Scca racing champion don roberts of winningest cobra fame. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes. Jim clark, the former world motor racing champion was killed when his lotuscosworth skidded off the track and somersaulted into a wood at about 170mph during a formula two race here today. Jim clark killed in car smash motor racing world champion jim clark has been killed in a car crash during a formula two race at hockenheim. A year earlier at the same track on june 22nd, jim set a new track record of 24. He ran eight races for the robbins team that year with his best finish being a 6th at langhorne, pennsylvania. See more ideas about drag racing, racing, drag racing cars. To improve a drivers quickness and reaction speed, a series of leds are placed all around the driver, and activated in a random sequence, requiring the driver to tap the light to turn it off. Clark won that years indianapolis 500 in his formula one style car the first rearengine car to win at indy. In doing so, clark became the only driver to date to win the formula 1 title and the indy 500 in a single year. Many auto racing historians consider jim clark one of the greatest drivers of all time. Jim clark a few weeks from now, 1 may will assume a significance in motor sport that means as much as todays date does to an older generation of f1 fans. The big iron feature race was, for a change, the real feature race.
Click on the race name to see the results of that race. Jim clark, colin chapman and crew celebrate the 1965 indy 500. He finished in the top ten 38 times, with 4 victories, in 1959 and 196062. In a starstudded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class.
He is the only driver ever to win the triple crown of motorsport the 24 hours of le mans, indianapolis 500 and the monaco grand prix. Lance reventlow racing a scarab at vacaville in 1960. A tale of two mustang boss 302 trans am cars unfolds in. Hall of fame nhra pro stock driver bob glidden passes away. Carroll hall shelby, american racecar driver and builder born jan. Oct 10, 2017 from the side, the hustler shows off its classic, englishinspired lines. Jim click automotive team service and parts departments. Roadracing star don roberts and the winningest cobra. On the restart his car caught the wheel of mike nazaruks car, sending it into a series of flips. May 15, 2016 jim mullen was a mazda factory driver in imsa gtu from 1980 to 1982, codrove the gto championship porsche 934 in 1983 winning sebring overall, ran a group c rondeau at le mans in 1984, joined bob akin and hans stuck in a porsche 962 in 1985, and continued with independent gtp teams through 1986. He was hired by the jim robbins race team to drive usac indy cars. Clark won 25 of the 72 formula 1 races he contested before he was killed at age 32 during a formula 2 race at hockenheim, germany. Daigh said of reventlow, he was a good driver, but he wasnt great. He started racing in 1957, and during his thirty year career he won more than 350 auto races.
Arguably the most successful and iconic american racing car ever built, the. The race and the cars in it would never be the same. This hustler was racer sam poseys personal sports car car talk. The ford dealer was wellacquainted with roberts, who had been preparing clicks car for vintage racing since 1992. Clark led for 190 of the races 200 laps and took the checkered flag nearly two minutes ahead of his nearest rival. The scarab is the most beautiful race car youve never. A native of scotland, clark started racing sports cars when he was 20 years old and soon graduated to single seaters. Six prized ford, shelby race cars from jim click collection slated for. The collection belongs to jim click, a mega car dealer in tucson, arizona. Jim click automotive team tucson chrysler, dodge, ford. With the success of the driver school, russell entered promising drivers in formula 3 races in a jim russell racing driver school sponsored car. Nov 11, 2010 dario gets behind the wheel of jim clarks indywinning lotus 38 ford and opens it up at the brickyard.
Obe 4 march 1936 7 april 1968 was a british formula one racing driver from scotland, who won two world championships, in 1963 and 1965. The lotus 25 was a beautiful race car if only it could finish a race that counted. Stopping briefly in a small texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. Fitzy, as he became known, started campaigning datsuns in the mid 1960s, driving a 1500 roadster. He drove in the usac championship series in the 195968 and 197074 seasons, with 97 career starts. We are currently working on a new careers page so if you are interested in joining the jim click automotive team you can see our current job openings at the following 2 websites. Aug 03, 2016 that is when providence stepped in once again. How race car drivers train for speed reactions mens health. Pro stock icon bob glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of nhra drag racing, died dec.
He won the governors cup and shared the nassau trophy win with chuck daigh at the 1958 nassau speed weeks. Hailie deegan now fords newest nascar development driver. On 7 april 1968, jim clark was killed at hockenheim. Click to show race results for nascar canadian tire series 20. A majority of the roll cage,fuel cell,and chassis support work was done by joe and brad smith of famed. In 1984, jim drove a rondeau cosworth group c car to thirteenth at le mans, then teamed with chet vincentz in his porsche 934 taking another four class wins out of seven events entered. Secondly, he expanded his road racing opportunities to include the grandam koni challenge. Alain pascal prost was born in lorette, loire, france. Tv every week, but there is a strong following for road racing and especially for some of the. Hailie deegan grew up racing offroad and on dirt but transitioned to competing on asphalt in 2016 to pursue a career in stock car racing.
Agajanianpromoted championship car race at san jose, calif. Was devastated that sunday in april 1968 when the news came through that jimmy had died at hockenheim. The click familys involvement in the automotive business spans three generations, and has earned a variety of consumer and national awards, including time magazines time quality dealer award. Yesteryears auto racing products starmaker multimedia. Proving he could run with that elite crowd, james qualified second quick and led until a lap47 yellow flag. The britishbuilt racer was powered by a 495horsepower ford v8 engine. Jim click is an avid race driver, a genuine enthusiast, and a big proponent for jumping behind the wheel and using cars as theyre intended. With kenny rogers, diane lane, erin gray, barry corbin. He also made his koni challenge gs class debut thanks to jim click racing, finishing 6th as the highest placing mustang. Jim palmer was one of new zealands most successful drivers during the height of open wheeler racing in new zealand. Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his lotuscosworth which left the track at 170mph 274kmh, somersaulted through the air and collided with a tree on a remote part of the german track.
The first race that november was during an scca regional meet in tucson, arizona, and he won first place in the aproduction class, a remarkable debut for driver and car. The car raced at lebanon valley ny, langhorne pa, owega ny, seekunk ma, willow grove pa, watkins glen and lime rock to name a few. Scottish race car driver, won the formula one world championship twice, when he won the indianapolis 500 in 1965 it was the first time for a rearengined car. May 31, 2019 stewarthaas driver clint bowyer on the state of nascar, racing kyle busch, more. Jim mullen was a mazda factory driver in imsa gtu from 1980 to 1982, codrove the gto championship porsche 934 in 1983 winning sebring overall, ran a group c rondeau at le mans in 1984, joined bob akin and hans stuck in a porsche 962 in 1985, and continued with independent gtp teams through 1986. For jim click, the passion for auto racing grew as he added to his collection of race cars. He continued racing the cobra into 1967 with tremendous success in hill climbs, autocross events and road races. Muniz drives in the champ car world series and will participate in sundays las vegas grand prix, a 2. This is when malloy got a huge break in his racing career. Jim hemmings the champ car and indy car online stats. The ford dealer was wellacquainted with roberts, who had been preparing click s car for vintage racing since 1992.
Aug 05, 2016 here he is in a scarab grand prix car at monaco in 1960. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of jim. Here he is in a scarab grand prix car at monaco in 1960. As previous comments have said there will never be another driver who perfected and dominated both saloon car racing with the three wheeling lotus cortina and formula 1 with the technically advanced but fragile lotus f1 cars. Official jim click ford racing ford mustang racing. The scarab is the most beautiful race car youve never heard. Cobras, mustangs, and ford gt40 set for monterey auction. A car which he had occasionally taken on street and blacktop drag racing romps from chicago to the quad cities. Jim motavalli photo autodynamics was doing well with its deserter dune buggy, also vwbased, and its formula vee race car, so maybe it couldnt keep focused on a fiberglass sports car project. Jim clark became the first driver to finish the indianapolis 500 with an average speed above 150 mph he averaged 150. Norman graham hill obe 15 february 1929 29 november 1975 was a british racing driver and team owner from england, who was the formula one world champion twice.
May 07, 20 driving a lotus 38, clark also enjoyed victory at the 1965 indianapolis 500, leading 190 of 200 laps and becoming the first driver to win the race in a midengined car. Driver jim clark gives a thumbsup signal from the cockpit of his lotusford type 38 at indianapolis motor speedway in 1965. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Jim rathmann, royal richard rathmann, american race car driver born july 16, 1928, alhambra, calif. A highlight of the jim click ford performance collection for over two decades, it will surely be an exciting machine for its next enthusiast driver. Californias joe james made his mark in a brief career. Sep 15, 2017 to improve a drivers quickness and reaction speed, a series of leds are placed all around the driver, and activated in a random sequence, requiring the driver to tap the light to turn it off.
Jim halls chaparral built some of the wildest and most creative race cars ever seen. Jan 23, 2017 jim halls chaparral built some of the wildest and most creative race cars ever seen. Chassis 628 is the only surviving kar kraft mustang delivered to the shelby team in 1969, and it was raced by some of the best drivers of the period. Scca racing champion don roberts of winningest cobra. This included emerson fittipaldi in a lotus 59 who won nine f3 races in the mcd lombard championship to become the 1969 champion. Dario franchitti drives jim clarks indywinning lotus 38 ford. The jim clark motorsport museum in the picturesque market town of duns in the scottish borders is dedicated to the life and motor racing career of jim clark. Ford performance icons offered in monterey youtube. The race won by bruce mclaren was overshadowed by the death of a corner marshal. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. If you think back to his career, theres a reason why he.
Originally opened in 1969, after welcoming over 300,000 visitors, the memorial room was expanded into the jim clark motorsport museum in 2019. Jim fitzgerald in the bob sharp racing 260z set out in practice saturday to give his first driving lesson as partowner of the newlyformed fitzgeraldwhite school of. Jim click racing, 780 w competition rd, tucson, az 2020. Ed hoyle, garvin cooper, jim mcgee,dick carmen adn roy boy maloumian vscca log book goes back to 1993 but have historical data and documentation of its history. One man sought to bring all of these legends together. Oct 18, 2019 here, in part 2 of this exclusive interview with john force, the drag racing legend discusses whether he can beat teammate robert hight for this years nhra funny car championship, who the. We may not be live on tv every week, but there is a strong following for road racing and especially for some of the vintage events where the cars are truly the.
Jim click purchased the car in 2003, and it has made regular appearances at historic trans am series events on the west coast since. April 1974 race report by gordon warren and bill king. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. We visited hall to see the amazing 2j and witness his first drive in it in 30 years. Jim haddens road race falcon purchase in 20 for a television shown on the discovery channel the falcon was a joint project with joe smith and brad smith 19582009 of sullivan motorsports of dallas,texas and american race components. Born in north tonawanda, new york, he was a race car driver who raced in formulas, sprint cars and stock cars. When people think of ford, they think of the racing v8 monsters of the 60s and 70s. One driver down there who proved to be extremely tough was transplanted minnesotan jim sauter who was winning everything in sight at the track. Jim click is an avid race driver, a genuine enthusiast, and a big proponent for jumping behind the wheel and using cars as theyre. Jims first serious race car, a 1957 mercury, made its initial appearance on the dragstrip on july 20, 1969, an event made even more memorable because of the apollo 11 moon landing. Driving as a team top drivers and engineers explain the nuances of driving in a sportscar team and how different it is to other disciplines of motorsport. Meet jim douglas, a downonhisluck race car driver who lives in an old rundown fire house in san francisco with his friend tennessee steinmetz, a occasional drunk mechanic. In 1985, jim joined bob akin and hans stuck in the cocacola porsche 962 until an eventful road america accident took him vertically offroad, resulting in. Jim rathmann, royal richard rathmann, american racecar driver born july 16, 1928, alhambra, calif.
Official jim click ford racing ford mustang racing tucson, az. May 06, 2020 carroll hall shelby, american race car driver and builder born jan. Carroll hall shelby american racecar driver and builder. Jim clark and the win that changed indy blog the henry. After the year began with so much promise lotus was struggling to find some reliability. One of jims victories that stands out in this writers mind came at terre haute s half mile dirt oval on august 16, 19 59, when mcwithey won the feature, beating out seventime sprint car champion tommy hinnershitz. Hailing from clemmons, north carolina, jim was an engineer by trade, working for western electric. The jim click ford performance collection includes some rare and very impressive historical vintage race cars. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. In 2008, he made the progression to a full season in the gs class under motorsport technology group with 4 podium finishes driving a bmw z4 mcoupe and porsche 997.
A car went out of control saturday while its driver was performing a burn out revving the engine and spinning the tires to heat them up and create smoke killing a woman and sending at least. See more ideas about jungle jim s, drag racing and racing. One day, jim goes to a luxury car dealer and sees a strange volkswagen beetle with a unusual problem. Click to show race results for world challenge for endurance drivers 1980.