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Ultra rare race ticket to the Hockenheim, West Germany Formual 2 event held on April 7 Jim Clark, the former world motor racing champion was killed when his Lotus-Cosworth skidded off the track and somersaulted into a wood at about 170mph during the Formula Two race. The car had emerged form the Shrimps Head curve and was racing down the straight when the accident happened. "Suddenly Jim's car broke out," said Chris Irwin, another British entry, who was driving about 250 yards behind. "It looked like something mechanical." At the time of his death in 1968, the 32-years-old Clark had achieved 33 pole positions and won 25 races from his 72 Grands Prix starts in championship races. He had more Grand Prix wins (25) and pole positions (33) than any other driver, including five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio, despite winning three fewer World Championships; he also won most of the races he finished and was often winning, or in a podium position, when he had to retire due to mechanical failures, without which he could have equalled, if not beaten, Fangio's World Championship record. Fangio himself called Clark the greatest driver ever.