3 Wheeling

3 Wheeling (2017)

3 wheels, 2 men, and the most dangerous race in the world...

All-time racing legend Dave Molyneux goes head to head with 7x World Champion Tim Reeves in this unique fly-on-the-wall cinematic documentary exploring the human story behind the world's deadliest race.

Date of release
2017-05-07
TMDB
2.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 41m
Director
Nathan Russell-Raby

Casting

Interesting facts

3 Wheeling is a Manx observational documentary film charting the sidecar class at the 2016 Isle of Man TT. The film used hidden cameras and lavalier microphones to capture an insight into the sport's highest-profile competitors, Dave Molyneux and Tim Reeves.

Production

The Department of Economic Development (Isle of Man) provided support in allowing the production company access to restricted zones at the TT Grandstand, and principal photography took place during racing period of 2016 with Dave Molyneux, Tim Reeves and Klaus Klaffenböck attached to star.

Manx-Based company Blue Olive Productions captured original footage with racing footage filmed and licensed by North One Television. The camera-crew described the filming technique as "invisibly intrusive" and admitted that it took several days to develop a suitable method of capturing the action close-up, without affecting the race-team's concentration.

Beaumanx Productions sponsored Dave Molyneux Racing in order to secure the publicity-shy racer. The film's director stated that Molyneux's dislike for the limelight made 3 Wheeling difficult to film, but acknowledged that it allowed them to portray Molyneux as a "...brilliant character..." with "...a tremendous screen-presence...".

Second Unit was filmed during the Southern 100 and Manx Grand Prix 2016, and the movie took ten months to complete.

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