Shots of a contemporary motor race are contrasted with a race of yesteryear.
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- Film ID:
- 1078.21
- Media URN:
- 37508
- Group:
- Eve pictorials
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- Sound:
- Mute
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:02:25:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:46:08:00 / 01:48:33:00
- Canister:
- EP 310
Unknown user says
"Begins with shot of two racing cars speeding around a track. The location looks like Brooklands." - Yes, that's the"Members Bridge" at 00:16.
The older clip is the Gordon Bennett Cup race on 2nd July 1903 at Kildare, Ireland (motor racing was not permitted on British Roads).
The "pitstop" at 01:35 is French driver René de Knyff on a Panhard.
There is a brief glimpse at 02:21 of Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy's white No.4 Mercedes (the winner).
This footage and more also features in the Shell film "History of Motor Racing - Volume 1 - The Heroic Days."