What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.
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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.
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Birth: | 1st January, 1945 |
Nationality: | Belgian |
Profession: | Racer |
Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is 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. Soon afterwards, he won 8 of 13 races at the first season and the European 50 cc trials title. He is married to singer Khadja Nin.
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