Jim Clark is the quiet champion. In the 1960s Formula One was not regularly televised and frankly there is a dearth of footage of this two time world champion and Indy 500 winner.
Jim Clark grew up in a farming community in the Borders town but had a need for speed and started racing locally before teaming up with Colin Chapman and the Lotus team.
Jim Clark died in a race in Germany in 1968 but was regarded one of the best natural racers of his generation (driving in all kinds of race competitions and not just F1) but is little known outside of racing enthusiasts. You get a better idea here why he gained respect from fans and professionals as a racer in the days when mechanical reliability is not something a driver could count on.
This documentary talks to family members, friends and rivals. Clark had a good rapport with fellow Scot racer Jackie Stewart who were friends off the track and its clear Stewart has great respect for him. However this documentary made almost 40 years after death did seem to struggle rounding up people to talk about this racing legend. Sadly many others who knew Jim Clark have also passed on and this documentary suffered because of it.