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Clyde Berryman (1954-2023)

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Clyde Berryman, age 69, passed away of a heart attack on December 31st, 2023, surrounded by his loving wife Gulay and his daughter Ajda. Clyde was a man of many talents; an artist, author, anaylist, opera lover, art gallery mamager, and much more. The below article about his Grand Prix dioramas was published in April, 2019, followed by links to a few of his articles that appeared in VeloceToday. We will miss him greatly.

By Pete Vack
Photos by Clyde Berryman

Clyde Berryman began collecting die-cast model racing cars as a young boy in the early 1960s in Tripoli, Libya, where his father was working for a major oil company. His passion for motor racing dates back to this era, and hearing stories from longtime Italian residents of Libya talk about the glory days of the pre-WW II Tripoli Grand Prix held at the Mellaha circuit. [Read more…] about Clyde Berryman (1954-2023)

Was Fangio Really the Greatest?

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Does this book answer the question of who was greater, Hill or Andretti?

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Review by Pete Vack
From the VeloceToday Archives

Clyde Berryman needs no introduction here, but then again maybe so. For it appears that Clyde is not only a model and diorama maker but a statistician as well. (Click to see the Berryman Dioramas) His first statistical rating project was a record of National College Football (he is also a football fan) which was so good it was included in the annual NCAA College Football Record Book. He loves statistics, loves to analyze results with all existing information, and loves Grand Prix racing. So, he invented his own system to rate Formula 1 drivers from 1950 to 2019, and attempts to answer that age old question, was it the driver, or was it the car? [Read more…] about Was Fangio Really the Greatest?

Greatest American Grand Prix Drivers: Best of the Rest

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Allen Kuhn captures a rare moment in the career of Jim Hall; driving a F1 Lotus 18 at the U.S. Grand Prix on November 20, 1960.

On December 20, Clyde Berryman listed the top ten U.S. Grand Prix drivers, based on his statical QPRS. But there was more. In this article, he lists the Best of the rest, in order. Argue on…

11. Jim HALL – QPRS: 233.2 Competitiveness Index of Years Raced: 60.0 All-Time Rating: 293.2
(1960-61, 1963)
GP Starts: 11
GP Points: 3
Jim Hall is a motorsport legend as the constructor of the Chaparral marque of racing cars which competed in the World Manufacturers Cup, the CAN-AM Challenge and Indianapolis series. Less known is that he had a brief career as a Grand Prix driver. He entered a few races between 1960-62 driving a Lotus but had more success in 1963 driving a BRP Lotus 24 with which he scored 3 points and finished 12th in the championship.

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Greatest American Grand Prix Drivers: The Top Ten

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1961 Belgian GP (Spa) – Phil Hill (Ferrari-Dino 156) Artist: Sergio Tidel

THE GREATEST AMERICAN F1 GRAND PRIX DRIVER?
It may not be who you think….

By Clyde Berryman

In motor racing, the great ‘schism’ between the ‘Old World’ (Europe) and the ‘New World’ (America) was pretty much settled by the end of the 1950’s. Racing in Europe began on open public roads as epitomized by the turn of the 19th-20th century city-to-city races before danger led to closed-circuit road racing where designated public roads were temporarily closed off for a race.

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Grand Prix Dioramas: Monaco

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Last week, the French Grand Prix in dioramas. This week, Berryman takes us to the ritzy Mediterranean mecca of Monaco. Above, 1955 Monaco GP – The field jostles its way around the Gasworks hairpin right after the race start.

Story and photos by Clyde Berryman

Monaco is perhaps one of the most inspiring locales for the subject of a diorama but both architectural requirements and elevation changes can make it one of the most challenging as well for the builder! To date, I have done four Monaco Grand Prix dioramas as follows per below. [Read more…] about Grand Prix Dioramas: Monaco

Grand Prix Dioramas: French Grand Prix

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Story and photos by Clyde Berryman

This installment of the Clyde Berryman Grand Prix Dioramas deals with the French Grand Prix. Above, a scene from the 1957 French GP (Rouen les Essarts) – A Commissaire and his dog survey the action at Nouveau Monde hairpin. [Read more…] about Grand Prix Dioramas: French Grand Prix

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