Sporting Trials

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2550
Date Released
16 Apr 1978
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sporting Trials. DESCRIPTION: The cars at Lypiatt Park Sporting Trials had a tough course to master, with six muddy and steep hills to climb. SHOTLIST: MS wheel of car. MS men leaning over car. MS mechanic at engine. MS ditto. MS men pass in car. MS a family in a car. GV car up hill. MS ditto and cars slows & passenger jumps up and down to try and help it along. MS people watching. MS car up hill slides and sticks. MS car round course - front wheel buckles. MS man trying to straighten wheel. MS car moves slowly away. LS car up hill. MS arrives top of hill. MS 1 car finishes and another starts off. BV car pulling away. MS another car starts. MS car up hill. GV car on course. MS car round trees. MS car over stream. GV car - passenger loses his cap. MS course from car. MS car up hill. CU steering wheel turned. MS men in car. GV car passes through stream. These cars are ‘old banger’ types.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Gloucestershire
Card file number
78/38
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
260
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sporting Trials', British Movietone News Issue No. 2550, 16 Apr 1978. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31136 (Accessed 18 Jun 2025)