Motocross (1959)

International Motocross Grand Prix at Hawkstone Park, Salop, Shropshire. Various shots of competitors getting ready for the scrambling (or motocross) Grand Prix. They put on helmets, drive to the start line, pick out their starting label from a hat etc. Shots of crowd and of starting line. Motorcyclists set off - various shots of the race and of spectators. Narrator talks about the sport of motocross and of how it is gaining in popularity in Britain. 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), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end o