Jimmy Clark was my hero as a young kid. I was at Riverside that day. We were at Riverside every time Jimmy raced there. It was the last race my father went to. It is great to see an old car come back to life. Good choice of music. Thanks for the Video.
Jim Clark - By far the greatest racing driver ever - No doubt ! The complete genius, the ultimate driver. Clark could walk on water, simply out of this world. He is unmatched in history of the sport - nobody reached performances like Nürburgring 1000 hm 1962, GP Belgium 1963 in horrible rain, he won by over 4 minutes...GP Italy 1967.......
he was my HERO growing up I was a teenager I read everything I could find about JIM CLARK. In 1997 I was able to go to DUNS Scotland and see a small museum they had next to a small post office. I will never forget it.
Huge Jim Clark fan here. Hadn't seen the footage from the race at Riverside, so a big thanks. And then another massive thanks for restoring the car back to its original condition.
It a little hard not to become emotional watching this video. I love how you brought the car back to life, and then what's even better Rolla was still around, that amazed me. The list of who's who that drove the car is pretty amazing. Rolla seems to have had a pretty open mind when it came to drivers.
The reason Jimmy Clark where is suicide after the race worse because he wanted Rolla to finally win a race and to prove that Rolla had built the fastest car in the world. Of course he proved that until he blew the engine. Too bad he didn't finish the race and win the race for Rolla.
Besides this being Jim Clark's last Indy Car race, it was one of the very few times Clark drove a race car that was not a Lotus. I wonder what Lotus chief Colin Chapman thought about that?
I don't know what Chapman may have thought, but in the Jim Clark bio that came out after his death, Clark was highly enthused about racing a Champ car on a road course, as he was curious how the Ford DOHC Indy engine would do on a road course; as at that time, it had more horsepower than the Ford-Cosworth 3 liter engine in 1967 Formula 1. But, there was the trade-off of the F1 cars being lighter than the Champ cars.
1350Lbs of car.. (a fully dressed Harley Davidson comes out at around 750lbs) aircraft style construction incredible power to weight ratio..what 450hp?
Yes it was unusual. Jimmy Clark was used to a Formula 1 gearbox that shifted in Reverse of the IndyCar gearbox. After he got the lead he might have relaxed a little bit and forgotten which gearbox he had in his hand. In any case is shifted into a lower gear accidentally and when I pop the clutch the engine revved to 15000. I don't believe he was so sad about it that my uncle said he had tears in his eyes. Jimmy said to Rolla that he made a big mistake and would not accept the money Rolla was going to pay him. Jim Clark was one great man. And perhaps the greatest racer of all time.
Jerry Proper also raced and still has a Vollstedt. They took the small cammer Ford out and it's had SBC power in it since Jerry bought it in the 70's. It's NOT for sale. With the aluminum Donavan engine, Ole' Prope TERRORized Phonix. BAD ASS. STILL CAN, STILL WOULD, it just takes MONEY.
Jimmy Clark was my hero as a young kid. I was at Riverside that day. We were at Riverside every time Jimmy raced there. It was the last race my father went to. It is great to see an old car come back to life. Good choice of music. Thanks for the Video.
Very classy. Thank you for this. :)
Gurney vs. Clark
MAGNIFICENT
Great video ,delta force music , what a trip!!!
Jim Clark - By far the greatest racing driver ever - No doubt ! The complete genius, the ultimate driver.
Clark could walk on water, simply out of this world. He is unmatched in history of the sport - nobody reached performances like Nürburgring 1000 hm 1962, GP Belgium 1963 in horrible rain, he won by over 4 minutes...GP Italy 1967.......
he was my HERO growing up I was a teenager I read everything I could find about JIM CLARK. In 1997 I was able to go to DUNS Scotland and see a small museum they had next to a small post office. I will never forget it.
Jim Clark a true legend.
What a racing driver Jim Clark was...even better bloke by all accounts as well
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Wonderful story. Bless those that restored her back to racing condition. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
We were at Riverside that day. My first Indy Car race. Great memories!
Hello from the Mckinney's in south Louisiana! ! Love vintage motor sports, Jim Clark, Ayrton Senna are my 2 favorite drivers.
If those Lotus F1 cars had a bit more reliability Jim would have been world champion in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967...
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Racing became more exciting with him at the mike . Before reporters started asking about ' how are your feelings " .
Huge Jim Clark fan here. Hadn't seen the footage from the race at Riverside, so a big thanks. And then another massive thanks for restoring the car back to its original condition.
Great stuff ......thank you so much.
I remember seeing that car in a guy’s basement in St. Louis 30 years ago.
It a little hard not to become emotional watching this video. I love how you brought the car back to life, and then what's even better Rolla was still around, that amazed me. The list of who's who that drove the car is pretty amazing. Rolla seems to have had a pretty open mind when it came to drivers.
The reason Jimmy Clark where is suicide after the race worse because he wanted Rolla to finally win a race and to prove that Rolla had built the fastest car in the world. Of course he proved that until he blew the engine. Too bad he didn't finish the race and win the race for Rolla.
This is supposed to read the reason Jimmy Clark was so sad
Besides this being Jim Clark's last Indy Car race, it was one of the very few times Clark drove a race car that was not a Lotus. I wonder what Lotus chief Colin Chapman thought about that?
I don't know what Chapman may have thought, but in the Jim Clark bio that came out after his death, Clark was highly enthused about racing a Champ car on a road course, as he was curious how the Ford DOHC Indy engine would do on a road course; as at that time, it had more horsepower than the Ford-Cosworth 3 liter engine in 1967 Formula 1. But, there was the trade-off of the F1 cars being lighter than the Champ cars.
1350Lbs of car.. (a fully dressed Harley Davidson comes out at around 750lbs) aircraft style construction incredible power to weight ratio..what 450hp?
"The farmacias is my job; car racing is my hobby"
Jim Clark (1936 - 1968)
British Fórmula 1 driver
World Champion in 1963 and 1965.
If I had a pound for every time Jim Clark over revved his engine, I reckon I'd have a pound.
Yes it was unusual. Jimmy Clark was used to a Formula 1 gearbox that shifted in Reverse of the IndyCar gearbox. After he got the lead he might have relaxed a little bit and forgotten which gearbox he had in his hand. In any case is shifted into a lower gear accidentally and when I pop the clutch the engine revved to 15000. I don't believe he was so sad about it that my uncle said he had tears in his eyes. Jimmy said to Rolla that he made a big mistake and would not accept the money Rolla was going to pay him. Jim Clark was one great man. And perhaps the greatest racer of all time.
Jerry Proper also raced and still has a Vollstedt. They took the small cammer Ford out and it's had SBC power in it since Jerry bought it in the 70's. It's NOT for sale. With the aluminum Donavan engine, Ole' Prope TERRORized Phonix. BAD ASS. STILL CAN, STILL WOULD, it just takes MONEY.
67 up to 3liter and no wings yet
Ditch the awful noise.
horrible music! for a nice collection of pictures!
Wrong! Wonderful music.
Horrible music? Are you kidding?
insensitive use of music!!! The sound of the racecar was all that is needed!
A much better video if it had no music.