JIM CLARK in the Swiss mountains

roger saretzki · 19 Feb 2006, 19:16 (Ref:1526384)

jim clark did a few races (hillclimbs) in the swiss mountains.for examp.
1965 st.ursanne--les rangiers
ollon --- villars
who has got any infos , fotos????????????

regards , roger

**John Turner** · 19 Feb 2006, 19:41 (Ref:1526400)

Roger, what is the source of this information? I have never heard about this before, and I can find no references to it.

huwon9 · 19 Feb 2006, 21:03 (Ref:1526453)

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Turner

Roger, what is the source of this information? I have never heard about this before, and I can find no references to it.

Theme Lotus 1956 - 1986 from Chapman to Ducarouge; Doug Nye; MRP, 1978

Chapter: Lotus 38, p84
"Later that summer Team took one 38 on a European exhibition tour, and Clark drove it in a Swiss hill-climb at Ste Ursanne-Les Rangiers -- in the wet. Fitted with symmetrical suspension and a five-speed ZF gear box the car made six climbs, the quickest being 3.6 seconds slower than Siffert's FTD in Rob Walker's F1 Brabham-BRM."

**John Turner** · 19 Feb 2006, 22:22 (Ref:1526540)

Welcome to 10-Tenths, huwon9, and many thanks; that's absolutely a new one on me! Sounds like it was just the one-off, although Roger, suggests there may have been others. Were there?

huwon9 · 20 Feb 2006, 00:14 (Ref:1526606)

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Turner

Welcome to 10-Tenths, huwon9, and many thanks; that's absolutely a new one on me! Sounds like it was just the one-off, although Roger, suggests there may have been others. Were there?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sports...56/print.shtml
October 5th 1957 was the first time Clark's tasted victory inside a motorcar, winning the Border Motor Racing Club Trophy at Charterhall. The Rest-and-be-Thankful Hillclimb was next, which he took in his own automobile, a Triumph TR-3.

huwon9 · 20 Feb 2006, 00:29 (Ref:1526615)

http://eis.net.au/~bramwell/pref1.htm
(photo of Jim Clark in the TR-3)
His first big win came on October 5, 1957 in a friend's Porsche 1600 Super (Jim later bought it), taking the Border Motor Racing Club Trophy at Charterhall. He had graduated to a Triumph TR-3 for personal transport, using the car to win the Rest-and-be-Thankful Hillclimb in 1957.

huwon9 · 20 Feb 2006, 00:36 (Ref:1526617)

http://www.formula2.net/F365_E80.htm
Course de Côte Int. St Ursanne - Les Rangiers 1965
St Ursanne - Les Rangiers, Switzerland

Overall results
9 - Jim Clark, GB - Team Lotus - Lotus 38 - Ford (4.2) (Indy-car) - Class: FL - Time: 5'20.8" - Demo run

Ted Walker · 20 Feb 2006, 08:44 (Ref:1526749)

Roger. If you visit my stand(ferret fotographics) this coming weekend at Stoneleigh I will show you shome Jim Clark hill climb photos.

**John Turner** · 20 Feb 2006, 09:37 (Ref:1526793)

Quote:

Originally Posted by huwon9

http://eis.net.au/~bramwell/pref1.htm
(photo of Jim Clark in the TR-3)
His first big win came on October 5, 1957 in a friend's Porsche 1600 Super (Jim later bought it), taking the Border Motor Racing Club Trophy at Charterhall. He had graduated to a Triumph TR-3 for personal transport, using the car to win the Rest-and-be-Thankful Hillclimb in 1957.

Thanks, the early part of his career, I was (fairly!) familiar with. What was new to me was the hillclimbing in Switzerland in 65. Roger mentions 'hillclimbs' in the plural, but, so far, we seem to be discussing one event.

Incidentally, noting Ted's presence at Stoneleigh next week, I feel it appropriate to draw attention to tjhe fact that his company 'Ferret Fotographic' is the feature in the Automobilia section of the March edition of Octane. Check it out; one of the facts that you will learn is that he has 7 million motorsport pictures, all available for purchase! (Ted, hope you got my PM at end of Jan.)

roger saretzki · 20 Feb 2006, 19:39 (Ref:1527273)

hi huwon
from the 1965 st.ursanne -- les rangiers i know for sure , because i have
a few photos showing jim behind the steeringwheel of the elan from a friend of mine . he was waiting at the airport for jim and colin . so jim dont wanted
the taxi , he drove with colin and edy(the friend of mine) to the track , in edy`s elan .

he raced as well in ollon - villars . in the next few weeks i get some photos from the person jim and the crew lived at the weekend.
i am not sure yet which year it was.

Michael Oliver · 27 Feb 2006, 23:03 (Ref:1532806)

Pic here of Clark at Ollon-Villars:

http://www.ollon-villars.com/english.html#B

Must have been a handful...

Heebeegeetee · 6 Mar 2006, 20:15 (Ref:1537505)

It has to be said, those continental hillclimbs are the dogs doo-dahs, aren't they?

I know we all love Shelsley and Prescott etc, but by gum they're a bit mickey in comparison.

Steve Wilkinson · 6 Mar 2006, 23:12 (Ref:1537620)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heebeegeetee

It has to be said, those continental hillclimbs are the dogs doo-dahs, aren't they?

I know we all love Shelsley and Prescott etc, but by gum they're a bit mickey in comparison.

Get yourself to Doune if you haven't already been. It is the most wonderful venue for Hillclimbing in Britain.

superhen · 24 Jun 2011, 20:30 (Ref:2905465)

I am from switzerland and like Motorsporthistory.
Please visit following internetadress:
http://www.hockenheim-historic.de/in...grammheft-2009

Programmheft 2011 10.3 MB
There you can see several photos the Team Chapman-Clark
in 1965.There is also a very interessting Story Jimmy
could only run demonstrations laps.

Greatings from Switzerland
superhen

PS: If you have questions dont hesitate to contact me.
( Sorry I am not a english professor.)

**John Turner** · 25 Jun 2011, 07:50 (Ref:2905608)

Welcome superhen.

superhen · 25 Jun 2011, 20:00 (Ref:2905961)

Hallo Mr. Turner

I hope you like it ; there is a interview in the
TSR (Television Suisse Romand ) Archiv.

http://archives.tsr.ch/player/siffert-clark

The Interview was made 23.August 1965 during the
Saint-Ursanne Les Rangiers Hillclimb Race.
Jim Clark was not really happy because the car had:
to much power in the low gear`s.

Also you can see " our Joseph Siffert " and Joakim Bonnier.
Both Driver`s are also death.

Greatings from Switzerland
superhen

Andrew Kitson · 29 Jun 2011, 19:34 (Ref:2908200)

When Jimmy did the Swiss hillclimb in the Indy 38, it was shaken down at Silverstone (after conversion to symmetrical suspension) by Jack Sears. One of the sister cars to the Ford owned victorious 38, which only returned to the UK for restoration 2 years ago. Jack told me it was by far the fastest car he ever drove, despite only doing 5 laps. Shortly afterwards his career was over, having jumped into the type 40, which nearly killed him with his big shunt at Abbey.

superhen · 30 Jun 2011, 19:52 (Ref:2908859)

Hallo Jim Clark Fans,

I found some other nice Photos of Jimmy in Ollon at the
Start of the Hillclimb.
http://www.smallcar.ch/282201/282301.html

Jim Clark stayed also many times in Switzerland as example for an interwiev for the very first
powerslide-magazin founded in Zürich.

Greatings
superhen

superhen · 3 Jul 2011, 16:22 (Ref:2917511)

Hallo Jim Clark Fans

There is another nice french internet adress:

http://www.autodiva.fr/forum/viewtop...sd=a&start=160

A lot of very nice pictures ( 2 from Ollon-Villars 1965 ).

The Pic with the Lotus Cortina in Cortina d'Ampezzo is
from the Italian Mountain.

Greatings
superhen

superhen · 4 Oct 2011, 08:16 (Ref:2965357)

Hallo Jim Clark Fans

The Foto in the attachement is from the Book :
Scuderia Filipinetti ( Ed Heuvik ).
In my opinion it was a purley presentation with demonstrations laps for Ford.
With this Foto we should know the reason of the Lotus-Ford visit in
Switzerland.
Mr. Georges Filipinetti was involved in that deal.

Greatings superhen

superhen · 21 Jul 2012, 09:00 (Ref:3109392)

Hallo Jim Clark Fans
I got the 12 very first powerslide magazine.
There is also an article from Jim Clark about his engagement
for the swiss motorracing.
Greatings superhen

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