Desert Racer
Synopsis
Through McQueen and Ekins's shared love of bikes, the duo created a new track-racing bike, which McQueen took to England where he met up with the Rickman brothers of Metisse motorbikes, and thus the ‘Desert Racer’ was born
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Features
- Director
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Jon Brewer
- Producer
- Jon Brewer
- Screenwriter
- Laura Royko
- Principal cast
- Steve McQueen, Bud Ekins, Chad McQueen, Charley Boorman (narrator)
Genre
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Production Status
Production Company
Emperor Media
Sales Company
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