It says very little about it only,
A racing driver who loses his nerve after several
bad
crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself.
I've never heard of it before, anyone know
anything about it,
i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it,
any good etc.
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Not the best racing movie I ever saw, but there's some good fottage from LM
in it.
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> I've never heard of it before, anyone know
> anything about it,
> i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it,
> any good etc.
No great shakes as a racing film, but mght be worth a look as a
documentary of the period. (It's been nearly 30 years since I've seen
it, so please forgive me if my recollection is a little faded.)
On Thu, 18 May 2000 20:21:22 +0100, "Mark Aisthorpe"
>It says very little about it only,
>A racing driver who loses his nerve after several
>bad
>crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself.
>I've never heard of it before, anyone know
>anything about it,
>i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it,
>any good etc.
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>Mark Aisthorpe
>London UK
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No definitely The green helmet.
Well thanks for the quick replies guys,
Hmm, Le Mans, Sir Jack, sounds interesting.
Have to see if I can remember how to set the
video.
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> I just noticed there's a film on UK sky digital
> channel TCM
> at 5.00 on Friday 18th may, called The green
> helmet.
> It says very little about it only,
> A racing driver who loses his nerve after several
> bad
> crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself.
> I've never heard of it before, anyone know
> anything about it,
> i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it,
> any good etc.
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> Mark Aisthorpe
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I'm an expat Brit living in Canada : AND :
Yes, I've seen this movie. It has Jack Brabham in it in a bit part (he was
World Champion at the time),plus some nice footage of Le Mans, Silverstone
(a test session) and the Mille Miglia/Targa Florio.
The plot is a bit awful - a British racing driver out of a job signs up to
help a US tire manufacturer sell his product (by winning races on his
tyres), seduces his daugther, kills his best friend (co-pilot Sidney James)
then wins the big race.
It's not a bad film.It is worth a view in my opinion. Nowhere near as good
as Le Mans or Grand Prix, but much better than "The Racers" (Kirk Douglas)
or Days of Chunder (sorry Thunder)
Enjoy !!
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>It says very little about it only,
>A racing driver who loses his nerve after several
>bad
>crashes makes a final attempt to prove himself.
>I've never heard of it before, anyone know
>anything about it,
>i.e. what class of cars, what period, whose in it,
>any good etc.
>--
>Mark Aisthorpe
>London UK
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