1:42.08

1:42.08 is George Lucas's 1966 senior project at the University of [Southern California]. It was named for the lap time of the Lotus 23 race car that was the subject of the film.
It is a non-story visual tone poem depicting the imagery of a car going at full speed, and featuring the car's engine as the primary sound element. Shot on 16mm color film with a 14-man student crew, it was filmed at Willow Springs [International Motorsports Park|Willow Springs Raceway], north of Los Angeles, California. The Lotus 23 was driven by Pete Brock.
Lucas cited the influence of Jean-Claude Labrecque's 1965 short documentary on a cycling competition, 60 Cycles, on 1:42.08.