Tourist Trophy Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1372A
Date Released
22 Sep 1955
Date submitted
19 Sep 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ulster TT Race. DESCRIPTION: At Dunrod Circuit in Northern Ireland the race was fast and sometimes furious. The race was marred by tragedy, three drivers were killed - two of them in a seven car pile up. A happier result was the birthday victory of Stirling Moss who averaged more than eighty eight miles an hour. SHOTLIST: CU Mike Hawthorn, Juan Fangio and Stirling Moss. SCU ‘Le Mans’ type start. CU Moss running to car and getting in and starting. SCU cars leaving start. GV various shots of race. CU Moss coming into pits with ruined tyre and ruined right rear wing. CU Mercedes pit staff changing tyre and repairing wing. CU John Fitch getting in and starting. SCU Herr Neubauer and Hawthorn arguing. SCU shots of burnt out and crashed cars. SCU Moss winning. CU Moss sitting on car and eating cake.
Keywords
Motor racing; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Ulster; Northern Ireland
Card file number
64593
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
John C. Harding
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tourist Trophy Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 1372A, 22 Sep 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20379 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)