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R.A.C. Rally Race Wales Rally Gb Kleber Radial Tires Promo Film 9613 (1972)

1972 · Short film · 33 min

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This promotional film for Kleber Radial Tires covers the Daily Mirror R.A.C. Rally in 1972 with three different race tracks in Wales, England, and Scotland during three days of rallying. The film is directed and edited by Brian Llewelyn and produced by Barrie Hinchliffe, who also worked cameras with Keith Taylor and Bill Marshall. This race was initiated in 1932, and later known as the Wales Rally GB, and was the largest and most high-profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It was a round of the FIA World Rally Championship until 2019 and was also formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship. Up until 1997 it was known as the RAC Rally until adopting its current name in 2003 (except in 2009 when it was called the Rally of Great Britain).The film begins with branches filmed up-close (00:08), and the camera zooms out to reveal a campsite (00:18). Two people are sitting in a rally car, and they drive (00:19). A man presents the Daily Mirror R.A.C. Rally to the camera (00:29). The rally cars are parked inside an enclosure, while mechanics perform service on the cars (00:50). One rally car drives down a ramp onto the racetrack with onlookers along the sides (02:22). The rally cars are speeding through muddy tracks (02:37). Car nr. 43 is stuck in the mud, and Ncrowd members rush to assist in releasing (03:14). The car is freed and continues rallying (03:43). Mechanics are changing tires and checking engines (05:20). A scoreboard shows the leading positions with Roger…

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Running time
33 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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