OMS Pro-Am, 1970
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
Master 1849 - Tape 1 Raw footage of celebrity Pro-Am auto race at Ontario Motor Speedway, 1970. Famous faces include Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser, Hugh Downs, Dick Smothers, Paul Newman, Lou Rawls, and James Garner.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
MS/CU professional golfer KEN VENTURI sporting sweaty white Firestone racing suit, black goggles while talking with crowd near Porsche 914 sports coupe parked near pits at Pro-Am race, Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles, California; Ken Venturi eventually walks away, cuts through crowd. Traveling shot through crowd of spectators and press cameramen, eventually arriving at professional race car driver BOBBY UNSER standing on winning Porsche 914 sports car, talking with raceway official, standing beside young white female hip chick; shot later reveals entertainer and motor sports enthusiast DICK SMOTHERS of Smothers Brothers fame wearing sunglasses, sitting on car, waving checkered flag; the team of Bobby Unser and Dick Smothers won the Pro-Am race.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
MS/CU sweaty actor and motor sports enthusiast PAUL NEWMAN climbing out of Porsche 914 sports coupe parked in pits at Pro-Am race, Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angles, California; Paul Newman tries to get away from the flanking hordes of spectators and cameramen, eventually returns to sports car after noticing something wrong off-screen, prompting pit chief and actor JAMES GARNER -- wearing nifty sunglasses, white butterfly collar dress shirt, dark blue jeans-- to enter fray, pass by Mr. Newman and shoo off the problem; nice CU Paul Newman looking around; Mr. Newman walks deeper into pits, talks with racetrack official, camera and press following suit; nice MS/CU sweaty Paul Newman looking up and down empty racetrack, talking with officials, occasionally smiling; team owner and driver ROGER PENSKE enters frame, walking off with Mr. Newman to red Porsche 914; MS/CUs Mr. Newman and Roger Penske talking, inspecting car, joking & smiling, Mr. Newman eventually walking away.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
MS/CUs actor PAUL NEWMAN talking, smiling with entertainer and fellow motor sports enthusiast DICK SMOTHERS of Smothers Brothers fame in pits of Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles, California; sweaty Paul Newman and Dick Smothers wear white racing suits; several white male still cameramen takes pictures. MS/CUs Dick Smothers talking with racing partner, professional race car driver BOBBY UNSER in winner's circle; Bobby Unser smiles, laughs, chews gum. CU/MS sweaty television broadcaster HUGH DOWNS wearing white racing suit, standing near announcer in winner's circle.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
MS/CUs entertainer and motor sports enthusiast DICK SMOTHERS wearing trippy red, white & blue racing helmet, sunglasses, white racing suit while talking with actor and fellow motor sports enthusiast JAMES GARNER -- wearing nifty sunglasses, white butterfly collar dress shirt, dark blue jeans and smoking filtered cigarette -- in pits during Pro-Am race at Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles, California.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
CU/MS television broadcaster and motor sports enthusiast HUGH DOWNS wearing white racing suit, dark sunglasses while standing in pits of Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles, California. Panning TLS Wynn's Kwik-Kool Lola-Colt Indy race car #98 steering slowly toward track. Panning MS actor and motor sports enthusiast PAUL NEWMAN wearing white racing suit, carrying helmet while walking and listening to white male press reporter, entourage following behind. Panning LS Paul Newman walking toward pit alley. TLS Sprite and Coca-Cola advertisement signs on raceway wall, several young people standing on wall. CUs mirrored sunglasses of middle-aged white male security guard, reflection of racing race cars. MS/CU honorary pit crew members LOU RAWLS (singer) and STEPHEN BOYD (actor) posing, smiling for cam. MSs bearded white male cinematographer filming race with 16mm Arriflex film camera on tripod, mounted telephoto lens. MS honorary pit crew members STEVE LAWRENCE and EYDIE GORME walking through lot, stopping to talk to camera.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
MS/CUs actor/musician/tennis pro DEAN PAUL MARTIN (Dean-Paul Martin, son of Dean Martin; sporting shaggy blond hair, sunglasses and white racing suit), television broadcaster HUGH DOWNS (blue helmet, white racing suit, dark sunglasses), actor PAUL NEWMAN, entertainer DICK SMOTHERS (funky red, white & blue helmet, sunglasses), driver BOB BONDURANT (orange shirt), tennis star PANCHO GONZALEZ, raceway officials and a slew of cameramen standing in pit alley, listening to pre-race instructions at Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles, California. Traveling shots of Paul Newman walking through crowd. MS Hugh Downs and racing entrepreneur ROGER PENSKE standing at Porsche 914 sports coupe parked in pit alley, zoom in to CU Paul Newman walking in BG. Nice CU Paul Newman looking around, chewing gum while surrounded by cameramen.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
MS actor and motor sports enthusiast PAUL NEWMAN and professional race car driver PARNELLI JONES seated in red Porsche 914 sports coupe parked in pit alley at Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles, California. MS Paul Newman wearing white racing suit, walking toward camera in pits, packed spectator stands in BG. MS Paul Newman talking with honorary pit crew that includes singer LOU RAWLS and actor STEPHEN BOYD. Panning MS actor, motor sports enthusiast and "pit chief" JAMES GARNER wearing sunglasses, dark Goodyear jacket while talking with raceway officials in pit alley. Cocked angle TLS James Garner running for Porsche 914 sports car in pits -- the immortal Le Mans start. MS/CU Paul Newman and Parnelli Jones standing, talking in pits, then getting into Porsche 914 sports car, donning helmets and seatbelts, reporters & film cameramen abounding.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
TLS crowd taking pictures, zoom in to MS young white man taking picture with 35mm still camera; victory circle, Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles. MS Pro-Am race winners BOBBY UNSER and DICK SMOTHERS posing with trophy bowls in winner's circle; Dick Smothers receives kiss on cheek from young white female hip chick places silver bowl on head; Bobby Unser kisses victory girl on lips, laughs; pen right to still cameramen, film cameramen; more MS/CUs Bobby Unser and Dick Smothers holding silver bowls in victory circle. CU producer DAVID WINTERS filming with 16mm Arriflex camera, tilt down to young Asian man taking still photograph, tilt up to David Winters filming again. MS portly middle-aged white man wearing gaudy Hawaiian shirt, straw hat, dark sunglasses while taking still photo.
OMS Pro-Am, 1970
MS actor/musician/tennis pro and son of Dean Martin, DAVID PAUL MARTIN seated behind wheel of Porsche 914 sports coupe parked in pit alley of Ontario Motor Speedway outside Los Angeles, California; note the cracked windshield; leaning beside David-Paul Martin is professional race car driver RODGER WARD. Panning MS entertainer and motor sports enthusiast DICK SMOTHERS of Smothers Brothers fame driving winning Porsche 914 into winner's circle, professional race car driver BOBBY UNSER standing in passenger seat and holding checkered flags. MSs Dick Smothers and Bobby Unser posing in victory circle, holding & waving checkered flag, being kissed by young white female raceway model.