Access to the beach for the final scenes in the film (shot at Camp Pendleton, a marine base in California), was originally denied to Bruce Brown, but Steve McQueen intervened and the Pendleton officials then gave permission.
The film was financed by actor Steve McQueen.
Considered by many to be the best documentary about motorcycles ever made.
Creator and director Bruce Brown was best known at the time for his documentaries about surfing, culminating in "The Endless Summer".
Desert racer in this film J.N. Roberts (uncredited) is the father of motorcycle stuntman 'Jimmy N. Roberts' who doubles for actor Tom Cruise and in the Captain America movies.
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By what name was Il rally dei campioni (1971) officially released in Canada in English?
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