Birmingham's Outboard Meeting (1952)

Midland Hydroplane Meeting, Birmingham; Salford Bridge Reservoir becomes a racecourse for speedboat enthusiasts. GV. Hydroplanes racing in Class B race. CU. Two hydroplanes rounding buoy at speed. Drivers leaning inward as they turn. GV. Rest of field rounding buoy, and racing up straight. SV. Pan, Cheery-Bye, No. 150, winning Class B. race. GV. Crowd on bank watching crews working on hydroplanes alongside bank & SV. CU. Name of boat “Voodoo“. CU. “Flying Saucer“. CU. “Who Cares“. LV. Large clock ticking off seconds to start. SCU. Starter's miniature cannons firing at. LV. Start of X class race. SV. Outboard boat bouncing along (taken from accompanying launch). LV. Hydroplane bouncing round marker buoy, at turn. SV. Pan, K. A. Long, winning X Class race. SV. Small canon being fired as boat passes line. CU. K. A. Long removing crash helmet. (Mute Neg.) (Title Scene “J“) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOC