She is the daughter of the Japanese photographer Joe Honda.
Joe Honda ArchiveCommercial opportunityIn the 1960s, Japan was emerging as an advanced and high-tech nation following its defeat in WWII.
“The groundwork for the Indy 200 was already laid by then, and the Japanese were ready and willing to pay for racing,” he said.
Rare intimacyFive months before the Indy 200, Clark had been invited to test-drive the Fuji road course.
Joe Honda ArchiveCultural shiftsIn 1966, no Japanese drivers or cars participated in the exhibition Indy 200 race.
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