Drag Racers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2599

Date Released

25 Mar 1979

Date Other

Mar 1978

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Custom Car Show
2. 2Drag Racers
3. 3Cross Country Car
4. 4Motocross

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Drag Racers. DESCRIPTION: At the Santa Pod Race Track in Bedfordshire maximum speed over the shortest distance is what the Drag Racer is aiming for. SHOTLIST: CU wheel start. LS dragster down Santa Pod Raceway - parachute opens - pan past. MS man in dragster wearing protective clothing. CU man’s masked face. MCU start lights give ‘go ahead’. CU man’s face. BS dragster off down raceway. LS dragster down raceway ‘chute’ opens. MLS pan dragster down raceway. MS flames around dragster’s wheel as it starts. MS crowd. MS car stalls at start line. TS dragsters down raceway. MS car starts. LS car in flames just after start. MS crowd. MS pan car down raceway. MS cars down runway. TS car down runway. Interior from car man driving car to start. MS crowd. Interior from car driving to start. MS car down track. Interior from car down track. LS car track parachute opens pan past.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing

Locations

England; Bedfordshire; Santa Pod Raceway

Card file number

78/53

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Paul Kavanagh

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

155

Story extras:

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