Drag Car Racing

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
520
Date Released
10 Dec 1964
Date recorded
13 Nov 1964
Length of issue (in feet)
701
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: This is the largest extravagant American sport to reach Britain. Dragsters can scorch from a standard start to 180 mph in eight seconds flat and thousands watch the first Drag Racing Festival at Blackbushe Airport, Surrey. A trailing parachute takes the place of brakes, but you never bale out of this excitement.
Keywords
Motor racing
Locations
England; Surrey
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Richard Norton
Length of story (in feet)
168
Story extras:
Film clip

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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
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London
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Drag Car Racing', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 520, 10 Dec 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121591 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)