Goodwood - Stirling’s Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1716A
Date Released
26 Apr 1962
Date submitted
24 Apr 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Goodwood Car Racing - Stirling Moss Crash and Sky Diving. DESCRIPTION: There was sky-diving as well as motor racing at Goodwood, and parachutes opened after a 30-second free fall, with most of the landings happy. Competitors for the Glover Trophy included top ranking motor racing stars Stirling Moss, Innes Ireland, John Surtees and Bruce McLaren. For lap after lap, the pace was very hot. Then, it happened, Stirling Moss (in a Lotus Climax) had gone slap off the track and received serious head injuries. The race was eventually won by Graham Hill at an average of over 102 miles and hour. SHOTLIST: Small aircraft. Single men jump from plane for free fall dive. Various parachutists land. Various close-ups of drivers - Stirling Moss, Innes Ireland, John Surtees and Bruce McLaren. Starter’s flag down for start of race. Various shots of race in progress. Shots of Moss’s wrecked car - Moss being put onto stretcher. Graham Hill wins race and receives trophy. Graham Hill was driving a BRM, Bruce McLaren was driving a Cooper Climax, Stirling Moss was driving a Lotus Climax.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Goodwood
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
84257
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Goodwood - Stirling’s Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1716A, 26 Apr 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24607 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)