Colin Chapman Millionaire Team Lotus Mechanics Reminisce

[@Toby_the_Glen]

I feel they were being a little harsh with Graham, he was a mechanic before he was a racing driver. He had spent a lot of years working on racing cars both at Lotus and his own projects. His background was engineering/mechanical so he would be super fussy about his car preparation, goes without saying? Secondly, if I was driving a bath tub full of fuel at nearly 200mph i'd be super fussy about preparation too!

[@richardstewart5354]

With out these men , history wouldn't be what it is ..cars don't fix themselves ,..should be Commendation medal for service to motor sport

[@speedfinder1]

A nice gentle wander down memory lane for the team guys.

[@chrisfleming5109]

I think Jim Clark would have stopped Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart from winning their titles if he had survived and carried on racing.

[@LeoWuerde]

No doubt.

[@Toby_the_Glen]

Possibly, although Clark was the best in a Lotus

[@LeoWuerde]

Bob Dance on the right - Dave Sims in the middle ? - Chief machanic Jim Endruweit, on the left. He was with Dave Sims at grey, rainy and cold Hockenheim, on 7th April 1968, when this man died: JIM CLARK - By far the greatest driver ever - no doubt. He is and was "The Best of the Best" (Fangio, Senna, Prost, Stewart and countless others about Clark). No other driver in history until today was so superior as Clark - No other driver as so much "Grand Slam" - Pole/Win/Fastest Lap/Leading every lap of the race - like him. And all that from just 72 starts... ! This man is the Olymp of driving - the Michelangelo of racing - a dynamic art at the highest level. So smooth, so precise, so fast....simply out of this world. One, who won in Spa by 5 minutes (!) in monsoon rain with only one hand at the wheel (!) because of gearbox trouble...One, who takes back a complete lap (!) in Monza and back into the lead... One, who took pole on the original 22,8 km Nürburgring track by 9 (!) seconds and more....One who won Indy by 2 whole (!) laps...For eternity and by lightyears unmatched in the sport. That`s just four examples of his mesmeric unique genius...

[@_Ben4810]

The mechanic in the middle is Bob Sparshott, who after his Team Lotus stint later formed BS Fabrications & BS Automotive.

[@iancarr8682]

Chief Mechanic - Jim Endruweit?

[@_Ben4810]

Yep.

[@juliataylor2623]

Beautiful history, nothing like today these guys were true pioneers.

[@GunvaldRacing]

Four Legends!