Speedway Test (1938)

Wembley, London. Huge crowds at Wembley Stadium watch men on motorbikes take part in the second Speedway Test, with the England team competing against Australia. Strange metal mascots of a kangaroo and a lion sit on the pitch. The men race around the track, churning up clouds of dirt behind them. England wins 63 points to 44. FILM ID:967.5 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 agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.