The Ulster Grand Prix 1929

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Item title reads - The Ulster Grand Prix. Graham Walker, on a Rudge, wins spectacular race at 80.63 miles per hour - fastest speed every recorded in motorcycle road racing. Belfast, Ireland.

L/S of the racers all lined up at the start, they push their motorcycles and jump on them. Various...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18596
Sort Number:
G 1641
Time in/Out:
01:27:40:00 / 01:28:29:00
Canister:
G 1641
Film ID:
802.14
Issue Date:
12/09/1929

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