Racing Midget Cars (1914-1918)

Racing Midget Cars - location of events unknown. CU of boy in miniature Fiat racing car; with exhaust smoke coming from it. GV mini-cars race on wide dirt track; past spectators. GV mini-cars race round curve. The boy in the Fiat drives toward camera; stops; jumps out; turns the car on its side; changes a rear wheel; and jumps back into the car. Shot of car approaching from distance; the wheel going one way and the car another! Oops! Another boy walks by in FG carrying another wheel; some people start to rush toward car. Repeat of wheel coming off. Mechanics. Great footage. Technology; vehicles; automobiles; races; teenagers. 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 represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news ag