Sports: Utah, Hot Rod Races.
Sports: Utah, Hot Rod Races.
Clip: 351475_1_1
Year Shot: 1951
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1562
Original Film: 024-488-06
HD: N/A
Location: Utah
Timecode: 00:55:52 - 00:57:11
Sports: Utah, Hot Rod Races. They come from all parts of the country to compete on the salt flats of Bonneville. They're all sizes and shapes but they have one thing in common - they're all fast. Bill Jones of Denver sets a record of 215 miles an hour in his streamlined job. Men ready their cars; some vehicles appear to be almost homemade, creatively built; a few look futuristic. POV traveling shot of black line on the ground, as if driver's POV on salt flats. Speedy cars zip along. Man watches spinning timing clocks. Car #777 pulls up and men congratulate the driver.