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A documentary about motor-racer Kim Newcombe, who turned heads in the 70s on a König motorbike he developed and designed himself. He was killed racing in 1973 and posthumously came second in that year's World 500cc Grand Prix. The film mixes interviews and underdog triumph on the track scenes, with Super 8 footage of family life on the circuit, and poignant wife-of-maverick reflections from his widow Janeen. Love, Speed and Loss won best documentary at the 2007 Qantas TV Awards and Air NZ Screen Awards for best documentary, directing, and editing.
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Great story, as a bike fan, I can not believe I have never heard it
Made my eyes tear up. One amazing and tragic story...thanks for sharing this~
As an ex racer I found this very touching and moving, Tradgies like this were all too common in those days,
This is a masterpiece.
Each and every award this documentary has and will win is fully deserved as they have not put one single foot wrong, and we all know how easy it is to screw up a documentary about motorcycle racing.
Thank you all to have shared it with us on the Internet.
Kim and poor Janeen will now remain in my heart forever.
May they have been reunited in Heaven.
Love
Visionary Film and TV Limited
Visionary Film and TV Limited
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Television, 1993 (Full Length)
The story of another Kiwi motorcycle design legend
Television, 2001 (Full Length)
A doco on three Kiwi four-wheeled motor-racing legends
2007 Air NZ Screen Awards
NZ On Air Best Documentary
Achievement in Directing, Documentary (Justin Pemberton)
Images and Sound Achievement in Editing, Documentary (Bryan Shaw)
2007 Qantas Television Awards
Best Arts/Festival Documentary
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2010
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Andy
Posted at 11.55PM - 08.06.2010
What a legend and so tragic! Poor Janeen and little Mark, you can't even imagine what they went through. I love 2 strokes, but had never heard of Kim, I vaguely remember the Konigs in sidecar racing, oh what an engine, he did a fine job of building a frame round that, stuffing it to the big boys!