World Speedway Championships
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Speedway Championship. DESCRIPTION: Wembley Stadium was the venue for the World Speedway Championships. After the many heats it was Ole Olsen who emerged as Champion of the World and was presented with the Trophy by Miss World, Mary Stavin. SHOTLIST: MCS Championship Trophy. MCS rear wheel motor bike. MCS rider holding handlebars. GV start 4 rider heat 4 (Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen, Gordon Kennett & John Titman). CS rear motor bike wheel spins away. Various of race with No 15 Ole Olsen finishing 1st. GV crowd. GV scoreboard. GV start line heat 10 (Dave Jessup, Ole Olsen, Scott Autry & Peter Ondrasik). CS front wheels line up and off. Various of race No 12 wins (Dave Jessup) - No 15 2nd (Ole Olsen). No 12 Jessup. GV scoreboard leader Kennett, Olsen, Lee, Rembas all on 7 points. Start of heat 17 (Ole Olsen, Stancl, Andersson & Cieslak). Various of race, Olsen wins therefore wins overall and becomes World Speedway Champion. LS winner on rostrum. Miss World, Mary Stavin presents trophy to Ole Olsen. GV ditto. MCU Minister of Sport Denis Howell and Miss World applaud. CU Ole Olsen.
- Keywords
- Sport; Motorcycling
- Locations
- London; England; Wembley
- Card file number
- 78/146
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Richard Day
- Length of story (in feet)
- 224
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