Great film of the race! Racing in the 1960s was the best.
Jimmy Clark, in my opinion, was the greatest race driver ever.
What I forgot about this race was how long the pit stops were...30 to 40 seconds! And there were still 4 offenhauser roadsters in the field. I believe this was their farewell race at Indy.
I saw Jimmy in person twice, in 1965 and 1966. What struck me most was how small he seemed, and I was just a kid then myself. From what I knew of his accomplishments, I guess I was expecting a giant.
A great film of the 1965 race. It's been 45 years, but you can really tell how long ago it was by the fact that Mario Andretti was a rookie. It's interesting to see how close the spectators are to the track. It wasn't until 1974, after the horrific accident on the opening lap of 1973's race, that the spectators were moved further back.
Great footage of the 500. For F1 many talk about who is the best. They always seem to focus on Senna or Schumacher, ignoring great champions like Jimmy Clarke, who was the most naturally gifted out of the two. Clarke’s ability to produce incredible speed lap after lap in the days when if you came off the track you were dead was brilliant. This showed at the legendary 500 when he had two laps on everyone averaging 150 mph. Thanks for the upload.
That's because most people only know of Senna and Schumacher, and are unaware of Clark, Fangio, Stewart and others.
When it comes to races won to races contested, Clark has a higher percentage than both Schumacher and Senna, and then one must remember Senna retired from a lot of races when he was in an easy lead. In a reliable car he'd win almost every race.
In 1966 Clark drove a 2litre Lotus Climax and led the race against Brabham in a 3litre Brabham Repco (won both titles). Sadly..
Zandvoort 1966. Jack Brabham was already a 2-time champion and he went on to win the 1966 in an easy way having the best car that season, the Brabham-Repco. In Zandvoort Jim Clark overtook Jack Brabham on lap 26 and led the next 49 laps and looked set for a win with a 2 litre car against 3 litre opposition (Brabham, Ferrari, Cooper and McLaren) until some malfunction made him drop back and end up 3rd
For all those who didn't know Jim Clark's tremendous speed and skill.Senna admired him
Forget Hell!, A hundred years will pass and Jimmy Clark will still be considered one of the greatest natural "racers" in the history of motor-sports. F1 championships, Victory at Indy, and almost won in '65 as rookie, raced everything from rally cars to Nascar. Jim Clark will never be forgotten by anyone who loves racing or dreams of being a race car driver.
Most dominating win in Indy history.
Jim Clark, the best of all time.
piasite 7 months ago
is that George Bush at 0:12 lol
cnaptakmockba 9 months ago
Great video, Jimmy was one of a kind, the greatest ever!
ThousandsoundsUK 9 months ago
Today is not possible a F1 driver run in a Indy race in same time. Things of contracts...
GKOBE 10 months ago
Hell yea! Wood Brothers NASCAR pit crew contributed to winning here. :-)
waterfordjim 1 year ago
Great film of the race! Racing in the 1960s was the best.
Jimmy Clark, in my opinion, was the greatest race driver ever.
What I forgot about this race was how long the pit stops were...30 to 40 seconds! And there were still 4 offenhauser roadsters in the field. I believe this was their farewell race at Indy.
Steve915 1 year ago
I saw Jimmy in person twice, in 1965 and 1966. What struck me most was how small he seemed, and I was just a kid then myself. From what I knew of his accomplishments, I guess I was expecting a giant.
MrMogwa 1 year ago 2
@MrMogwa some of the best things come in small packages
kers80bhp 1 year ago
Gret video, thanks for uploading.
JohnTheHater 1 year ago
A great film of the 1965 race. It's been 45 years, but you can really tell how long ago it was by the fact that Mario Andretti was a rookie. It's interesting to see how close the spectators are to the track. It wasn't until 1974, after the horrific accident on the opening lap of 1973's race, that the spectators were moved further back.
ftsjr 1 year ago
The most interesting video of the Indy 500 that I saw on youtube. Congratulations!
jollybossvf84 1 year ago
Great footage of the 500. For F1 many talk about who is the best. They always seem to focus on Senna or Schumacher, ignoring great champions like Jimmy Clarke, who was the most naturally gifted out of the two. Clarke’s ability to produce incredible speed lap after lap in the days when if you came off the track you were dead was brilliant. This showed at the legendary 500 when he had two laps on everyone averaging 150 mph. Thanks for the upload.
b25364 1 year ago
@b25364
That's because most people only know of Senna and Schumacher, and are unaware of Clark, Fangio, Stewart and others.
When it comes to races won to races contested, Clark has a higher percentage than both Schumacher and Senna, and then one must remember Senna retired from a lot of races when he was in an easy lead. In a reliable car he'd win almost every race.
In 1966 Clark drove a 2litre Lotus Climax and led the race against Brabham in a 3litre Brabham Repco (won both titles). Sadly..
McLarenMercedes 10 months ago
@McLarenMercedes
"....and led the race against Brabham in a 3litre Brabham Repco...."
Which race are you talking about??
hcrun 9 months ago
@hcrun
Zandvoort 1966. Jack Brabham was already a 2-time champion and he went on to win the 1966 in an easy way having the best car that season, the Brabham-Repco. In Zandvoort Jim Clark overtook Jack Brabham on lap 26 and led the next 49 laps and looked set for a win with a 2 litre car against 3 litre opposition (Brabham, Ferrari, Cooper and McLaren) until some malfunction made him drop back and end up 3rd
For all those who didn't know Jim Clark's tremendous speed and skill.Senna admired him
McLarenMercedes 9 months ago
Forget Hell!, A hundred years will pass and Jimmy Clark will still be considered one of the greatest natural "racers" in the history of motor-sports. F1 championships, Victory at Indy, and almost won in '65 as rookie, raced everything from rally cars to Nascar. Jim Clark will never be forgotten by anyone who loves racing or dreams of being a race car driver.
TheDuckHowie 1 year ago
he FLEW... he won by 2 clear laps...
ougal84 1 year ago
Everyone forgets about Jim Clark. He was a natural behind the wheel.
Crisgo3d 1 year ago
Thanks!!
DiamZz 1 year ago
thanks
sanahatter 2 years ago