Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 5767 (Master Record)
Title | Year | Date |
SAND RACING AT REDCAR 1950 | 1950 | 1950-01-01 |
Details
Original Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 18 mins 20 secs Credits: C H Wood Subject: Sport Seaside |
Summary This film, made by Bradford filmmaker C.H. Wood, is one of the annual sand racing events at Redcar beach, 1950. The events were organised by the Middlesbrough and District Motor Club and feature many races, by both motorcycles and cars of various size engines, in front of a large number of spectators. Action from each of the races is shown, preceded by an Title giving the event number and class of race. |
Description
This film, made by Bradford filmmaker C.H. Wood, is one of the annual sand racing events at Redcar beach, 1950. The events were organised by the Middlesbrough and District Motor Club and feature many races, by both motorcycles and cars of various size engines, in front of a large number of spectators. Action from each of the races is shown, preceded by an Title giving the event number and class of race.
Title – Sand Racing at Redcar 1950
Title – “Under perfect weather conditions”
Title –...
This film, made by Bradford filmmaker C.H. Wood, is one of the annual sand racing events at Redcar beach, 1950. The events were organised by the Middlesbrough and District Motor Club and feature many races, by both motorcycles and cars of various size engines, in front of a large number of spectators. Action from each of the races is shown, preceded by an Title giving the event number and class of race.
Title – Sand Racing at Redcar 1950
Title – “Under perfect weather conditions”
Title – ‘Event 2 for cars up to 1500 cc’ – ‘Sorry folks this should read Event 11’
There is film of the race with motorcyclists racing around a circuit on the beach. Many spectators are watching from on the outside and inside of the circuit.
Title – ‘Event 2 solo cycles up to 350 cc’
Title – ‘Event 12 for cars up to 2500 cc’
Title – ‘Event 3 for cycles up to 600 cc’
Title – ‘Event 13 for cars up to 4500 cc’
Title – ‘Event 4 for cycles up to 1000 cc’
Title – ‘Event 5 The flying kilometre record broken by G Brown 136 mph.’
G Brown is seen on the motorcycle. He then dismounts the motorcycle and signs autographs for some boys. He rides off with a woman seated behind him. There is another motorcycle race, showing the riders lined up and setting off.
Title – ‘Event 8 20 miles Yorkshire Championship cycles up to 600 cc”
They line up and are off. Some of the race is shown, followed by another race.
Title – ‘Event 9 20 miles Yorkshire Championship cycles up to 1000 cc”
They line up and are off, showing some of the race. This is followed by another car race, and the film comes to an end.
Context
Walking on sandy beaches can be difficult enough, but thousands turn out to watch motorcycle riders racing around a sand circuit on two wheels.
Although renowned for having the world’s biggest collection of motorcycle racing films, this C.H. Wood film of motor racing at Redcar sands, filmed for the fourth year in a row, remains a real rarity. Large numbers of spectators have turned out to see races for both motorcycles and cars, from 600cc to 4500cc, taking us back to an era when racing at...
Walking on sandy beaches can be difficult enough, but thousands turn out to watch motorcycle riders racing around a sand circuit on two wheels.
Although renowned for having the world’s biggest collection of motorcycle racing films, this C.H. Wood film of motor racing at Redcar sands, filmed for the fourth year in a row, remains a real rarity. Large numbers of spectators have turned out to see races for both motorcycles and cars, from 600cc to 4500cc, taking us back to an era when racing at the sands of Saltburn and Redcar was an annual event. Among the highlights is G. Brown breaking the flying kilometre record at 136 mph. |