1969 Jackie Ickx Walked To His Ford Gt40 24h Later He Would Win It 1969 was the last year of the tradition le mans start. as a protest against safety, jacky ickx walked to his ford gt40 while the rest of the field ran to the. The 1969 24 hours of le mans was a motor race staged at the circuit de la sarthe, le mans, france on 14 and 15 june 1969. it was the 37th grand prix of endurance and was the eighth round of the 1969 international championship for makes. the race was open to group 6 prototype sports cars, group 4 sports cars and group 3 grand touring cars.
24 Hours Of Le Mans Centenary вђ An Unforgettable Starting Style 24h On june 14, 1969, when the drivers sprinted to their cars for the start of the 37th edition of the 24 hours of le mans, no one would have bet on jacky ickx for the win. and for good reason: to protest a starting formation he deemed too dangerous, he decided to walk to his car!. For the 86th 24 hours of le mans, jacky ickx was designated the grand marshal by the automobile club de l’ouest. he was given the honour and privilege of driving the leading car. the six time winner had also served as the honorary starter in 2000 then race director in 2001. "i have quite a wonderful history with this race. On june 14, 1969, jacky ickx made a gesture of protest that made him a legend and managed to change the landscape of the 24 hours of le mans forever. at the start, he decided to make his way to his ford gt40 gulf by walking, not running. he took off dead last, but the belgian driver and his teammate, the brit jackie oliver, came back fighting. He won seven of 10 events entered with jochen mass as co driver, initially using the group 5 935 weapon and then the open topped prototype 936 group 6 car. backed up by gijs van lennep, ickx took victory at le mans in the 936. through 1977 ickx took three wins from nine world championship for makes races in a 935 77.
Jacky Ickx Walks To His Car As A One Man Protest On How The Cars On june 14, 1969, jacky ickx made a gesture of protest that made him a legend and managed to change the landscape of the 24 hours of le mans forever. at the start, he decided to make his way to his ford gt40 gulf by walking, not running. he took off dead last, but the belgian driver and his teammate, the brit jackie oliver, came back fighting. He won seven of 10 events entered with jochen mass as co driver, initially using the group 5 935 weapon and then the open topped prototype 936 group 6 car. backed up by gijs van lennep, ickx took victory at le mans in the 936. through 1977 ickx took three wins from nine world championship for makes races in a 935 77. Motor sport. in may 1969, tim marshall witnessed one of the all time great le mans 24 hours, featuring jacky ickx’s safety protest and a ford victory by mere feet after a fierce duel with a porsche. hans herrmann was delayed 20 minutes with suspension problems, forcing the porsche crew into a knife edge recovery drive. tim marshall. The 1969 le mans 24 hours was dramatic right to the very end. all the drivers make the traditional running start, except for jacky ickx who walks across the track in protest jacky and i.
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