone

Card file number

78/135

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Paul Kavanagh

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

278

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