Jim Clark: Racing Hero / Rennfahrerlegende [Hardcover] Gauld, Graham and Ahrens, Kurt [Hardcover] Gauld, Graham and Ahrens, Kurt [Hardcover] Gauld, Graham and Ahrens, Kurt : Racing Hero / Rennfahrerlegende

Graham Gauld

ISBN 10: 3927458759 / ISBN 13: 9783927458758

Published by Mcklein Publishing, 2014

About this Item

Neu Neuware, auf Lager - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jim Clark: Racing Hero / Rennfahrerlegende [Hardcover] Gauld, Graham and Ahrens, Kurt [Hardcover] Gauld, Graham and Ahrens, Kurt [Hardcover] Gauld, Graham and Ahrens, Kurt : Racing Hero / Rennfahrerlegende
• Publisher: Mcklein Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3927458759
• ISBN 13: 9783927458758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 3854 grams

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Synopsis

Though it is 50 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.

Review

"The entire book is beautifully produced in every way with many of the images and reminiscences on its pages, those that only someone close to Clark would have or know." (Helen V. Hutchings speedreaders.info 2019-06-13)