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The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious, 6minutes
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Paul Walker, Minka Kelly, Vin Diesel

After letting Dominic Toretto escape from the authorities, Brian O'Conner leaves his home in Los Angeles in his modified Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR-4 before LAPD and the FBI launch a national manhunt on him. While on the run, he makes a living out of winning street races in Phoenix, Arizona, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. One night at a motel, Brian is forced to abandon his car when the local police surround it. He manages to hitch a ride from a woman in a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder and is dropped off at a used car lot in San Antonio, Texas, where he buys a Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 in poor condition. Brian rents out a garage to modify the car before using it to win more races. Arriving in Miami he sees Slap Jack's Toyota Supra and Orange Julius' Mazda RX-7 before the screen reads "2 be continued.
Speedway
Speedway (1929)
, 1h16
Directed by Harry Beaumont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors William Haines, Anita Page, Ernest Torrence, Karl Dane, John Miljan, Eugenie Besserer

Avant la course des 500 miles d'Indianapolis, un pilote se dispute avec son père adoptif, qui doit lui aussi prendre le départ.
The Racing Strain, 58minutes
Directed by Jerome Storm
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Dickie Moore, Paul Fix, J. Farrell MacDonald, Eddie Phillips, Ethel Wales, Mae Busch

A race-car driver whose career is on the skids because of his drinking falls for a rich society girl. That motivates him to clean up his act and resume his career, but it may be too late for that.
The Big Wheel, 1h32
Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Mickey Rooney, Allen Jenkins, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher, Michael O'Shea, Spring Byington

Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) from Carrell in California wants to be a race car driver. He manages to get hired as a mechanic by Arthur "Red" Stanley (Thomas Mitchell) at his garage, after mentioning that he is the son of a famous driver called "Cannonball" Coy. Billy's father died in an accident at the Indianapolis 500 a few years ago.
The Widow
The Widow (1955)
, 1h35
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Patricia Roc, Massimo Serato, Anna Maria Ferrero, Akim Tamiroff

Countess Diana Gaston (Patricia Roc) meets Vittorio Serra (Massimo Serato), the grandson of Carlo Serra, a prominent businessman. Convinced that she has met the man for her, she does all she can to keep him in her life. Unfortunately both of them are self-centered and this leads to repeated conflict. Vittorio's passion for auto racing leads to continued diagreements between him and the countess.
Checkpoint
Checkpoint (1956)
, 1h26
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Anthony Steel, Stanley Baker, Odile Versois, James Robertson Justice, Maurice Denham, Michael Medwin

Before a major motor race in Italy a man is hired by a British racing team to headhunt the designer of a rival team. However, when he fails, he attempts to steal the team's designs instead. When he is disturbed in the middle of the theft, he is forced to shoot his way out, killing five people. The head of British team plans to cover up the crime by using the race to smuggle the man out the country.