SHALE SPEEDWAY

Series

Series Name: Mining Review 5th Year

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

Oct 1951

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: mines by-products used at speedway in Hanley, Staffordshire. The event is an international evening - Britain v Overseas.
NCB Commentary - Harley, of the Five Towns, where pottery and coalmining rub shoulders. It’s Saturday night - and that means Speedway.
Tonight, pitfolk and potters pack the stadium - it’s an international evening, Britain versus Overseas.
In between races, the track has to be resurfaces. Nowadays the track, as well as the supporters, comes from the mines. Red shale - a mining by-product - is the surface they favour here at Hanley.
Britain won the match by 68 points to 40. There was the usual crowd watching free from Scotsman’s Hill, a neighbouring pit-tip. There should be enough material there to resurface the track for years to come.

Researcher Comments

BFI sources suugest that this story was researched by Tharp in May 1951. It was filmed on the 2nd June 1951. Commentary recorded 7 September 1951.

Keywords

Motor racing; Competitions; Mining

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