Jim Clark(1936-1968)
- Actor
When talking about the greatest race driver of all time, various
opinions will throw out such great drivers as
Mario Andretti,
Tazio Nuvolari,
A.J. Foyt,
Juan Manuel Fangio or
Ayrton Senna; but most may agree that
Scotsman Jim Clark was probably
the best of them all. The shy British racer lived to race and proved it
with two Formula One World Championships and an Indy 500 title. After
he won the final Formula 1 race of his career at South Africa, he was
killed in minor Formula 2 race when he lost control of his car, after a
suspected tire failure, and hit a tree (as there were no guard rails to
protect him). He was killed instantly and the racing world mourned
losing one of its greatest.
