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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

8587

Title

BRITISH EXPERTS' TRIAL 1951

Producer

Renold and Coventry Chain Co.

Date

1951

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

10 mins 18 secs

Description

Scenes from the 1951 motorcycle trials. Riders, some with sidecars, struggle up muddy hillsides in appalling weather near Hollinsclough in the Peak District. The action then moves to Bury, where riders congregate by the Peel Monument before tackling the rugged course.

 

 



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