Jim Clark Trophy Room

It replaces the diminutive jim clark room essentially a trophy room that first opened a year after clark s passing in a formula 2 race at hockenheim in 1968.

Jim clark trophy room. Hours address jim clark motorsport museum reviews. Awarded to drivers of cars equipped with naturally aspirated engines. 2 1 2 ret ret 1 ret 1 2 ret 1 3 2 3 2 ret 74. The new museum incorporates the.

The room was filled to the rafters with trophies and ben smith one of the three jim clark trust trustees admits that only a few were ever on display. At the heart of the old museum and now at the centre of the modern jim clark motorsport museum is over 100 trophies gifted by jim s parents james and helen. All reviews motor racing fitting tribute his life great tribute well worth a visit on display world champion trophy room certain age packed full small space visitor experience great insight all ages local lad staff were very friendly. Since its opening in 1969 the memorial room has welcomed over 300 000 visitors.

It is managed and staffed by scottish borders council. Having spoken to jeff taylor and knowing that gauld will be involved i have few doubts that the remodelling will be done in the sort of manner of which jim clark a man to whom. The jim clark trophy was introduced in the 1987 formula one season for drivers of cars with naturally aspirated engines but was discontinued after turbo charged engines were restricted in 1988 and dropped for 1989. The latter point is what has most worried so many readers.

The jim clark trophy collection features over 130 trophies medals cups and items of memorabilia. The new museum incorporates the site of its predecessor but at 270sqm in total has around five times the floor space. The jim clark memorial trophy room needs to be more informative but changes must be done with discretion. The 1 6 million museum extension will rectify that.

2 1 ret ret ret ret 3 ret 2. The collection ranges from 1956 s local club racing successes with berwick district motor club and border reivers to globe spanning seasons driving saloons sports cars single seater in formula 1 formula 2 and everything in between across. Pos driver bra smr bel mon det fra gbr ger hun aut ita por esp mex jpn aus points 1 jonathan palmer. A small museum which is known as the jim clark room can be found in duns.

The original jim clark memorial room opened in 1969 and has welcomed over 300 000 visitors to the historic market town of duns in the scottish border to celebrate the life of jim clark. It had welcomed more than 300 000 visitors including ayrton senna before the decision was made six years ago to expand the site. Jim clark motorsport museum duns.