Texas Takeover

Duration:

Year Published: 1968

Creator: The Tom Thomas Organization

Complete Record: Aerial shot of a man by a freeway. CU of his face, he wears a race car driver jacket. Lee Breedlove tops 600 mph for new record reads on a newspaper headline and there is a photo of the man standing next to this rocket car. MS of machinists working on car parts. MS of man grinding some springs. MS of man under hood. MS of man under car. LS of man in car on track. CU of gear shift knob pulling. CU of driver in car. Aerial of red white and blue race car. LS of cap pulling in pitstop, woman driver emerges. MS of the pit crew putting new tires on car and a man driver entering car. LS of car on track. MS of people analyzing car times with stopwatch and old-school computers. CU of driver in car. LS of men pushing car from pitstop and it speeds off. LS of nighttime driving, headlights in distance speed by the camera. MS of men in race jackets getting into their cars and driving. Great LS of red white and blue car pulling into pitstop at night. MS of pit crew working at night. LS of car driving through the night until dawn. LS car stops and every greets driver and they drink champagne.