Florida International 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance Motor Race 54604 (1957)

Synopsis

12 To Go” covers the 1957 Florida International 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance of the Amoco Trophy. The sports car endurance race was held at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida. Mark 00:35 introduces us to David Ash, who between 1952 and 1957 earned the title of “Mr. MG’" as the only driver to start and finish five twelve-hour-long endurance races at Sebring in five tries. Ash “pleads” with his wife to allow him to participate in the race and sets off from New York to Florida at mark 04:05, pulling his racer behind him. Arriving at the racecourse at mark 05:40, we watch Ash register and enter the line-up for a vehicle inspection before going over the course rules. Meanwhile, mechanics are shown tinkering with cars at mark 07:10 for peak performance, and at mark 08:36 we get an aerial view of the track. Walking through the pits we see Jaguars, Ferraris, Alfa Romeros, and others along with drivers such as Carroll Shelby (mark 10:54 ), Juan Manuel Fangio, Harry Schell, and Donald Healey. The race is on starting at mark 12:30 and we see aerial views of the cars maneuvering hairpin turns and speeding down straightaways. Ash makes a pitstop at mark 14:41 as the race grinds on. The narrator details the action onscreen including an explanation of car colors at mark 20:32 (such as red for Italian entries, green for British cars, white for American, silver for German, and blue for French). Night begins to fall at mark 23:30 as the race rolls on and headlights peer from…

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Running time

26 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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