Jim Clark. Tribute To A Champion. 1997. (ref B93)

Jim Clark...Tribute to a Champion.A book celebrating the life and achievements of Jim Clark, it details Clark's sporting career, his place in the history of Motor Racing, and takes a fresh look at his mastery of the sport. It is a portrait of him as an individual for there was something about Clark that won him friends throughout his ascent to fame.This book has new photographs of his birthplace, home, memorabillia and the Jim Clark room at Duns. It includes archive and contemporary material never published before. The author throws new light on incidents in Clark's career, such as the fatal von Trips accident at Monza, and describes the tense mood of a racing driver of the hazardous 1960's. Clark's Ford connections include stirring drives in Lotus Cortinas as well as racing Lotus - Ford cars in Grand Prix and at Indianapolis.By Eric Dymock. 1997.Hardback Book is 9.5 x 8 inches in size, 256 pages and in excellent condition.