The RAC Tourist Trophy - the Ards Circuit, Part II

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The RAC Tourist Trophy - the Ards Circuit, Part II

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Details

Location

Ards, Newtownards

Year

1930

Date

23/08/1930

Length

01min 06sec

Audio

silent

Format

9.5mm

black and white

Source

Campbell Family Collection

Courtesy

Campbell family, Fiona Campbell Hicks

Rights Holder

Fiona Campbell Hicks

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

A different view of the RAC Tourist Trophy race on the 23rd of August 1930. Racing cars hurtle around the road circuit as policemen keep watch. A Dunlop sign is visible and the Daily Mail seems to be sponsoring the race, a major event in Northern Ireland. The Tourist Trophy, or TT race, took place annually in Newtownards from 1928, largely due to the influence of Harry Ferguson, a keen supporter of racing. The famous Newtownards circuit was abandoned later in 1936 after a tragic motor racing accident.

The film was probably shot by John Dermot Campbell and it is part of the Campbell Family Collection.  

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