Caption
Racing cars sweep round one of the bends of the Mosport circuit during the Players 200 international. Canadian Grand Prix in September will be first time world-class Formula 1 cars have raced in Canada.
Date
June 1, 1965
Accession Number
NFB65-4104
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Paddock area of Mosport, above, 60 miles from Toronto is busy scene as nearly 60,000 Canadians gather to watch international events.
Date
June 1, 1965
Accession Number
NFB65-4094
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Below: Cars roar under spectators watching events from atop bridge at Mont Tremblant.
Date
June 1, 1965
Accession Number
NFB65-4019
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Below: Canada's newest race track is at Mont Tremblant, 100 miles north of Montreal. Track is situated between a swimming lake and a trout stream in the heart of Laurentian Mountains.
Date
June 1, 1965
Accession Number
NFB65-4034
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Photostory #394: Drawing Canada's Largest Crowds: Sports-Car Racing Goes Full Throttle
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
July 13, 1965
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Flashing into lead position in the field of Canada's big-time spectator sports is car racing. Drawing crowds of up to 60,000 (bigger than those for any other sport) the eye-and-ear-catching, colorful and reverberating spectacle of high-powered race cars, driven by renowned competitors from around the world, is the big attraction at tracks near Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. First Canadian circuit specially built for modern racing-car events was Westwood (1.8 miles around) on the West Coast in 1959, followed by Mosport (2.5 miles) near Toronto two years later, and just last year by the track at Mont Tremblant (1.6 miles), 100 miles north of Montreal. With five big international races being held in Canada this year, including the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport in September, Canadians will be able to see more world-class drivers at work than ever, see the nation's car-racing enthusiasts move closer toward participation in the magical zone of world championship.
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