Greyhound’s Racing Rival (1928)

Full titles read: “Huge crowds see Australia’s crack riders in Britain’s first Motor-cycle races on cinder track.“ Essex. L/S panning across numerous parked cars and motorcycles and a large crowd watching a motorcycle race; the racecourse can just be made out beyond the crowd. M/S of three competitors on their motorbikes on the starting line; a banner behind them reads ’British BP Petrol’. L/S of four motorcycle riders starting off; several shots of the bikes speeding round the cinder track, watched by a large crowd. Intertitle reads: “...here’s another thrill from Germany while the cold snap is on.“ L/S of several motorbikes with sidecars driving over a snowy field; a man standing in a car driving alongside them waves a white flag and they all speed up in a race. Several shots of the motorcycles and the car speeding around the snow-covered track while a crowd watches from the balconies of a large lodge house / hotel. Racing cars are also seen driving around the track. FILM ID: A VIDEO F