International 500-Mile Race At Brooklands (1935)

Full title reads: “INTERNATIONAL 500-MILE RACE AT BROOKLANDS.“ Brooklands, Surrey. A woman pushing her hair under the helmet, getting ready for the International 500 mile race at Brooklands. This is the first time that women are allowed to compete. Start of the race, cars starting. People watching. Close up shot of Mrs Peter (Petre) sitting in her Alpha Romeo at the start of race. More cars starting. Last year’s winner Freddie Dixon in Riley, Earl Howe in Bugatti and John Cobb in Napier-Railton are among them. Various shots of the cars racing in circles along the racecourse. Man cleaning a cut on Cobb’s face after the race - Cob is the winner. People watching behind fence. Cob with a big plaster on his cheek talking into camera. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also re