Inside Motorsports Vol. 1 2018/Q1 - Part I | Page 7

Anot her l egend t aken
I n 1968, t he Legend of t he er a, Ji m Cl ar k
di es on an F2 r ace. hel d on t he ol d
Hockenhei mr i ng. Lot us Chi ef Desi gner
Col i n Chapman br eaks down when he hear s
t he news. The cause of deat h i s br oken neck
and br oken skul l . Ji m Cl ar k's Lot us 48 f el l
i nt o t he wood and got badl y damaged.
Despi t e al l t he moder ni zat i on, hi s hel met
wasn't pr epar ed f or an i mpact l i ke t hat .
Al so, t he t r ack had r eal l y poor saf et y
mechani sm even compar ed t o t he 80's...Li f e
i s cr uel : or i gi nal l y
Cl ar k
woul d
par t i ci pat e at t he BOAC 1000KM spor t s car
r ace, but t he cont r act wi t h one of hi s
sponsor s (Fi r est one) made hi m t o ent er t he
F2 r ace i nst ead...