Jim Clark: A photographic portrait - Couverture rigide

Spurring, Quentin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1844255018 ISBN 13 : 9781844255016

Editeur : Haynes Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Jim Clark had a towering ability to get the maximum out of any car he drove, without appearing to be trying hard. Motor racing found in this gentle Scottish farmer a World Champion of great humility, for Clark appeared to have trouble appreciating just how great his own talent was. He raced in an era when chivalry was still an intrinsic part of the game, and he never resorted to underhand tactics.

He started racing in a friend's cars, initially without the knowledge of his parents. Before long he had graduated to the famous Border Reivers team's Jaguar D Type, and soon the motor racing world was taking notice of his prowess. He won races in a Lotus Elite and a Lister Jaguar to underline his ability, but when a drive with Aston Martin's Grand Prix team collapsed together with the project, he signed for Formula Two and Formula Junior with Lotus. It was to prove the start of one of the most remarkable team owner/driver relationships in history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Quentin Spurring was variously editor or executive editor of Autosport in the period 1976-88, and from 1992 published the magazine Racecar Engineering. The author of several books for Haynes, including Gilles Villeneuve, he lives in Surrey, England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Haynes Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844255018
• ISBN 13: 9781844255016
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Haynes; gpsr.haynesuk@infopro-digital.com; ; Sparkford; Yeovil; Somerset; BA22 7JJ; Royaume-Uni