Model Power Boat Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2574
Date Released
1 Oct 1978
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Six Day Cycle Race
  2. 2Veteran Cycle Rally
  3. 3Barrel Race
  4. 4Model Power Boat Championships
  5. 5Southern Skirmish

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Model Power Boat Championships. DESCRIPTION: At Thorpe Park Water in Surrey, competitors from all over the World gathered for the Model Power Boat Championships. SHOTLIST: MCS model lifeboat and cargo ship in rescue scene. MCS cargo ship on fire. MS operator of model boats. CS ship closes on cargo boat. MCS operator’s radio. MCS fire-ship. MCS tanker exploding. MS crowd. MCS fire-ship spraying water onto burning tanker. MS operator. GV operators on pier. MCS speedboat thrown into water by operator. MS speedboat racing. MS another boat racing. MS No 17 ditto. MS two speed boats. MS 1 boat overtaking another. MS No 19 operator. GV 3 speedboats. MS operator. MS No 12 speedboat. MS No 8 boat. MS No 2 boat. GV operators on jetty. MS No 8 speedboat. MS boat comes in and is picked up by operator. CS operator’s face.
Keywords
Competitions
Locations
Surrey; Thorpe Park
Card file number
78/145
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Richard Day
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
Film clip

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