Editing Jim Clark (section)

==Early years==
James Clark was born into a farming family at Kilmany House Farm, [[Fife]], the youngest child of five, and the only boy. In 1942, the family moved to Edington Mains Farm, near [[Duns, Scottish Borders|Duns]], [[Berwickshire]], in the [[Scottish Borders|Borders]]. He was educated at primary schools in Kilmany and then in [[Chirnside]]. Following three years of preparatory schooling at [[Clifton Hall School]] in [[Edinburgh]] he was sent to [[Loretto School]] in [[Musselburgh]], East Lothian.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/motorsport/when-ayrton-senna-visted-musselburgh-to-pay-tribute-to-jim-clark-1-4719571|title=When Ayrton Senna {{sic|vis|ted|nolink=y}} Musselburgh to pay tribute to Jim Clark|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=6 April 2018|access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref>

Although his parents were opposed to the idea, Clark started his racing in local [[wiktionary:Road rally|road rally]] and [[hill climb]] events driving his own [[Sunbeam-Talbot]], and proved a fearsome competitor right from the start. On 16 June 1956, in his first event, he was behind the wheel of a [[DKW 3=6|DKW ''sonderklasse'']] at [[Crimond]], Scotland. By 1958, Clark was driving for the local [[Border Reivers (racing team)|Border Reivers]] team for Ian Scott-Watson, racing [[Jaguar D-Type|Jaguar D-Types]] and [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsches]] in national events, and winning 18 races. On [[Boxing Day]] 1958, Clark raced against the man who would launch him to superstardom. Driving a [[Lotus Elite]], he finished second to [[Colin Chapman]] in a ten-lap [[grand touring]] race at [[Brands Hatch]].<ref>''Motor Sport'', February 1959, Page 111.</ref>

Driving a Lotus Elite, Clark finished tenth at the [[1959 24 Hours of Le Mans]]; he partnered with [[John Whitmore (racing driver)|John Whitmore]] and the ex-[[Bruce Halford]] Lister Jaguar, winning the [[Bo'ness Hill Climb]].<ref>''Motor Sport'', April 1960, Page 257.</ref> Chapman was sufficiently impressed to give Clark a ride in one of his [[Formula Junior]] (FJ) cars. In March 1960, the first race for the newly introduced FJ took place at [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood]]. Clark finished first ahead [[John Surtees]] and [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]].<ref>Goodwood Motor Circuit programme, 7 June 1965. See also: ''Motor Sport'', April 1960, Page 231.</ref> Clark had made an earlier FJ appearance in a one-off race at Brands Hatch on Boxing Day, 1959, driving a Gemini-B.M.C. for Graham Warner of the Chequered Flag garage, [[Chiswick]].<ref>Jim Clark, ''Jim Clark at the wheel'', Pan Books Ltd., 1965, Pages 47–48, 175.</ref>