Profile of Jim Clark on BBC SportF1

[John S]

I'm sure many of you will enjoy reading it as much as me.               

"Are you saying, Jackie, that you normally lift off there?"    Really sums up Jim's outlook and wry humour. 

Oh, if the link doesn't work outside Britain let me know and I'll copy and paste the script on here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20124557

[cosworth151]

Works fine for me. A great read! Thanks, John S.

[Dare]

Great read about my all time favorite driver.I still
remember the paper reporting his death .

Number three?he'll always be number one to me

[cosworth151]

I first heard about it on Wide World of Sports. I couldn't believe it. In that day, it was sadly common for F1 drivers to die on the track. But I never thought it could happen to Clark. He was in a class by himself. He was beyond that. I agree with Sir Jackie, it had to be some sort of mechanical failure.

[F1fanaticBD]

Is it me or the fact that I kept drawing a parallel lines between Ayrton & Jim?

1. They both in their primes, one 32 another 34.

2. Their crash is inconceivable to many, and followed by microscopic scrutiny and yet with no conclusion.

3. They died in a similar sort of crash, unexpected for both of their caliber.

4. Their both brilliant in wet, (At times I feel brilliant is not enough for both of them in this regard), their best race is regarded where they started a bit back in the grid, stormed their way to lead, and almost made entire grid lapped.(Clark in 63 Belgian Grand Prix, Ayrton at Donnington 93)

5.They both didn't left a widow

Perhaps I am undecided who to choose one, so might be my mind to keep them parallel, so that it is a tie..