1965 Lotus 30

I took this photo of Jim Clark in his Lotus 30 on the approach to Lodge Corner in the early stages of the RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Oulton Park in May 1965.

The race was scheduled to be run in two parts, each part lasting for 2 hours with the winner decided by the aggregate of the two parts. The Lotus 30 was Colin Chapman's first attempt to build a larger displacement car and usually had a 4.7 litre Ford V8 engine, though the programme of this event gives the capacity as 5.3 litres. Jim Clark finished the first part in a lowly 16th place and retired just over halfway through the second part with transmission problems.