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Jim Clark (racing driver) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Jim Clark or Jimmy Clark (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Formula 1 race car driver, still regarded as one of the best drivers of all time and most naturally gifted. Clark's Formula 1 career was with the Lotus team, for whom he drove from 1960 to 1968. His driving of Lotus Cortina saloon (stock) cars was outstanding, he raced in the US Nascar season (for the Holman and Moody Team), battled with unwieldly Lotus sports cars including the type 30 and 40, and even drove the Lotus Indy cars in a mountain hill climb in Switzerland. www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Jim_Clark_%28racing_driver%29   (553 words)

BBC - h2g2 - Jim Clark OBE - Racing Driver Clark secured another two third place finishes and came joint seventh in the championship, but his season was once again tarnished, this time by an accident involving himself and German driver Wolfgang von Trips. Clark, who had never had a major accident in his career, lost control of his Lotus on a damp track and crashed into trees at over 140 mph. The memory of Jim Clark is kept alive in his home town of Duns by an annual memorial rally and a museum, the Jim Clark Room, which houses a large number of Clark's trophies, as well as an impressive display of photographs and memorabilia from Clark's career. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A827471   (784 words)

Science Fair Projects - Jim Clark (racing driver) Jim Clark or Jimmy Clark (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Formula 1 race car driver, still regarded as one of the best drivers of all time. Clark's Formula 1 career was with the Lotus team, for whom he drove from 1960 to 1968. He was noted as being a terrible test driver because he would simply adapt to the car; while others would struggle to find a fast setup, Clark would set the best time and say "leave it as it is." He respected Dan Gurney the most of fellow drivers for his talent. www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Jim_Clark_(racing_driver)   (713 words)

Jim Clark (racing driver) Jim Clark or Jimmy Clark (March 4, 1936 - April 7, 1968) was a Formula 1 racing driver[?], still regarded as one of the best drivers of all time. Clark's Formula 1 career was with the Lotus team, for whom he drove from 1960 to 1968. Clark's early death - he crashed in March 1968 driving a Formula 2 Lotus 48 at Hockenheim, Germany[?] - was a huge blow to the team and to Formula 1. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ji/Jim_Clark_(racing_driver).html   (302 words)

The racing driver Jim Clark Born in Fife, Scotland to farming parents, it was hard to see the future of Jim Clark belonging to the glorious world of motor racing. Clark’s first Formula One race in Holland (1960) was rather uneventful resulting in a retirement due to gearbox failure. The ‘golden age’ of British motor racing was at a peak. www.ak.essortment.com /jimclark_rguu.htm   (766 words)

Jim Clark information - Search.com Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE (born March 4, 1936 – died April 7, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One (F1) racing driver considered one of the best drivers in motor sport history. On April 7 1968, however, Jim Clark's life and driving career was brought to a premature and tragic end when, during a Formula 2 race, his Lotus 48 veered off the Hockenheimring, Germany and crashed into trees. Jim Clark is buried in the village of Chirnside in Berwickshire. domainhelp.search.com /reference/Jim_Clark   (1008 words)

Jim Clark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Jim Clark's 1967 Italian Grand Prix drive in Monza is regarded one of the greatest drives ever in F1. Jim Clark also raced at Crimond in the North East of Scotland on 16th June 1956 in his very first car race he was behind the wheel of a DKW "sonderklasse". Jim Clark is buried in the village of Chirnside in Berwickshire. www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Jim_Clark   (1703 words)

Classic Driver: Jim Clark Clark's total of 25 career GP wins broke the record set by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio, and in the more than 30 years since has been surpassed only by five drivers (Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Aryton Senna), all of whom benefited from a much longer GP season. Clark won the opening race of the 1968 season in South Africa, but died during an inconsequential F2 race at Hockenheim, Germany, in an accident that to this day remains unexplained, when his Lotus left the track and crashed into nearby trees. Jim Clark was an intuitive racer, competing in all classes and disciplines. www.racechase.com /ftopic173.html   (517 words)

Jim Clark Rally - Scottish Borders Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Although born in Fife, Jim Clark lived on a farm near Duns, Scottish Borders, from the age of six. Clark was inducted as one of the first members of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. The Jim Clark Rally was first held in 1970, organised by many of his friends, including those of the Berwick and District Motor Club of which he was president. www.scotborders.gov.uk /outabout/specialinterest/jimclarkrally/index.html   (264 words)

The racing driver Jim Clark Born in Fife, Scotland to farming parents, it was hard to see the future of Jim Clark belonging to the glorious world of motor racing. Clark’s first Formula One race in Holland (1960) was rather uneventful resulting in a retirement due to gearbox failure. The 1961 season was marred by a tragedy at the Italian Grand Prix, and Clark was directly involved in the accident. ak.essortment.com /jimclark_rguu.htm   (766 words)

F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Jim Clark He won races in a Lotus Elite and a Lister Jaguar to underline his ability, but when a drive with Aston Martin's Grand Prix team collapsed together with the project, he signed for Formula Two and Formula Junior with Lotus. Clark certainly benefited from the first pukka monocoque F1 car, the Lotus 25, in 1962, and again from the power of the Ford DFV V8 in the Lotus 49 in 1967. Clark lost both the 1962 and 1964 World Championships in the final races through mechanical frailty, and had the 49 been more reliable in 1967 he would have triumphed then, too. www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-clajim.html   (519 words)

BBC - h2g2 - Jim Clark OBE - racing driver Jim Clark was born on 14th April 1936 on the family farm in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland. His first Formula One race was the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix, alongside such legendary drivers as Graham Hill and Stirling Moss, but Clark failed to finish the race due to a gearbox problem. Clark secured another two third place finishes and came joint seventh in the championship, but his season was tarnished by an accident involving himself and German driver Wolfgang von Trips - the two drivers collided during the Italian Grand Prix and von Trips' car careered off the circuit, killing the driver and fourteen spectators. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A403192   (696 words)

Jim Clark Biography (1936–68) (popular name of James Clark) Online Encyclopedia Article About Jim Clark Biography ... Motor-racing driver, born in Kilmany, Fife, E Scotland, UK. After joining the Lotus team in 1960, he went on to become World Champion Racing Driver (1963, 1965), and respected by all in the industry as a gentleman. He was killed during a Formula Two race in Hockenheim, Germany. encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/043/Jim-Clark.html   (147 words)

Jim Clark Photo Gallery - Images Relating To Racing Driver Jim Clark From Duns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Jim Clark was born on 14th April 1936 at Kilmany in Fife (a region of Scotland), and his family relocated to the Scottish Borders when he was still very young. Jim spent most of his life farming in the borders, and an overwhelming passion for fast cars led him to join the Berwick And District Motor Club whilst still a teenager. Although he was a shy man, and hated the razzmatazz that surrounded the big race, he produced the drive of a lifetime to take the coveted title (and prize money roughly equal to an entire Grand Prix season), and ensured himself a place in racing folklore. www.andylees.com /clark_statue/clark_statue_photos.html   (810 words)

Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Jimmy Clark - Biography Clark was leading the race until the last lap when his engine seized and the title fell to Surtees and Ferrari. Clark won at Zandvoort in the legendary engine's first start yet it was too late in the season and Clark had to settle for 3rd place in the World Championship. Jim Clark was arguably the best driver the world has seen and certainly one of the most versatile. www.ddavid.com /formula1/clark_bio.htm   (1148 words)

Remember Jim Clark Jim Clark, the son of a Scottish farmer, made his competition debut in June 1956 driving his own Sunbeam Mk 3 in a local sprint event. Interestingly it was Jim Clark's father, who at his son's funeral took Dan Gurney aside and told him that he (Gurney) was the only driver Jim had ever feared on the race tracks of the world. Jim Clark's 25th and last Grand Prix victory was the last to be won by Lotus in their national colors. www.atlasf1.com /99/bra/preview/horton.html   (1144 words)

Jim Clark 1936-1968 Born in Kilman in Fife, Jim Clark is considered by many as the greatest racing driver of all time. Racing for the innovative Lotus team, he won the World Championship twice (in 1963 and 1965) and secured 25 Grand Prix victories in 72 starts. He was killed when his car spun off the track during a practice lap at Germany's Hockenheim circuit. www.visitscotland.com /library/jimclark   (93 words)

News On F1 - Formula 1 Driver Biographies - Books on Formula One Drivers Chris Amon, Mario Andretti, Alberto Ascari, ... Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Jim Clark's epic victory in the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix, this biography by a fellow Scot who knew Clark before he had ever stepped in a racing car, has been endorsed by his family. It celebrates Clark's 1967 Dutch victory in a Ford Cosworth-powered Lotus which was the first time a new, untried engine won its maiden race, and his position as 1963 and 1965 Formula 1 World Champion and how in 1965 became the first non-American to win the Indianapolis 500. Brewery heir Piers Courage, a rising motor racing star in the 1960s and the first man to drive for Frank Williams in Formula 1, died at age 28 in a Williams car at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix. www.newsonf1.com /books/db-titles.htm   (1480 words)

Historic Motor Racing - the website of Graham Gauld, motoring writer and historian He challenged Ransom E Olds to a race down the beach to see whose car was the quicker. This book tells the complete story of motor racing in Scotland and the Scots involved in motor racing with hundreds of anecdotes and stories of the early days of some of Scotland's best known racing names. Graham Gauld has lived through the various developments in motor racing for over 50 years and this remarkable story, coupled with his unique personal photo collection, brings the story to life through the people and the drivers who have brought fame to Scotland. www.historicmotorracing.co.uk /scottishmotor.htm   (545 words)

Amazon.com: Jim Clark: Racing Legend: Books: Eric Dymock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Jim Clark and his Most Successful Lotus: The twin biographies of a legendary racing driver and his 1963 World Championship winning Lotus 25 R4 by Eoin Young Jim Clark was arguably the best driver the world has seen and certainly one of the most versatile. Born in 1936 Jim Clark became champion driver of the world in 1963 and 1965, and narrowly missed winning twice, perhaps thrice, more through mechanical perversity. www.amazon.com /Jim-Clark-Racing-Eric-Dymock/dp/0760317038   (773 words)

JIM CLARK Jim Clark (racing driver), Scottish Formula 1 racing driver active in the 1960s Jim Clark (sheriff), Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama, opposed by civil rights activists Fish and wildlife photographer Jim Clark and his dog Bailey wait for the sunrise in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area of the Monongahelia NF, WV. www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/Ji/Jim+Clark.html   (721 words)

Rare Sports Films - Vintage Baseball Video Sports Auto Racing Events Clark winning the 500 and the story of his racing life. Tom Carnegie interviews Clark, his racing associates and friends in Scotland. We will be offering more and more nostalgic auto racing videos in the coming months. www.raresportsfilms.com /auto.html   (1847 words)

Definition of Jim Clark (racing driver) - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Learn more about "Jim Clark (racing driver)" and related topics at Britannica.com Find more about "Jim Clark (racing driver)" instantly with Live Search See a map of "Jim Clark (racing driver)" in the Visual Thesaurus www.m-w.com /dictionary/Jim+Clark+(racing+driver)   (45 words)

Jim Clark (racing driver) - OneLook Dictionary Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Jim Clark (racing driver) - OneLook Dictionary Search We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word Jim Clark (racing driver): Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "Jim Clark (racing driver)" is defined. www.onelook.com /?w=Jim+Clark+(racing+driver)&ls=a   (85 words)

Table of Contents / Inhaltsverzeichnis Drivers and Team Personnel / Fahrer und Teampersonal Der Beruf des Rennfahrers / The Profession Of The Racing Driver Legends of Grand Prix Racing 1907 - 1939 / Legenden des Grand Prix Sports 1907 - 1937 www.research-racing.de /Titel.html   (1521 words)

The racing driver Jim Clark / People - Health Articles Database by Nutricraze The racing driver Jim Clark / People - Health Articles Database by Nutricraze But it wasn't to be - he had caught the racing bug. Clark's win at the opening Grand Prix in South Africa made him the driver with most Grand Prix victories to his name, surpassing 'the maestro' - Juan Manuel Fangio. www.1for1.com /Article_about_The-racing-driver-Jim-Clark-a-3881.html   (1025 words)

Tasman-Series.com : The 2.5L Tasman Series 1964-69 This was during the period when Team Lotus was in a stage of transition, from being a racing team in which I was the principal driver, and thus was virtually being run for my benefit, to the point where I was sponsoring a team for other drivers. And of course, in many ways, this is an ideal driver for an engineer to work with - unfortunately, you do find that some drivers who have some little engineering knowledge will form their own conclusions about what is happening, and, possibly subconsciously, make the facts fit their conclusions. I believe that the driver is the only man qualified to make the decisions, for example how fast to go; he is the only man who can size up his capability, how much he's extending himself, how much he is extending his car, what the condition of the track is, and so on. www.tasman-series.com /people/internationals/jclark/jclark.asp   (2562 words)

F1A&G - Jim Clark Clark's total of 25 career GP wins broke the record set by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio, and in the more than 30 years since has But the single fact which tells the most about him is that only once did Clark finish second; in other words, if he made it to the flag, he invariably made it before anyone else. Whether Clark, a private and soft-spoken man, would have prospered in the modern era of F1 sponsorhip and downforce will never be known, but his absence ended a time of relative innocence in Formula One. www.f1-grandprix.com /clark.html   (431 words)

Jim Clark - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) James Clark Jr., the apple-cheeked Scotsman born March 4, 1936 to a sheepherder in Kilmany, Scotland, is considered one of the greatest drivers ever. He was the first driver to go over 160mph at Indianapolis and he won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965. Clark turned the tables in 1963, however, putting together a string of four straight Grands Prix wins en route to the championship. www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/1990/Jim_Clark_main.htm   (449 words)

Jim Clark Jim Clark (racing driver), Scottish Formula 1 racing driver active in the 1960s Jim Clark (film editor)[?], Oscar-winning editor of The Killing Fields and many other films Jim Clark (sheriff)[?], Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama, opposed by civil rights activists www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ji/Jim_Clark.html   (104 words)

Jim Clark - WOI Encyclopedia Italia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE (born 4 March, 1936 – died 7 April, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One (F1) racing driver. 1962 saw Clark battling Graham Hill who drove for BRM for the World Championship in Chapman's brilliant Lotus 25, but in the final race an oil leak caused him to drop out just as victory seemed a formality. Clark achieved 33 pole positions and won 25 races from his 72 Grands Prix starts in championship races. www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Jim_Clark   (1669 words)

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