Curated Video
The Evolution of Auto Racing: From Janet Guthrie to NASCAR and Beyond
This video provides a brief history of auto racing, highlighting significant milestones and the growth of the sport over time. It mentions notable figures such as Janet Guthrie, the first woman to qualify for and compete in the Indy 500,...
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Why the Fastest Place on Earth is Disappearing
The Bonneville Salt Flats are perfect for speed. Every year, cars and motorcycles break land speed records on the flat expanse of the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s been a tradition for more than a century, and racers have built a thriving...
British Movietone
MUD SLINGERS
The 1965 RAC Trials Championship on a two mile course in Sussex. All the cars are powered by engines of eleven hundred cc's and most of them are the well known Cannon Specials. They took the first three places with Eric Jackson of...
British Movietone
INDIANAPOLIS - SPECTACULAR CRASH
Fantastic pictures of the spectacular crash at the start of the Indianapolis 500. Graham Hill and Jim Clark take first two places to make it a one-two victory for Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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THE VETERAN CAR RUN
Hyde Park is the starting point for the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. This event is the oldest in the motoring history, dating back from 1896. Entries came from various countries such as the United States, Italy, Holland and...
British Movietone
ONTARIO - SNOW ""SCOOTING""
Snowshoes are old hat! The modern way to get around on the snow is by ""Scoot"". It's a sort of snow taxi, a combination of sled, boat and aircraft. Being used for racing here, they're in everyday use by Canadians in the Georgian Bay...
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LE MANS - FLYING HORSE WINS
Out of fifty five starters, only twenty five finished. The race is known as ""Grand Prix d'Endurance"". Ferraris - with their famous Flying Horse mascots, had already won it four times running. And again this year they were to take...
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GOODBYE GOODWOOD
Movietone recalls some of the highlights and the racing drivers of a great era of motor racing. Goodwood converted to motor racing from its role as a wartime aerodrome has announced that it will no longer stage the racing programmes...
British Movietone
JEAN IS TOP OF THE TRACK
Jean Denton, driving her MGB at Silverstone, becomes Britain's Champion Woman Racing Driver. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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TON UP - DOWN THE PROM
The National Speed Finals at Brighton. Two, three, and four wheeled machines compete in various classes. And fastest time of the day is by Chris Summers in a Lotus Chevrolet - over a hundred and sixty mph. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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BRABHAM ALL THE WAY
It's the British Grand Prix, at Brands Hatch, - the fourth event in the championship. Cut in front Jack Brabham, Ex-World-Champ, proves he's not too old at forty by his superbly confident win over Graham Hill, third and second Denis...
British Movietone
BELGIUM'S ""24 HOURS""
At Francorchamps in Belgium fifty four saloon cars entered for the Twenty Four Hour Race. Their sizes varied from Minis to big Mercedes. The Belgians coasted in comfortable winners, after averaging over a hundred and two for the 24...
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CAR AND DRIVER IGNITE
Small cars provided big thrills at Norwood, Massachusetts, where an enlarged 16mm film of one of the most spectacular crashes was taken. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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LE MANS - FERRARIS AGAIN
At Le Mans, 24 hour endurance race was won by Ferraris for the 5th time. The winning pair were American Masten Gregory and Austrian Jochen Rindt in car No 21. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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IN SEARCH OF SPEED
On the Solent, thirty four starters took part in the Old Gaffers race - so called because of the gaff-rigged boats of mature vintage. The winning boat was built in 1895. ® The Brighton Speed Trials in which Clare Newbold in a Cortina...
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TOMORROW'S CHAMPION
The International Trophy race at Silverstone. Newcomer Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill's teammate, won at an average of nearly 112 mph. Jeff Freeman, Australian Speedcar Champion had only four more cars to pass, in an event on the cinder...
British Movietone
MOTOR SHOW - THE CHOICE IS YOURS
Movietone's pictures show highlights from the 1963 Motor Show at Earls Court. Also the Production Car Race in Australia. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
Bloomberg
The Business of Formula One Grand Prix
Mar.26 -- Matthew Marsh, founder and director of EDJ, a specialist consultancy focused on motor sport that helps brands assess and enter into partnerships, discusses the business of Formula One. The curtain raiser for the F1 Grand Prix...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Speed: Grip
Success in auto racing depends on the grip of a car's tires. Grip is the frictional force that holds the tires on the track. Aerodynamic features of a car also improve a car's grip. [5:02]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Speed: Load Transfer
The corners of a NASCAR track are divided into three parts because the car's grip changes in different parts of the turn. A race crew must try to minimize load transfer by making adjustments based on a car's centre of gravity. [5:05]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Speed: Tires and Pressure
Tires on a car in a NASCAR race are filled with nitrogen. The force of friction increases tire pressure as the car goes around the track. Using dry nitrogen gas helps with predicting the temperature and pressure of a tire during a race....
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Speed: Balance
Getting the right balance in a race car is difficult because the weight of the fuel changes as the fuel burns off, and the tires wear down during each green-flag run. [5:16]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Speed: Car Safety
Conservation of energy explains how this NASCAR race car driver was able to walk away from a horrific crash in 2008. See how the design of the car enabled it to absorb and transform kinetic energy, and protect the driver from injury. [5:30]