Burn-Up at Silverstone

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1789
Date Released
16 Sep 1963
Date submitted
10 Sep 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Burn-Up at Silverstone. DESCRIPTION: Sidney Allard meets Dante Duce of America in a dragster race. Dragsters are souped-up specials, which from a standing start can reach well over 150 in a matter of seconds. Sidney Allard’s done a quarter from a rolling start in 9.25. Duce covered 440 yards in 9.48 seconds - a new British record. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Sidney Allard and Dante Duce (USA) talking. CU Dragster car. CU same. MS same. MS American dragster Mooneyes. CU Allard entry. CU interior of same. MS Allard entry. MLS pan American entry racing. CU tyre marks. MLS pan Allard entry racing. MLS pan motor cycle ace George Brown on bike. MLS pan American entry and Allard entry racing. MS same. MLS same - cars release parachutes.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing
Locations
Silverstone
Card file number
87213
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Burn-Up at Silverstone', British Movietone News Issue No. 1789, 16 Sep 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25248 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)