A brilliant film of an event that I remember to this day, however it wasn't the 1956 Cotswold Scramble but more likely 1959. That was the first year the Rickman Bros ran their Metisse machines. Derek Rickman's machine broke it's primary chain right near where my parents and I were watching and he was very angry, throwing his helmet and gloves onto the ground alongside the stricken machine. Peter Taft, Paul's older brother who features early on in the film was my very first motor sporting hero after seeing a motorcycle scramble for the first time in 1957 at Miserden right near my old home.
Dave Curtis was a brilliant rider on that 600cc Matchless of his. I`m glad he passed Rickman "before" Rickman`s spill just to prove he was going to win anyway. Anyone know what the music is called? Asked loads but no-one can put a name to it.
I was enjoying this up as far as approx. 2:25, when the totally unnecessary and unrelated "music" blasted in and blotted out the commentater. ( sound engineers ? ). Ruined it for me.