Video Report
nicholsj(at)oakwood.org
Thu, 04 Jun 98 10:55:03 -0500
I received the Tiger at Lemans video yesterday and had no problem
with the postal service as someone reported yesterday. All of the
segments are short, about 1 or 2 minutes in length. The Tiger segment
looks like a Rootes promotion video titled, "The Tiger Has Claws". It
shows the start of the race and different views of the cars zooming
down the track. Marcus Chambers makes an appearance looking
apprehensive about the whole thing.
The best footage, after the Tiger, is the 1964 Sebring and 1930's
grand prix film. Jim Clark is shown driving a Lotus Cortina with lots
of body lean at Sebring and the scariest part is a shot of Paddy
Hopkirk climbing out of an overturned Austin Healy with gas pouring
out of the fuel tank. He was a lucky man to escape that instant
barbecue! Grand Prix racing in the 1930's was incredible with cars
racing through city streets with no guard rails and just a few hay
bales here and there to offer minimal protection. Overall, the video
is well worth the $6.00.
Jeff