This 1960s Castrol film, produced by Kinocrat Films, looks at a drag racing promotional event in the United Kingdom. It was written and narrated by Kenneth Best. The film features footage of famous drag racers such as Tony Nancy and Chuck Stolze. It also shows many different vehicles up close and when they are racing. It ends with an interview with an American drag racer who explains the objectives and difficulties of the sport.
0:14 overview of different cars, 0:22 different drag racing cars, 0:30 “Dragstrip” A Castrol Film, 0:38 Chuck Stolze’s car, 0:56 footage of different vehicles and their drivers, including Don Garlits’ car 1:46 Tony Nancy next to his car, 1:58 cars moving into place to prepare for a race including Ronnie Sox’ Mercury Comet Pro, 2:10 race begins, 2:24 two smaller cars racing, 2:40 two miniature vehicles racing, 2:56 motorcycles head down the track 3:12 two Go-karts racing, 3:36 “Moonbeam” vehicle racing, 3:54 Tony Nancy racing in his vehicle, 4:15 several people giving interviews, 4:49 several different vehicles racing including Don Garlits’ car and Tony Nancy (5:00). Nancy’s vehicle taking off, 5:21 Sydney Allard speaking to the camera and begins interviewing an American drag racer named Tommy 7:00 a vehicle racing and deploying a parachute to stop, 7:15 another vehicle stopping with a parachute, 7:27 a British made vehicle taking over Moonbeam in a race, 8:02 Produced by Kinocrat Films, London, with the co-operation of the British Drag Racing Association, commentated by Kenneth Best.
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