Big Win For British Riders 1961

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Full title reads: "France. Big Win For British Riders".

St. Cucufa, France. Motorcross racing, featuring success for British motorcycle riders.

GV riders coming through woods in the Saint Cucufa, Nr Paris. SV two riders coming over slight hill with the machines leaving the ground....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54039
Sort Number:
61/096
Time in/Out:
01:47:34:00 / 01:48:28:00
Canister:
61/96
Film ID:
1742.14
Issue Date:
30/11/1961

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