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Lotus Europa Forums => Off Topic Subjects => Topic started by: BDA on Sunday,April 01, 2018, 06:06:51 PM
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I read this story in the Lotus Ltd. magazine, Lotus ReMarque. I thought it said a lot about everyone involved. It came from a feature about Lotus mentions in magazines. This one came from the March issue of Vintage Racecar which had an article about Dan Gurney. In the article, they recount interviews with Gurney.
When asked about Jim Clark, Gurney responded: "The best compliment I ever had came from Jimmy's father. I was at the funeral and we were filing out of the church after the funeral. Jimmy's father put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Are you Dan Gurney?" I said I was. He said, "Step in here, please," and he motioned to a door off the corridor. When we were inside, he said to me, "Look, you're the only driver Jimmy ever feared." I replied, "Mr. Clark, Jimmy never feared anything." He replied, "Yes, he did. He feared you on the track." I broke down and Jimmy's sister had to console me.