Drag Racers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2599
Date Released
25 Mar 1979
Date Other
Mar 1978
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Drag Racers. DESCRIPTION: At the Santa Pod Race Track in Bedfordshire maximum speed over the shortest distance is what the Drag Racer is aiming for. SHOTLIST: CU wheel start. LS dragster down Santa Pod Raceway - parachute opens - pan past. MS man in dragster wearing protective clothing. CU man’s masked face. MCU start lights give ‘go ahead’. CU man’s face. BS dragster off down raceway. LS dragster down raceway ‘chute’ opens. MLS pan dragster down raceway. MS flames around dragster’s wheel as it starts. MS crowd. MS car stalls at start line. TS dragsters down raceway. MS car starts. LS car in flames just after start. MS crowd. MS pan car down raceway. MS cars down runway. TS car down runway. Interior from car man driving car to start. MS crowd. Interior from car driving to start. MS car down track. Interior from car down track. LS car track parachute opens pan past.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
England; Bedfordshire; Santa Pod Raceway
Card file number
78/53
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Camera
Richard Day
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Drag Racers', British Movietone News Issue No. 2599, 25 Mar 1979. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31270 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)