A further addition to Haynes’ Photographic Portraits range — which also includes books on Gilles Villeneuve and Nigel Mansell — this new book covers the career of what many still consider to be the greatest ever racing driver; Jim Clark.
This beautifully produced book covers all of Clark’s racing career — from his early escapades in sports cars, through to his crowd-pleasing antics in the Lotus-Cortina and right up to his final days with Team Lotus. The photographs, as you would expect from the title, make up the core of the book, all of them sourced from LAT’s huge motor sport image library. Quentin Spurring adds in some cogent captions while the ex Australian flag marshal and current editor of F1 Racing magazine includes his own personal memories of Clark. There are even a few NZ images — such as the one taken in Christchurch, which shows Clark in the newly unveiled, Gold Leaf-liveried Lotus 49.

Jim Clark: A Photographic Portrait by Quentin Spurring/Peter Windsor and LAT
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Review by James Black