| Grand Prix Of Belgium - Race Tragedy | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1648 |
| Catalog #: | 355586 | |
| Clip Number: | 355586-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 031-041-07 | |
| Timecode: | 00:05:33 - 00:06:33 | |
| Location: | Belgium | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Death DISASTERS: Motoring, Car or motorcycle accident LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Belgium TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE: Racing | |
| Description: | At the Grand Prix Spa-Belgium, a 131 mile cross-country race, tragedy stalks the path of pace-setting British auto racer Archie Scott-Brown, 31. His Listor-Jaguar skidded off the road, burst into flames causing his death. Grand stands filled with racing enthusiast. OHS - The cars take off from the starting line, you see the road lined with people and the cars winding around the country side road. CUS - Fans sitting in the stands bundled up to keep warm. MS - America's top contender Mastin Gregory and one armed Archie Scott-Brown of Scotland. MS - Rounding on the sixth lap, dueling for first place. MS - Scott Brown looses control, his car veers off the road, hits a sign, then his car goes down into a ditch in the road, drives out of that, and flips, rolls into a crowd of people and explodes into flames. The fire is way too intense and he is trapped in the car. By the time they rescue him it too late and Scott dies at the hospital. MS - The race goes on and it is won by the American - Mastin Gregory maintaining a speed of 122 MPH. | |
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