[Other Sport] BBC/Jim Clark

Leekbrookgull

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Leek

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May have posted before (?) and i am no fan of F1 although have enjoyed Brisca F1 Stock Cars over the years. Forty Years on his name lives on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iexpG25WWVc

 

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Hampster Gull

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Legend

 

Icy Gull

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The Graham Hill one is very good too

 

Publius Ovidius

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He was my first hero.

Jim Clarke and his lotus.

 

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GREASED WEASEL

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there's a monument at Hockenheim where he died

it was found completely overgrown with racing fans just sitting on it

this was back in the late 90's I think

thankfully it's been cleaned up,but with the circuit layout being changed,I'm not sure how many people see it

he hated Spa,but won there quite a few times from what I remember

never won at Monte Carlo I believe

 

Lower West Stander

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A genius.

Schumacher and Senna nowhere near....


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Leekbrookgull

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Just so down to earth,no safety.

 

Leekbrookgull

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Race to win.Respect

 

Worried Man Blues

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Leekbrookgull said:

Just so down to earth,no safety.

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Straw bales and tyres!

 

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Sublime driver. Maybe the best ever.

 

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A scottish farmer who hated the limelight. One of the most gifted drivers ever. Senna looked up to him apparently.

 

Leekbrookgull

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Forty years on. Jim Clark his name lives on.

 

jakarta

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Sublime driver who won in saloon cars, sports cars, F2 and Grand Prix cars.

Clearly impossible to put him against Hamilton, Senna and Shumacher as they didn't race in the same eras but they didn't do what he did for example competing in (and winning) the Indianapolis 500 while being a World Champion GP driver.

Easily my favourite racing driver.

 

Goldstone1976

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My first sporting hero. Truly a legend.

Ali was my second; Wardy my third. Pretty elevated company there, Peter.

 

Publius Ovidius

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jakarta said:

Sublime driver who won in saloon cars, sports cars, F2 and Grand Prix cars.

Clearly impossible to put him against Hamilton, Senna and Shumacher as they didn't race in the same eras but they didn't do what he did for example competing in (and winning) the Indianapolis 500 while being a World Champion GP driver.

Easily my favourite racing driver.

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Didn’t mansell also win indi 500, the indi car championship and all as reigning world f1 champion too?

 

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dangull

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For me Senna. That documentary showed how a driver with a slower car could perform almost miracles.

 

jakarta

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Publius Ovidius said:

Didn’t mansell also win indi 500, the indi car championship and all as reigning world f1 champion too?

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Mansell had retired from F1 when he took up CART so never did it at the same time.

As an aside I went to Jersey for work a few years back (took Mrs Jakarta) and visited his Museum. He has absolutely everything and I mean EVERYTHING from his whole racing career, (Cars, Suits, Helmets) going back to 6th place trophies from Karting in the 1960s.

Mrs J being a Head Teacher and having seen this stuff before immediately placed him on the Autistic Spectrum!