Indianapolis 500 Speed Trials & Crash Film Bobby Unser 74862 (1963)

Synopsis

Released by Esso Oil Company as part of their promotional efforts, GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES! is a profile of the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway set against the qualifying events for the 1963 race. The film presents some of the "questions that need answers" -- with the ever-present challenge of Indy being that (as the narrator says) the race in this era normally got faster by an average of 1.5 miles per hour, per year. Safety is heavily emphasized in this film, which nevertheless spends…

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21 minutes

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