Nerve Skill Aka Nerve & Skill (1922)

Isle of Man. Full titles read: “NERVE & SKILL! - J CHASSAGNE - in a Sunbeam - wins Car Tourist Trophy. He did 53 miles per hour for 5 1/2 hrs. over wet roads.“ Racing motor cars are lined up at the starting grid. Car no 4 starts first. Several shots of cars slipping and sliding around wet country lanes. Small crowds gather at the roadside with umbrellas. Good C/U of J Chassagne sitting in his car after his victory holding onto handbreak. He is surrounded by crowds of people. Note: This item is identical to story that appears on Pathe Master Tape *PM272*. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), Britis