September 26, 2006
Jim Clark
I have a portfolio of fine B&W photography of racing that I picked up at Sears Point Raceway in Northern California many years ago. Recently, I started framing them and I brought one into work.
I didn't know who the driver was until I Googled the name of the photographer, Jesse Alexander. This particular photo was taken in 1962, at the very beginning of the Scot's GP racing career. Sadly, I don't know where it was taken. As it was related to me when I purchased it, he had just won a race and a close friend had been killed in the same race.
I have come across a reference to Wolfgang von Trips being killed in a collision with Jim that also caused the death of 14 spectators but that event took place during the 1961 GP season.
Nonetheless, it remains a timeless photo. Some have called Jim Clark the greatest driver who ever lived.
Posted by artandscience at September 26, 2006 06:12 PM