Jacky Ickx
Jacky Ickx
Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickxis a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One, won the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the Dakar Rally...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionDriver
Date of Birth1 January 1945
CountryBelgium
critical faculty impressed pull
Nevertheless during these two seasons, Chapman impressed me a lot because he had the faculty to pull himself out of the most critical situations.
attend automobile club image opened promotion public word
Happy to see that the Automobile Club of Monaco, opened its doors to the public to attend a considerable event. The promotion of this event will be made by the image and by the text, but still by word of mouth.
apart few luck seconds tragedy
In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.
accident against broken fence finally leg paid price smashing time
Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
brings chances due
But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.
beginning either grand porsche program reduced seat
At the beginning of the year, my program with Porsche was reduced to the minimum. I did not have either a seat in Grand Prix. In brief, I had time.
attraction encouraged felt soon spite
That is why, as soon as I felt a real attraction for my first passion which was the motorcycle, and in spite of the danger it could represent, they encouraged me.
africa aware die died lately love months people public three
In Africa every three months just as many people die as lately died during the Tsunami. The public should be aware of this. I love Africa.
affection drivers passion witnesses
Without the affection and the passion of the witnesses who revolve around this sport, this one would not exist, the drivers either!
recovers state
To be here recovers from a state of soul, from a state of mind. I have the memory of the heart. I know what I received. I must have the will to give back to others.
grateful privileged-life privileged
I am infinitely grateful to the life which privileged me.
drama margins
The margin between success and drama is fractional.
The fact that I am still alive after 100,000 laps is my championship.