New Jim Clark, The Exclusively Driver To Convey Won Both The Formula 1 In Addition To Indy 500 Titles Inwards The Same Year, Is Remembered Past Times A Newly Expanded Museum At Duns, Scottish Borders, That Fundraisers Convey Lately Completed
Above, the drinking glass walled expansion to the electrical flow "Jim Clark Room" museum
On the menage unit of measurement farm inward Scotland, inward the fields in addition to with grazing sheep, Clark developed his driving skills.
In 1956 (age 20) he bought a Sunbeam Talbot in addition to began competing inward local rallies. Within 4 years he was racing for Lotus inward the 1960 flavor forming a winning partnership in addition to friendship with Colin Chapman.
He won the World Championship rootage inward 1963, hence inward 1965, in addition to secured the top podium slot at 25 Grand Prix races. He was every bit good the rootage British driver to win the grueling Indianapolis 500 race inward America. In 1962 in addition to 1964 he was deprived of 2 to a greater extent than championships due to mechanical failures inward the final race of each season.
Clark’s stand upward for of 25 victories was a tape at the fourth dimension in addition to has alone been surpassed past times a handful of other drivers since hence in addition to none inward every bit few races. His 25 wins came inward simply 72 starts, a win ratio bettered alone hold out Alberto Ascari in addition to Juan Manuel Fangio inward the 1950’s. Only Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna in addition to to a greater extent than of late Lewis Hamilton convey always equalled or surpassed Clark’s stand upward for of 33 pole positions inward Formula 1, all inward the modern era in addition to none inward hence few races.
Plans for the novel museum were announced at The Goodwood Revival past times Lord March on Sat 14th September 2013 every bit role of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of Jim Clark’s rootage World Championship inward 2013 in addition to a parade of the greatest collection of historic Jim Clark cars always gathered to celebrate i of Formula 1’s all-time greats.
The aim of the novel museum is to inspire the side past times side generation in addition to generations to come, with a modern in addition to vibrant celebration of Jim Clark’s incredible career in addition to affect on motorsport around the the world with trophies, pictures, cinema footage in addition to some of the cars inward which he raced. Exhibiting the cars inward which Jim Clark raced volition hold out the highlight of the novel museum with the existing trophy collection at its heart.
The destination of the novel museum is to inspire the side past times side generation in addition to generations to come, with a modern in addition to vibrant celebration of Jim Clark’s incredible career in addition to affect on motorsport around the the world with trophies, pictures, cinema footage in addition to some of the cars inward which he raced.
http://jimclarktrust.com/the-new-museum/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-31601381
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7334313.stm
https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/directory_record/10706/jim_clark_room
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