Go-Kart Grand Prix

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2569
Date Released
27 Aug 1978
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Battle of Flowers
  2. 2Go-Kart Grand Prix
  3. 3National Water Ski Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Go-Kart Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: Like many of the sporting events of this summer, rain slowed down the Go-Kart Grand Prix at Silverstone. It was an international field for this first-ever British Grand Prix and the winner was Paul Elmore from Devon. SHOTLIST: MS kart No 10 Reg Gange in pits. CU nuts on wheel. GV men preparing kart. Car No 17 in pits. No 18 ditto. Man putting helmet on. GV start of race. GV karts past camera. GV grandstand karts past. MCU crowd. MS karts past. MS ditto. MLS karts past - rain starts. Zoom in on No 10. Ditto No 105 Murray Bell. Car No 69 Nigel Smith. Car 121 Albert Corrieri. Karts past. Spectators under umbrella. Kart past. Ditto. Karts past grandstand (rain stopped). Crowd cheer. Kart past. Finish - chequered flag waved. Finishing line - 1st No 15 Paul Elmore, 2nd El Martin Henes, 3rd No 17 Malcolm Turner. Other karts finishing. Winner kart No 15. Crowd. MCU Paul Elmore holds up cup. GV crowd applaud. MCS winner with others on back of kart does lap of honour.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Silverstone
Card file number
78/132
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
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