ATV Today: 28.09.1981: Endurance Race

Summary

Richard Hudson-Evans report on the final round of the World Motor Cycle Endurance Championship at Donington Park which lasted for seven and a half hours and covered 1000 kilometres.

Year:

1981

Duration:

0:03:00

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

The race was the first long distance motorcycle event to be held at Donington Park in Leicestershire. Richard Hudson-Evans piece to camera sitting on a motorcycle. Shots of the start of the race, motorcycles lapping the circuit and pit lane activity. Interviews with Ron Haslem and Mike Baldwin, who are both members of the Honda team and talked about the difficulties of endurance racing. Shots of the Suzuki team celebrating the race win and the Kawasaki team who took the overall championship title.


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