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Jimmy Clark would have been 78 today

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  1. It's Ross

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  2. Senna1994

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    Great photo one of the best of all time. RIP JC, you left us way too young.
     
  3. jmillard308

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    Remarkable driver
    I had the pleasure of watching him at several Tasman Series in the 60's and was present when he won his last Grand Prix (Australian, non-championship then) in February '68
     
  4. Miltonian

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    Off by 10 days...

    I still have newspaper clippings from his fatal accident. I would have been 15 years old at that time. I remember my mother coming outside and telling me she had just heard the news on the radio.
     
  5. TheMayor

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    One of my all time heroes.
     
  6. Fast_ian

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    Probably my earliest Motorsport memory is Jimmy in a Lotus Cortina going thru Bottom Bend at Brands.

    On two wheels.

    Lap after lap. :)

    RIP
    Ian
    PS - Thinking about it, may be one of my earliest memories....... ;)
     
  7. Jack-the-lad

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    He was truly one of the greats in an era when driver error and mechanical failure frequently resulted in something much worse than a mere DNF. May he never be forgotten.
     
  8. Fast_ian

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    Searching around for a JYS quote (something like, "he never forced a car'), I bounced into the following;

    Truly one of the Gods.

    Cheers,
    Ian
    You may not like Windsor, but this is a pretty good read if you want to know about Jimmy. The Unforgettable Jim Clark | peterwindsor.com
     
  9. DF1

    DF1 Two Time F1 World Champ

    Beautiful photo. Very much a loss that is hard to understand. A gent and is as missed as Senna. He simply had the 'gift'.
     
  10. furoni

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    No doubt one of the best ever....i believe that for most clearly a top 3 on anyone's list...
     
  11. VIZSLA

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    It's good to remember old friends.
     
  12. greg 19425

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    #12 greg 19425, Mar 5, 2014
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    I remember in 1964 going to the movie theater to see the Indy race. It was the first year that they had a live feed, but only at selected theaters across the country. Jimmy Clark was on the pole in his Lotus. Clark at the start jumped out to a massive lead, but then unfortunately there was a bad crash in the first or second lap and the race was stopped. During the crash cleanup, Clark was asked how he was able to get such a lead at the start. He answered something like, “well I will tell you at the end of the race.” Of course we now know that his Lotus had a 4 or 5 speed transmission, something not used at the time in the other front engine Indy cars. He was so special and such a nice guy.
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  13. Andrew D.

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    I saw him race at Mosport in a Lotus 19 along with Gendebien in a similar car. Poetry in motion. Have a signed picture of him on my wall to this day.
     
  14. ScuderiaRossa

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    I remember reading how nervous and fidgety his personality was outside the car, biting his nails etc., and the transformation that occurred when he stepped into it—smooth, calm, balanced...
     
  15. TifosiUSA

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    RIP - One of the greats
     
  16. SWB

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    Yup! One of the greatest of all time. I recall Lotus came out with a Jimmy Clark edition Espirit in the mid 90's. Surprised that they're aren't more attempts to commemorate great driver's champions in the car biz.
     
  17. tatcat

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    saw him at watkins glen in 63.
    bad start yet he still finished third
     

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