Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Master 1813 - Tape 1 : Desert Challenge Test yer mettle - as well as your motorized metal - in this grueling, marathon-like Mint 400 turbocharger auto race set in the barren, husky deserts outside Las Vegas. Dust, dust and more silted dust is kicked at the burning sun as men spin their wheels and pray to not break an axle on the tumultuous track. This film also features some excellent nighttime footage of the lusty neon hell that is Las Vegas.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
LSs rugged, mountainous, treacherous Nevada desert. TLS dune buggy parked in desert.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Subjective & objective POV traveling shots of off-road chargers speeding in hilly, silted terrain. GV red dune buggy moving over sand dune toward camera w/an awesome launch. LS two dune buggies racing toward camera, kicking dust.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
DO NOT USE: Opening title.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
LS/TLS/MSs various modified off-road vehicles congregating in parking lot, one charger flying flag of Canada. TLS woman tying her hair back w/rubber band while standing next to green van, zoom out. GV/MS participants driving off road vehicle through parking lot. LS pan man riding dirt bike along dusty path. Nice traveling shot following behind two people on motorcycle, on coming traffic yields more bike riders, huge mountain seen in BG.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
GV pan man on dirt bike passing camera. CU dirt bike being kick started, white smoke shrouds the back tire, pan to front of bike w/teen boy revving the engine. GV motocross men riding through the desert pre-race. MCU participant getting on bike.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Great aerial following participants of the Mint 400 motocross cycle racing competition from the starting line & around first bend.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial following participant of the Mint 400 motocross cycle racing competition riding along the desert landscape. C/A CUs young white women, one wearing heavy black eyeliner & purple eye shadow, one wearing mirrored sunglasses. Aerial of Mint 400 motocross cycle racing competition in progress.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Tight aerial of Mint 400 motocross cycle racing competition in progress. Aerial of motocross race in progress, following riders across desert landscape. MS white audience/spectators, one man looks through binoculars. MS two men standing around watching. LS men seated in back of truck along the race track. MS male spectators in t-shirts. CU men wearing dark sunglasses. GV young crowd gathered to watch. MCU racer. MS young woman w/strawberry blond hair. MS young brunette haired woman in crowd holding a paper cup in front of her face. MS profile of female photographer dressed in white w/camera hanging from her neck.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
TLS pan Mint 400 motocross rider stopping at checkpoints & for maintenance checks. MS man holding red flag. GV/MS Mint 400 motocross riders stopping at checkpoint.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MS rider at maintenance check point, crew hustles to get him going again. GV pan rider passing camera. MSs riders at check point. LS rider taking off across the desert from stop at check point. MS rider being pushed by two men while on dirt bike moving out of the check point area. GV/MS riders moving through race check point.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial of desert landscape w/race spectators standing on tall rock cliff. Aerial of racing moving through desert gully. Aerial of desert straightaway.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Zooming LS Las Vegas, Nevada, night (ah, all that neon glitz!); MS/CUs colorful neon signs for hotel casinos and nightclubs: Stardust, Thunderbird, Riviera, Algiers, International; excellent aerial shots of Glitter Gulch, Las Vegas Strip, night (Stardust, The Sands).
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MS neon face of Vegas Vic, the famous winking & waving cowboy at Pioneer Club; nifty process shots and in-camera effects of signage & such floating in circles; MS sign for Minsky's replete w/ reclining female model; excellent traveling shot of Las Vegas strip, night (neon hell); l/a traveling MS neon sign advertising Roger Williams, Dave Burton, Red Norvo; MS neon sign for Fremont Casino.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MS/TLSs four-wheel desert chargers inc some dune buggies being unloaded, driving slowly through tech inspection stations before Mint 400 race. Panning LSs starting area, International Hotel in BG. MS man taping flag in front of sign reading "Tech. Insp. Here"
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MSs/CUs race judges wearing Schlitz jackets inspecting fuel systems & other items on their check list. MCU teen aged female w/long brown hair chomping on chewing gum. GV top of building w/digital thermometer reading 81 degrees. MSs race officials inspecting dune buggies.
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CU box of open beer cans. MCU empty beer can being taped to dune buggy. CU yellow & red "Schlitz" flag. MSs officials inspecting buggies. MS participant driving dune buggy through lot. MS uniformed police officer adjusting his sunglasses. MCU two young boys looking at buggy. MCU rear bumper of buggy reading "Faukawi Scout".
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MCU young woman w/long brown hair & dressed in purple bikini halter top walking through crowd while holding hand of young man w/long blond hair. MS/CU driver Lance Curtis affixing oxygen hose to racing helmet. MS driver Lance Curtis driving through lot in dune buggy. CU yellow & red "Schlitz" flag flying from whip antenna. CU reflection in buggy side mirror, zoom out to people standing around. MS "Schlitz" logo on front end of dune buggy.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MSs mechanic fueling charger w/gasoline (pumping gas). Low angle MS factory-built charger powered by air-cooled Volkswagen engine (nice shot of car driving towards cam, stopping at CU Schlitz logo on hood). MS young man climbing out of factory-built charger. Low angle MS pan around factory-built charger.
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CU looking into exhaust pipe of factory-built charger, zoom out to MS of buggy. CU buggy steering wheel. CU buggy tire. MS factory-built charger parked in lot. CU buggy whip antenna w/red flag. Tracking MS young man driving factory-built charger, zoom to MS of spinning tire.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Nice TLSs of Mint 400 desert chargers driving along Las Vegas strip, Thunderbird Hotel in BG of 1st shot.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
LSs Mint 400 desert chargers driving onto dusty racing track. MS three young men conversing. MS officials conversing. CU patch on Nevada Clark County Sheriff uniform, zoom out to MCU group of sheriffs talking while wearing helmets. MCU blond woman walking about. MCU person carrying red fuel container. LS hilly desert landscape dotted w/vehicles & people gathered for the event. TLS man mounted on stationary horse. MS woman waving & climbing under rope.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MCU model w/blond hair in pigtails wearing a blue outfit. Rear GV of young women w/big hair standing on platform dressed in short-shorts & white go-go boots. MS young white woman (hippie type) wearing sunglasses, silly cap, still cameras around neck. MSs drivers donning helmets. MS white man hosing, watering track at starting line for the Mint 400 desert charger race, VW Bug charger at head. Panning TLS start of desert race. GV race beginning w/VW Bug charger at head. GV race in progress. GV second wave of vehicles moving to starting line, yellow jeep at the head.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
TLS wave of modified cars & trucks moving off the starting line. Aerials of race, an array of modified cars & trucks inc a Volkswagen Beetle & a Jeep Wrangler making their way along track, kicking up a mean amount of dirt & dust in the process. Panning TLS Mint 400 desert charger race, var super-charged dune buggies, VW Bugs, Jeeps, Ford Broncos, etc, speeding through desert, kicking up mass dirt & dust. TLS vehicle stuck & driver climbing out.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial of track w/people running to vehicle during the Mint 400 desert charger race. Aerial of vehicle & driver as people run to move it off track. Ground level TLS young men pushing buggy off track. CU dusty bottoms in blue jeans. Aerial of people surrounding buggy.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Panning TLS/GV Mint 400 desert charger race, var super-charged dune buggies, VW Bugs, Jeeps, Ford Broncos, etc, speeding through desert, kicking up mass dirt & dust. Several GVs off the starting line.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Panning TLS/GV Mint 400 desert charger race, var super-charged dune buggies, VW Bugs, Jeeps, Ford Broncos, etc, speeding along the desert track, kicking up mass dirt & dust.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MS super-charged dune buggy at starting line for the Mint 400 desert charger race. MCU profile men in buggy wearing helmets & goggles. MCU pan side of motor home. TLS motor home driving into desert. MCU young white woman wearing sunglasses on top of her head.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial of Volkswagen Beetle, dune buggy, chargers, Bronco driving through desert during the Mint 400 desert charger race. Panning TLSs chargers in desert.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial of driving through desert during the Mint 400 desert charger race. Panning TLS chargers in desert. Shaky subjective & objective POV shots of hairy race through desert.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial shot charger stopping at checkpoint during the Mint 400 desert charger race, then speeding through dense sand, kicking up dust & silt.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
POV driving in charger through desert. TLS charger stopping in desert. Panning TLS turbo charger, Jeep driving over rugged desert terrain during Mint 400 race. TLS small group of spectators watching in the desert. TLS pan dune buggy charger moving through desert. Angled GV as spectators watch a dune buggy charger drive by. TLS pan modified vehicle moving through desert.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Low angle TLS dune buggy charger easing down steep hill, passing stalled / abandoned charger. LS/TLSs turbo chargers inc dune buggy & Ford Bronco driving through rugged desert terrain, easing down steep sand hills & berms.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Low angle TLS of people standing on top of desert cliff. GV pan dune buggy charger moving through desert. TLS bronco hauling through checkpoint area.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MSs charger buggy & Sta-Power Volkswagen Beetle charger at checkpoint. MCUs maintenance & refueling stops for Volkswagen Beetle, driver swigging from a water bottle. MS Volkswagen Beetle charger taking pit stop grabbing bottled water, zooming back into race.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MS dune buggy charger into pits. MS charger being refueled. MS men changing tire. MS dusty jeep driving past camera. GV charger pulling out of maintainance stop.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MS driver Bob Ferro pulling dune buggy charger into pits. TLS pan of desert vehicles on the track. MS two young white women sitting on lawn watching the Mint 400 desert race, one woman wears green & white polka-dot bikini top, both have sunglass. CU/MSs middle-aged white woman drinking can of Schlitz beer, her pinky finger sticking out. MS two white women dressed in matching yellow & brown mini-skirt & vest outfits.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MCU young white woman holding dandelions, man in t-shirt gives her a hug. MS young white woman wearing yellow bikini top, cut-off blue jeans while sitting on ground, pulling up hair. MS young white woman wearing red bikini top. TLS VW Bug charger, dune buggy pulling into checkpoint, pulling away. MS man & woman in crowd. Rear view MS judge at manual scoreboard.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
More shots of desert race, turbochargers pulling into pits, driving over rugged terrain. Aerial of race in progress.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial of race in progress. Stacey POV driving through desert. Tracking shot of charger driving during race. LS pan VW Bug charger racing through the desert. LS helicopter flying about. TLS pan charger moving down hill past broken-down turbo chargers abandoned in desert, looks a bit apocalyptic.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
TLSs charger missing right front wheel stuck at top of hill, man pushes. TLS pan charger buggy cruising through the desert. TLS three-wheeled charger sliding down hill. TLS three-wheeled charger sliding down hill & stopping. MS pan of three-wheeled charger miraculously re-entering the race. MS man walking through desert wearing silk scarf & white helmet. TLS charger moving down hill, other chargers seen moving ahead.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
GVs broken-down turbo chargers abandoned in desert. TLS pan charger cruising through the desert. Low angle MS camera crew fixing head of tripod, cameraman holding 16mm Arriflex camera in desert. GV camera crew w/camera positioned on turbo charger. Low angle looking up at charger at top of slope, equipped w/camera. TLS turbo-charged dune buggy driving past camera crew, kicking up all sorts of dust.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
TLSs turbo-charger dune buggies racing through rugged desert, kicking up silt & dust during Mint 400 race.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial shot of race through desert.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial shot of race through desert, going through checkpoint.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial shot of race through desert.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial shot of race through desert, going through checkpoint.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
High angle GVs turbo-charger dune buggies moving through checkpoint.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
Aerial shots of race through desert. Ground level tracking shot of turbo-charger dune buggy flying through the desert. GV turbo buggy pulling out from behind desert rock, cruising past camera & off into the vast landscape.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
LS pan vast desert landscape. High angle TLS Volkswagen Beetle (VW Bug) turbo-charger pulling into checkpoint, then away at Mint 400. MCU profile man reading posted race results. MS dusty-faced driver standing on sidelines, using mouth to pull cigarette from pack. GV/MS spectators standing about in sunhats.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
MS three men standing while wearing cowboy hats, white t-shirts & blue jeans. MS charger pulling into pit. GV VW Bug charger pulling from pit in desert. MS pit crew tightening wheel. TLS silhouetted trucks on desert cliff as sun sets on the horizon, zoom out to LS.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
TLS pan charger pulling out of pit as sun begins to set. MS teen girl w/long blond hair seated at the races. MS man waving red flag as charger buggy pulls up, both faces of men in vehicle are covered in chalky looking dust. TLS pan charger buggy on the move. TLS pan VW turbo charger kicking dust.
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TLS pan bronco moving into checkpoint at dusk. TLS lights on post.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
LS/TLSs turbo chargers racing at night.
Desert Challenge - Mint 400
DO NOT USE: Closing credits.