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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
  • It's been over 45 years since he last raced, but to many Jim Clark remains the greatest racing driver of all time. Clark had his first race in 1956 and by 1958 he was racing for his local team. He made is Formula 1 Grand Prix debut on 6 June 1960. His first Drivers World Championship came in 1963 driving the Lotus 25 and won seven out of the 10 races. In 1968, Clark died in a tragic racing accident in Germany, the cause of which is still unknown.
    Director: Jason Fenwick
    Series: Racing Through Time

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  • @timdavies5219
    @timdavies5219 Місяць тому +54

    The thumbnail pic is Dan Gurney.

    • @richardsracingmad
      @richardsracingmad Місяць тому +1

      It’s a joke innit? Haha, let’s hear the expert video😂

    • @rainerwunderlich8023
      @rainerwunderlich8023 25 днів тому +3

      Agree - it's Dan Gurney with no doubt;-)

    • @lutzgrellmann1053
      @lutzgrellmann1053 7 днів тому +1

      It is definitly Dan Gurney and not Jim Clark on the foto !!!

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 5 днів тому

      @@timdavies5219 because Dan gurney was better

  • @edteach3r
    @edteach3r Місяць тому +15

    Jim Clarke may not be considered the greatest by everyone, but is arguably the most talented ever to grace the race track. He won whatever he drove; saloon cars, Indy, sports cars and F1. The first GP I, aged 8, ever attended with my dad was Jimmy Clark’s last… the 1968 South African Grand Prix. He was sublime. I remember the day he died… I cried uncontrollably.

    • @DennisMerwood-xk8wp
      @DennisMerwood-xk8wp Місяць тому

      Denny Hulme drove; saloon cars, Indy, sports cars and F1 ~ AND Lemans and CanAm.

    • @edteach3r
      @edteach3r Місяць тому +1

      @@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Quire correct! Denny was supremely dedicated to racing, even to the point that he died behind the wheel at Bathurst. Those drivers would fly across the Atlantic multiple times, often to the point of total exhaustion (as happened to Jackie Stewart). Thanks for the comment.

    • @chasermalloy7406
      @chasermalloy7406 13 днів тому

      ​@@DennisMerwood-xk8wpClark ran formula 2, formula one, Indycar, sports cars, NASCAR

    • @DennisMerwood-xk8wp
      @DennisMerwood-xk8wp 13 днів тому

      @@chasermalloy7406 Add formula 3, formula 2, and the big trucks to Denny's resume.
      No way that Jimmy was as versatile as Denny.
      And NASCAR ..pppffft... Jimmy drove less than one race! LOL
      Sports cars likewise, the Lotus 30 was a flop.

    • @chasermalloy7406
      @chasermalloy7406 13 днів тому +2

      @@DennisMerwood-xk8wp well you can add a few to the list I posted for Clark too. Hulme was a great driver but I'm sure you're not suggesting that he was number one rather than Clark ? His results don't come anywhere close to Clark. You mention things that Hulme did bugger all of anyway. Absolutely ludicrous. His F1 and Canam titles came in vastly superior cars. Denny said plainly himself that he won the F1 title because Jack ran the new Repco engine and had so many failures

  • @stevesgaming7475
    @stevesgaming7475 Місяць тому +9

    Jim Clark was amazing, if you could compare drivers from different eras (which you cannot) he would be head and shoulders above the rest.

  • @Redgolf2
    @Redgolf2 Місяць тому +11

    Clarke and Tazio Nuvolari were the 2 greatest, Tazio won on bikes, in cars and Formula races. Only he, Surtees and Hailwood had such traits and successes

  • @garyfallows1123
    @garyfallows1123 Місяць тому +30

    I don't think he was one of the best, he was THE best, he could race anything and win

    • @kg0173
      @kg0173 29 днів тому

      @@garyfallows1123 Feels like you are talking about AJ Foyt.

    • @stuartbritton4811
      @stuartbritton4811 9 днів тому

      He was talking about Jim Clark. No other driver could touch him. ​@@kg0173

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 8 днів тому

      @@garyfallows1123 But nothing as intense like Hamilton RC cars to Go Karts formula masters Championship to Formula 3000 ford to Formula Renault 2.0 to Formula 2 to F1 Champion in every category with the most impressive C. V in the history of Motorsports

    • @garyfallows1123
      @garyfallows1123 8 днів тому +5

      @@F1Guy-Guy Hamilton may have an impressive record, but he is not anywhere near Jim Clark, Hamilton is a one series weekend racer and he has always had the best equipment, Clark raced in many different classes at the same time, Touring Cars, Sports Cars, F1, F2, Indianapolis, rallying, he also raced and won with equipment that at times was so bad if you sneezed on it, it would fail, as has been shown over the last few seasons by Russell outperforming him, Hamilton can't work with a bad car and get the best from it, and when you have people such as Fangio, Moss, Stewart, Hill and Senna saying he was the best, that says it all

    • @Cybot7
      @Cybot7 2 дні тому +1

      @@F1Guy-GuyClark raced saloon cars on the same day as an F1 race. He won Indy and a whole lot of other stuff. All Lewis has done is race single seaters. Probably the greatest F1 driver of all time but not the greatest driver of all time. Clark was.

  • @jeffdriscoll6096
    @jeffdriscoll6096 26 днів тому +3

    When interviewed Dan Gurney said Jim Clark’s father came up to him at the funeral and told him that Dan was the only driver that Jim feared

    • @mrdunns3338
      @mrdunns3338 6 днів тому

      Correct. I'm fortunate enough to have lived in Duns for close on 40 years, a 10 minute walk from the Museum and I've had a few bits of inside info about private visits when it's normally closed.
      Family holidays got in the way and I missed meeting Senna and Dan Gurney, but I have an extensive collection of books signed by Sir Jackie Stewart, Innes Ireland, Eric Bryce, Roy Salvadori, Eric Dymock, Ian Scott Watson, Sir Stirling Moss, Jenks, Professor Sid Watkins, Murray Walker, Roger Clark, Tony Mason and many others, not forgetting Louise Aitken-Walker who with her husband Graham, still run a local garage business.

  • @johndavey72
    @johndavey72 Місяць тому +13

    Not a good start ! The thumbnail is indeed Dan Gurney ...........

    • @ocorse
      @ocorse Місяць тому

      Thanks! You saved me the trouble of pointing out the error by the clueless individual posting this!

  • @peterobertson1457
    @peterobertson1457 Місяць тому +15

    So why does the thumbnail show Dan Gurney?

    • @stevesgaming7475
      @stevesgaming7475 Місяць тому +4

      I was wondering that too.

    • @richardsracingmad
      @richardsracingmad Місяць тому +2

      @@stevesgaming7475 he knows his stuff, this video must be worth watching😅

  • @pinkharrier47
    @pinkharrier47 Місяць тому +5

    The head picture is Dan Gurney.

  • @Carolinian4372
    @Carolinian4372 29 днів тому +3

    Clark also drove in one NASCAR race at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina. He drove for Holmon & Moody that day. After the race he said he really enjoyed driving the big V-8 stock cars. He also planned to race in NASCAR at other events but he was unfortunately killed just months after the Rockingham race.

  • @LeoWuerde
    @LeoWuerde 14 годин тому +2

    JIM CLARK - By far the greatest driver ever - no doubt. He is and was "The Best of the Best" (Fangio, Senna, Prost, Stewart and countless others about Clark). No other driver in history until today was so superior as Clark - No other driver as so much "Grand Slam" - Pole/Win/Fastest Lap/Leading every lap of the race - like him. And all that from just 72 starts... !
    This man is the Olymp of driving - the Michelangelo of racing - a dynamic art at the highest level. So smooth, so precise, so fast....simply out of this world. One, who won in Spa by 5 minutes (!) in monsoon rain with only one hand at the wheel (!) because of gearbox trouble...One, who takes back a complete lap (!) in Monza and back into the lead... One, who took pole on the original 22,8 km Nürburgring track by 9 (!) seconds and more....One who won Indy by 2 whole (!) laps...For eternity and by lightyears unmatched in the sport. That`s just four examples of his mesmeric unique genius...

  • @mickg7299
    @mickg7299 Місяць тому +3

    Jackie Stewart said “Jim was the master, I was the apprentice.”

  • @danieldravot341
    @danieldravot341 Місяць тому +2

    And the thumbnail photo atop this video is Dan Gurney . . .

  • @AtZero138
    @AtZero138 8 днів тому +1

    31:10
    That's a Broken lower control arm...
    Not a Flat....
    Blame the tyre if you will... It appears full of Air ...
    Cheers from Southern California 🇺🇸..
    Thanks for sharing this with us...
    These Documentaries are absolutely phenomenal to watch..

  • @Dinobaburas.
    @Dinobaburas. 7 днів тому +2

    If Jim were english more programs and Media attention would be bestowed upon him.Shamilton couldn't lace his racing boots.Jim Clark the best ever!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @goodwood-rc4nx
    @goodwood-rc4nx Місяць тому +2

    wonderful documentary the interviews filmed at the peak time where those who knew him were around to talk about him

  • @DrVaticinator
    @DrVaticinator 8 днів тому +1

    1965 what year, and the line up in F1 was amazing. What a list of drivers to beat for the championship.

  • @markk1873
    @markk1873 Місяць тому +2

    Our villages World Champion,without a doubt THE best driver ever.

  • @kayholmes7920
    @kayholmes7920 9 днів тому

    Wonderful documentary. My elder brother was a racing fanatic and we used to race each other with Scalextric cars. We both pretended we were Jim Clark.

  • @maxhofer3223
    @maxhofer3223 5 годин тому

    Big respect for Jim Clark….at least One of the GOATS……!!!

  • @playststeve8789
    @playststeve8789 Місяць тому +2

    Why does the thumbnail show Dan Gurney?

  • @sturmgesutz
    @sturmgesutz 8 днів тому +1

    The best ever, an otherwordly talent the like of which we never saw before or since.

  • @joaom2057
    @joaom2057 29 днів тому +2

    Gurney in the picture. Not Clark

  • @paulstark6818
    @paulstark6818 10 днів тому

    A fabulous doco thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-zx8qq1so7j
    @user-zx8qq1so7j Місяць тому +2

    Seen Jim race in the first Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport in 1967, it was pouring rain how those guys could see was something not human, the roostertails of water coming off those rain tires made the car behind disappear Jim used to come around the corner we were watching from by playing with the throttle his front wheels would have about 4-5 inches of air under the front tires he would back off as soon as they landed he throttled up more air about three or four times every time he went by and like clockwork same thing every time nobody else did that they had to slow and accelerate carefully not Jim on off the throttle air clearance under the front tires three or four times and he was gone, never ever seen that happen again you tell me he couldn't drive, such precision and maximum confidence could only accomplish that by throttling he made the car turn without steering input hitting the throttle to turn the rear while the front had air under them every time he gave it throttle in bursts unbelievable, I never ever forgot that sight of air under both front tires the whole race without spinning off, this guy was not human but second to none..

  • @MauroMeneguzzi-tf2jf
    @MauroMeneguzzi-tf2jf Місяць тому +4

    Tudo antigamente era no preto e branco com às filmagens também isso existia no início da fórmula 1 isso me faz lembrar do nosso grande ídolo Ayrton sena foi um dia mais triste 😢 na época em que o Ayrton sena faleceu 🆗️🚹🇧🇷🙏😢

  • @ivanohalleran7316
    @ivanohalleran7316 Місяць тому +1

    Without a doubt, Jim Clark set records which are unbeaten to this day, which to me demonstrates his amazing ability. He could win driving any kind of racing car. He is in my opinion the greatest ever driver with superb talent to ever sit in a formula one car. Unlike Shumacher, Senna and Verstappen he never had to try and push driver's off the track to win, because he was always so far ahead of his rivals. Senna thought he was the greatest ever too.

    • @andrewganley9016
      @andrewganley9016 Місяць тому +1

      And all he had for driver 'aids' were steering wheel.clutch and gear lever!

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 8 днів тому

      @@ivanohalleran7316 Records What! = Hamilton GOAT

  • @hervereader1920
    @hervereader1920 24 дні тому +1

    A cette époque , il pilotait toutes sortes de voitures , c est ça la classe .

  • @kznsoftball5326
    @kznsoftball5326 29 днів тому

    One if nor the best , pleasure to watch

  • @chris-zl4wm
    @chris-zl4wm 27 днів тому

    Despite living in the cemetery for over 50 years he still has records in his name! in my opinion Ayrton Senna is the greatest driver and Clark is the best, both have different qualities but if they both were on the grid with same cars I'm certain Clark would win.

  • @lilijijskk
    @lilijijskk Місяць тому

    this man was underrated

  • @timbrookes3699
    @timbrookes3699 28 днів тому +1

    With a video ref “ Jin Clark one of the best drivers in the world” why not have the picture of Jim Clark rather than Dan Gurney? Simples!,

  • @SpeedBrazilOficial
    @SpeedBrazilOficial Місяць тому

    THANKS GUYS ❤

  • @sixtocortes1755
    @sixtocortes1755 Місяць тому +2

    GRANDIOSO!

  • @AndreLuiz-pp9ze
    @AndreLuiz-pp9ze 25 днів тому +1

    SENNA, FANGIO E CLAK SÃO OS MELHORES ELES ATINGIRAM NIVEIS INALCANCAVEIS 👑 👑 👑

  • @Cybot7
    @Cybot7 2 дні тому

    Great picture of Dan Gurney on the front photo of this otherwise interesting video.

  • @user-ps3qk3xl2d
    @user-ps3qk3xl2d Місяць тому

    Who is that in the photo? Lol😅

  • @sonicstep
    @sonicstep 11 днів тому

    14:00, 14:50, interesting 🤔

  • @OwenHuges
    @OwenHuges Місяць тому +2

    Best driver ever?

    • @EllDub
      @EllDub Місяць тому +2

      Why's there a question mark

    • @OwenHuges
      @OwenHuges Місяць тому

      @@EllDub Well I suppose there is Fangio, and maybe even Senna. But, you are right, question mark redundant.

    • @EllDub
      @EllDub Місяць тому

      ​@@OwenHugesGood points, Fangio is right up there too, guess it depends where you come from!!

    • @johngeren1053
      @johngeren1053 Місяць тому

      Answer: Neal Cassady

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 8 днів тому +1

      @@OwenHuges Hahaha Hamilton

  • @kg0173
    @kg0173 Місяць тому +1

    All time best F1 drivers:
    Juan Manuel Fangio
    Niki Lauda
    Ayrton Senna
    and only then we can talk about Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Gilles Villeneuve, Alain Prost.
    Jim Clark - one of the best, of course.

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 8 днів тому

      @@kg0173 Lewis Hamilton is GOAT

    • @kg0173
      @kg0173 8 днів тому

      @@F1Guy-Guy not even close, all his wins don't mean a lot. He looks like a loser, a nobody. Just a nobody, which is not bad.

    • @kg0173
      @kg0173 8 днів тому

      @@F1Guy-Guy worse than Schumacher.

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 7 днів тому

      @@kg0173 Mick Ralf Schumacher

  • @11secghia
    @11secghia Місяць тому +4

    An acual documentary that does'nt bash the USA?? WOW!

    • @11secghia
      @11secghia Місяць тому +1

      Why not more "somewhere on earth" or stuff like this??

    • @jimmycanter6185
      @jimmycanter6185 Місяць тому

      Amen to that

    • @williamheuter8454
      @williamheuter8454 Місяць тому +1

      Poor baby

    • @pauldefazio3480
      @pauldefazio3480 Місяць тому

      When you attack your own capital and trash it, other countries notice. Common sense.Now let's get back to racing

    • @OwenHuges
      @OwenHuges Місяць тому

      @@11secghia wow, thin skins you yanks!

  • @rickden8362
    @rickden8362 Місяць тому +2

    Clark could have won the '63 Indy 500 if Lotus had just run the Ford engine as they received it with the Hilborn fuel injection. But the lazy-ass lotus mechanics, too confused to pick up a phone and call Ford for info on the Hilborn system replaced it with Weber carbs-inmates running the asylum. If Lotus had bothered to take the 45 min to learn how to use the Hilborn with it's extra hp, Clark would have lap lead instead of being half a lap down at the end of the race.
    '64 again, Lotus snatch's defeat from the jaws of victory when Chapman makes the crazy tire decision.
    In '65, Lotus manages to get out of it's own way, with a Hilborn injected Ford motor and Firestone tires, Clark does what he could have done the last 2 years, win the Indy 500.

    • @DennisMerwood-xk8wp
      @DennisMerwood-xk8wp Місяць тому +2

      What a lot of nonsense! The 63' pushrod Ford V8's NEVER had Hilborn injection.
      And of course it was not the carburation that limited the engines power.
      It's that these stock engines were too fragile to survive the revs needed to make your mythical extra horsepower.

    • @rickden8362
      @rickden8362 Місяць тому

      @@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Not what I read. The motor as received by Lotus from Ford had Hilborn FI. Very likely that Ford with it's resources made the addition.

    • @DennisMerwood-xk8wp
      @DennisMerwood-xk8wp Місяць тому +1

      @@rickden8362 Where did you read this?

    • @rickden8362
      @rickden8362 Місяць тому

      @@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Ultimatecar site under Lotus 29 car page.

    • @kg0173
      @kg0173 Місяць тому

      Lotus when they came to US was outperforming, they would have won regardless of the driver. A good one, but that didn't make Jim Clark any better.

  • @sourcetext
    @sourcetext 11 днів тому +1

    Elvis and james Dean were faster, and the picture up front is of Dan Gurney

  • @spybaz
    @spybaz Місяць тому +2

    "Jim Clark, One of the Best Drivers in the World" - eh, he's not any sort of driver in the world? He's dead.

    • @dryfesands1367
      @dryfesands1367 Місяць тому +2

      And yet he's going to be remembered long after you shuffle off this mortal coil having achieved two tenths of **** all.

    • @spybaz
      @spybaz Місяць тому

      @@dryfesands1367 lol. Entirely missing the point. I wasn't criticizing the driver but the title of the video. Also, you don't know me. How many albums have you released internationally?

    • @dryfesands1367
      @dryfesands1367 Місяць тому +2

      @@spybaz none. But given I'm not a fat auld guy warbling my way through a mediocre cover of "Wish You Were Here" I seem to lack the natural arrogance needed to inflict that crap on other people. The internet has a lot to answer for doesn't it? Perpetuating and stoking political division, echo chambering and destroying debate . . . And making you think self publishing that abomination makes you worth hearing. Terrible.

    • @spybaz
      @spybaz Місяць тому

      @@dryfesands1367 Haha! Bitter much? That vid was for a friend, not a formal release. You just want to be an asshole, I see. Enjoy your miserable existence.

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 8 днів тому

      @@spybaz he was so good he crashed and died

  • @CXLDBAND
    @CXLDBAND Місяць тому +4

    😂😂😂There is no need to bash the USA...you are doing a good job of making fools of yourselfs

  • @F1Guy-Guy
    @F1Guy-Guy 10 днів тому +1

    Hamilton is much much better

    • @RADThird1
      @RADThird1 9 днів тому +2

      I don't think Ham would agree with you. He's been asked and he said Jim was better.

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 8 днів тому

      @@RADThird1 Senna was better than CARK but then Hamilton is better than all of the past and present drivers put together hence why Lewis is the GOAT

    • @michaelcarroll7621
      @michaelcarroll7621 6 днів тому +1

      At what? Whining?

    • @dryfesands1367
      @dryfesands1367 5 днів тому +2

      @@F1Guy-Guy you don't know much about Motorsport do you?
      Hamilton has an inferior win ratio to Clark, despite benefiting from driver aids, pit wall support, much much more reliable machinery and racing on circuits that allow for errors.
      Drive to Survive fan huh?

    • @F1Guy-Guy
      @F1Guy-Guy 5 днів тому +1

      @@dryfesands1367 And Hamilton is the best driver in Formula 1 history and is the GOAT while Jimbo Crashed his Lotus which he had an advantage due to Colin Chatman's lightweight design was also his downfall as it made Jim crash on German soil not long after WW2 HOW bloody embarrassing for the brit 🤣

  •  Місяць тому +2

    never heard of him

    • @edteach3r
      @edteach3r Місяць тому +2

      Count yourself lucky that you now have heard of him. He was F1 divinity.

    • @dryfesands1367
      @dryfesands1367 Місяць тому +4

      This says vastly more about you than anything else.

    •  Місяць тому

      @@dryfesands1367 did he ever hear of me? is a better way to say it. shoot, I won as many NASCAR races as Danica and i don't even race.

    • @dryfesands1367
      @dryfesands1367 Місяць тому

      Given that he's been dead since 1968 it's unlikely isn't it?
      And even if he wasn't, given he's a multiple World Champion, Indy 500 winner, multiple Tasman Champion, BTCC Champion, Sports Car and Rally ace who is still considered by many to be the greatest racing driver who drew breath . . . whilst you're (and let's be fair to you here) . . . an utter ****, I doubt you'd make his notice.
      He still would be polite enough though not to comment "Never heard of him" on a Documentary about you though. Because only ****s do that. (That is assuming they ever made one about you . . . I can only assume it would have to be on the subject of sexual inadequacy or poor genital hygiene, your only realistic shots at making headlines).

    • @dryfesands1367
      @dryfesands1367 Місяць тому

      Well, given he's a multiple World and Tasman Champion, a Rally, Sports Car and Saloon Car ace, and an Indy 500 winner, still touted by many as the greatest driver who ever lived, and left us in 1968 . . . whilst you (and let's be fair to you here) are an utter *** . . . it's doubtful innit?
      However had he still been with us, and someone had actually taken the time to make a UA-cam Documentary about you (perhaps on the topic of enormous inadequacy in bed?), I bet he wouldn't have taken the time to comment "Never Head Of Him" because that's the sort of thing only ***'s do isn't it?