Jim clark autobiography samples

Jim Clark is a motor racing icon, viewed by many as a man who reached the very pinnacle of his sport, arguably becoming the greatest of the great. In one of the forewords to "Jim Clark: Tribute to a Champion" by Eric Dymock, Sir Jackie Stewart says: "Jim Clark was not only the best racing driver I ever raced with and against.

He was also a great friend."

Jim Clark was born in Fife in and six years later moved with his family to a farm near Duns in the Scottish Borders. He went on to race just about anything with four wheels, including sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapolis , which he won in But it was as the winner of the Formula One World Championship in and that he is best remembered.

These were days before driver safety became as important as it later did and the life of a racing driver was all-too-often a short one. Even the very best were not immune to the dangers, and Jim Clark was killed in