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X1rider · 03-08-2010, 10:24 AM

I know, not motorcycle related, but this man was a master driver. And listen to the 1.5 liter V8 howl!

YouTube - GP Oulton Park 1963 - Jim Clark

CanadianBird · 03-08-2010, 8:09 PM

I saw him race in New Zealand in 1968. I have a pair of goggles like that, a Brit model. I don't use them but don't have the heart to sell them. I bought them at the British moto dealer who sells Triumphs and Guzzis. Almost bought a LeMans. OOps, I ripped your thread. Sorry.

I'm on my Spring Break and have too much time on my hands.

Shorebird · 03-12-2010, 3:32 PM

Hard to and most likely not fair to compare drivers from one period to another but Clark is was and will be my #1.

Saw him at Sebring in Lotus Cortina. Who knew that car could go that fast and can you see a current F1 driver doing that?

X1rider · 03-12-2010, 4:35 PM

It's a great video, and note all the "safety" equipment the driver has, the tiny little car with "crumple zones" that include crumpling the driver. The track is a real safe venue also. Most serious crashes meant the end of a career or death.

Those men had balls of steel.

03-08-2010, 8:09 PM	#2
CanadianBird Join Date: Nov 25 2006 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 4,933	Re: Jim Clark and the Lotus 25 I saw him race in New Zealand in 1968. I have a pair of goggles like that, a Brit model. I don't use them but don't have the heart to sell them. I bought them at the British moto dealer who sells Triumphs and Guzzis. Almost bought a LeMans. OOps, I ripped your thread. Sorry. I'm on my Spring Break and have too much time on my hands.

03-12-2010, 3:32 PM	#3
Shorebird Join Date: Feb 27 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 63 Posts: 432	Re: Jim Clark and the Lotus 25 Hard to and most likely not fair to compare drivers from one period to another but Clark is was and will be my #1. Saw him at Sebring in Lotus Cortina. Who knew that car could go that fast and can you see a current F1 driver doing that?

03-12-2010, 4:35 PM	#4
X1rider The Air Razor Join Date: Nov 24 2006 Location: Metro Atlanta GA. Age: 53 Posts: 2,273	Re: Jim Clark and the Lotus 25 It's a great video, and note all the "safety" equipment the driver has, the tiny little car with "crumple zones" that include crumpling the driver. The track is a real safe venue also. Most serious crashes meant the end of a career or death. Those men had balls of steel. __________________ Will Rogers - 'I never met a man I didn't like.' Red Green - 'I never liked a man I hadn't met.' Old Man Sedgwick - 'I never liked the Mets.'