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Please help me translate this Dutch text into English: De zeven is voor de race-opnamen; ik zou de film als geheel iets lager moeten geven; dit ziet eruit als een standaard-'programmeur' uit die tijd. Ik heb 'TCR' een paar keer gezien en deze keer besloot ik ernaar te kijken om te proberen vast te stellen waar de race-opnamen zijn gemaakt en wat voor auto's dit zijn.Ik moet (min of meer welingelicht) veronderstellen dat we kijken naar de oude Jeffrey's Ranch-renbaan in Burbank in de eerste race-episode. Hij lag vrij dicht bij het terrein van Warner en was (volgens de rensporthistoricus Harold Osmer) van '31 tot '35 in gebruik. De tribunes zijn afgedekt en er staan een heleboel grote bomen in de buurt, evenals de faciliteiten voor paarden, die alle drie beslist niet het geval waren bij Legion Ascot of Huntington Beach. Ik heb gehoord dat Culver City in die tijd ook geen faciliteiten voor paarden had, wat te maken had met alle spoorlijnen in de streek in '31 en '32.De auto's op deze opnamen zijn voornamelijk Ford-Model-A-blok/wat-dan-ook-met-adem-in-je-hoofd, achteraandrijving, achtertuin/vulstation-bommen op Ford-rails in plaats van iets van Harry Millers winkel in het nabijgelegen Vernon, hoewel er misschien een vroege Miller 200, 220 of 255 is (de basis van de beroemde Leo-Goosen-ontwerpen 'Offy' 255/270, gebouwd door Offenhauser & Brisko en later door Meyer & Drake).
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The seven is for the racing footage; I'd have to give the film as a whole something lower; this looks like a standard "programmer" from the period. I've seen "TCR" several times, and this time decided to watch it to try to determine where the racing footage was shot and what kind of cars these are.I have to (somewhat educatedly) guess that we're looking at the old Jeffrey's Ranch Speedway in Burbank in the first racing sequence. It was pretty close to the Warner back lot, and (according to racing historian Harold Osmer) in operation from '31 to '35.The stands are covered, and there are a lot of large trees close by, as well as equestrian facilities, all three items definitely not the case at Legion Ascot or Huntington Beach. I've been told that Culver City's half mile of that period did not have any equestrian facilities, either, which deals with all the tracks in the region in '31 and '32.The cars in these shots are largely Ford-Model-A-block / any-odd-freer-breathing-head, rear-drive, backyard/filling-station bombs on Ford rails rather than anything from Harry Miller's shop in nearby Vernon, though there might be an early Miller 200, 220 or 255 (the basis of the famed Leo-Goosen-designed, "Offy" 255/270 built by Offenhauser & Brisko and, later, Meyer & Drake).This is doubtful, however, as those engines and complete (usually two- or three-year-old) Miller chassis rarely ran anywhere but Legion Ascot in the LA area at that time.The second (nighttime) sequence is at Legion Ascot, and its 20,000 seats look to be pretty full, which, even when they weren't shooting a feature film, were pretty full even in the nadir of the Great Depression. Veteran dirt track fans will note that Ascot's oiled surface runs pretty much dust-free compared to the old horse track in Burbank.The third group of action sequences shot at the Brickyard feature top-of-the-line Miller and Deusey rails, as well as several of the very best drivers of the period including Fred Frame and Billy Arnold, both Indy winners (1930 and 1932, respectively; Lou Schneider won the '31 race in the Bowes Seal Fast Special seen momentarily here).