Jim Clark Rally

Scottish National Speed Champion in 1958 and 1959
Winner of 7 Grand Prix for Lotus Cars by 1963
Twice World Champion (1963 & 1965)

Although born in Fife, Jim Clark lived on a farm near Duns, Scottish Borders, from the age of six. A true local hero, Jim Clark grew up on a farm near Duns (Scottish Borders) and is buried in Chirnside Parish Church.

In 1959, for the second year running, he became the Scottish National Speed Champion and by 1963 had won seven Grand Prix for Lotus Cars. Twice world champion racing driver (1963 and 1965), he won seven Grand prix races in a row, twenty-five in all. In 1965, he became the first non-American since 1916 to win the Indianapolis 500. Clark was inducted as one of the first members of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

The Jim Clark Rally was first held in 1970, organised by many of his friends, including those of the Berwick & District Motor Club of which he was president.

Quickly established as a round of the Scottish Rally Championship, it became Britain's first rally stage held on closed public roads (under special Parliamentary Order). In 1999, the Rally became a round of the British Rally Championships and since 2003, the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

Now one of the biggest motor sport events in the UK, the Jim Clark Rally is a fitting celebration of a local hero and motor racing legend.

2005 Event Information or visit Jim Clark Rally Official Website

Visit the Jim Clark Room, Duns.

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