Motorcycle Racing AKA 500 Mile Grand Prix… 1968

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No title. Motorcycle racing - 500 mile grand prix endurance race at Brands Hatch, Kent.

L/S Le Mans-style running start for the 500 mile race. Motorbikes pull away. L/S as bikes race down the hill on first circuit. Various shots motorcycles racing around track. Various shots as bikes climb...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
56689
Sort Number:
68/040
Time in/Out:
01:49:51:00 / 01:50:52:00
Canister:
68/40
Film ID:
2057.38
Issue Date:
16/05/1968

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