Jim Clark and his Most Successful Lotus: The twin biographies of a legendary racing driver and his 1963 World Championship winning Lotus 25 R4 [Hardcover]

Eoin Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2004

This compelling book marries together a study of a great period in the life of Jim Clark with the history of a great British marque, featuring in particular the famous Lotus 25, from its golden 1963 World Championship-winning year, through subsequent owners and crashes until the remains are discovered and the gallant old charger is restored to its original specification.

Editorial Reviews

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'as ever, Young has opened his treasure chest of anecdotes, adding colour to the characters' Motor Sport 'wonderfully detailed' Daily Express 'A very moving story, very well told' Classic & Sports Car

About the Author

Eoin Young is a New Zealander who left his job to join Bruce McLaren and help set up his racing team. He arrived in the UK in 1961 as a freelance journalist, covered the Formula Junior season with Denny Hulme. He joined McLaren in 1962, as founding director of the team. Established Motormedia in 1976, wrote a weekly diary in \u201cAutocar\u0022 from 1967 until 1998, and also covered the CanAm, Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1 racing series. In 1979 he became a dealer in rare motoring and motor racing books and ephemera. Eoin has written 2 autobiographical books: It Beats Working (1996) and It Still Beats Working (2003). He writes regular columns for Cars for the Connoisseur, Pitpass.com and others. After more than three decades based in the UK he has now returned to his native New Zealand.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing; First Edition edition (October 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844250296
• ISBN-13: 978-1844250295
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #51 in Books > History > Europe > Scotland
  • #96 in Books > Professional & Technical > Automotive > History

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile read for fans of Clark and Lotus, May 30, 2008

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Jerry Harding (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jim Clark and his Most Successful Lotus: The twin biographies of a legendary racing driver and his 1963 World Championship winning Lotus 25 R4 (Hardcover)

All in all, this is a good book. The title and subtitle seem to indicate Clark and Lotus 25 chassis R4 get equal billing, but that isn't really the case. The biography of Clark is more of an overview - and the author realizes this. In his introduction he states there are other books about Jim Clark, but that this book "is especially different in that it is the story of one car with the characters and amazing events woven around it."

It does this very well. The history of this particular chassis is well documented after Clark's World Championship winning season of 1963 to over thirty years later when it was restored back to 1963 specs. The book is not an engineering overview of the Lotus 25; you will be disappointed if that's what you are looking for. However, if you want to read a great story about a man and a car, then Eoin Young tells a great tale about the great Jim Clark and the amazing Lotus 25.