Jim Clark - Gauld, Graham
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Though it is fi fty years since he gained his two Formula 1 World Championship titles, the interest in Jim Clark has not waned. The Scotsman is still regarded as one of the best Grand Prix drivers ever. In the 1960s, Clark and his mentor, Colin Chapman, conquered the very pinnacles of single-seater racing with Clark winning the F1 World Championship twice and the Indy 500 once. All in all, he claimed more than one hundred victories at the wheel of a Lotus. This 400-page book from McKlein does not just tell the story of Clark s extraordinary racing career, it also portrays his personal life…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Though it is fi fty years since he gained his two Formula 1 World Championship titles, the interest in Jim Clark has not waned. The Scotsman is still regarded as one of the best Grand Prix drivers ever. In the 1960s, Clark and his mentor, Colin Chapman, conquered the very pinnacles of single-seater racing with Clark winning the F1 World Championship twice and the Indy 500 once. All in all, he claimed more than one hundred victories at the wheel of a Lotus.
This 400-page book from McKlein does not just tell the story of Clark s extraordinary racing career, it also portrays his personal life from A to Z. Author Graham Gauld followed the career of the Scotsman right from its very beginning. He has fi lled the roles of friend, photographer and reporter, and thus spent innumerable hours with Clark. This lavishly illustrated book contains many rare images from various well-known archives thus helping to complete an intimate portrait of a true sporting champion.
Autorenporträt
Graham Gauld, geboren in Edinburgh, berichtete 1951 über seine erste Motorsportveranstaltung. Danach arbeitete er zwölf Jahre lang für die schottische Wochenzeitschrift Motor World, zunächst als Sportredakteur von 1955 bis 1960 und dann als Redakteur von 1960 bis 1967. Später war er Redakteur von Historic Racing und Historic Motor Racing. Er hat 20 Bücher über die Geschichte des Motorsports veröffentlicht, und ist vor allem als Biograf des Rennfahrers Jim Clark bekannt.