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Going Green

Jim Clark confidently raced his way to winning the 1965 Indianapolis 500 in a green Lotus 38.

There had been a longtime 500 superstition about racing a green car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, assuming that it was dangerously unlucky.

The Lotus team proved that completely wrong at the 1965 edition.

The racing brethren were steadfast in their belief that it was unlucky to race a green car, thus having less confidence that the Lotus Team would be a threat; it was also going against pre-established traditions, which was considered naive and possibly disrespectful.

The establishment had their guard down and was not prepared for how Jim Clark would dominate their race in the Lotus.

To create this art, I used no green; I rendered it entirely on green paper!

Pen&ink, paint markers and markers on 12"x 7.5" (38.5cm x 19cm) green archival paper
© Paul Chenard - Private Collection, prints available

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