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The Lotus 38 was the first rear-engined car to win the Indianapolis 500, in 1965, driven by Jim Clark. It was run by Lotus at Indianapolis from 1965 to 1967; a total of 8 were built, most for use by Lotus, but several were sold for use by other drivers, including A. J. Foyt and Mario Andretti .
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. In what Jones termed "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
The 49th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 31, 1965.. The five-year-old "British Invasion" of Indy racing by rear engine cars (actually mid engine), which preceded the 1964 British Invasion by the Beatles, finally broke through as Team Lotus, Jim Clark and Colin Chapman triumphed in dominating fashion with the ...
The Lotus team of Jim Clark and Dan Gurney were now running 2nd and 4th, respectively, and the question remained if they would both be able to go the distance without another pit stop to change tires. When the green came back out, Jim Clark began steadily closing the gap behind Parnelli Jones.
Jim Clark and Team Lotus had finished second at the 1963 Indianapolis 500 after a controversy surrounding the lack of a black flag for winner Parnelli Jones, whose car was leaking oil. Colin Chapman and Team Lotus decided to return to Champ Car competition at Milwaukee and Trenton later in the year. The rear-engined Lotuses dominated practice ...
The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. ... Jim Clark won on the car's debut, in 1967, ...
Lotus: Ford: F: 162.372 161 Crash T4 13 21 8 Roger McCluskey: Eagle: Ford: G: 159.271 129 Oil Leak 14 4 98 Parnelli Jones W Shrike Offenhauser: F: 162.484 87 Wheel Bearing 15 13 26 Rodger Ward W Lola: Offenhauser: F: 159.468 74 Handling 16 25 77 Carl Williams R Gerhardt Ford: F: 159.645 38 Valve 17 22 56 Jim Hurtubise: Gerhardt Offenhauser: G ...
Lotus 34 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in 2022.. The Lotus 34 is an open-wheel race car built by Team Lotus for the 1964 Indianapolis 500.Driven by Jim Clark, who qualified on pole, and Dan Gurney, tyre failure led to Clark retiring and Gurney being withdrawn.