The six-time Le Mans winner has just as much character as talent.
Jackie Ickx in his Ferrari 312B at the Questor Grand Prix at the Ontario Motor Speedway in which Formula 1 cars competed with Formula A cars on March 28, 1971, in Ontario, California.“When Jackie agreed to come tonight, I have to tell you, I was thrilled,” said RRDC president, and he was so young at the time. He is truly one of auto racing’s all-time great all-‘rounders. Welcome, Jackie, and thank you for traveling all this way from Europe to join us.
The Road Racing Drivers Club is an elite group formed in 1952 to promote safety and give a voice to competitors in motorsport. On the Thursday before the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the RRDC hosted “An Evening withPresented by Firestone.” The sellout crowd of auto racing dignitaries, corporate executives, and champion race-car drivers had gathered, as they have 13 times now, to honor one of their own.
“Jackie made a great impression on my life,” said Bell. “I wouldn’t say that I’m in any way similar to what he was, but he certainly taught me a lot of things. It was like having a mentor to guide you and, I think, a lot of other drivers as well.”“First of all, I am touched, very touched. It is very emotional. But it’s even more emotional when you think that this honor is also honoring the people that make racing possible. They are part of it.
Ickx, meanwhile, has made a brilliant transition from winning race car driver to revered icon of the sport. If you’ve ever seen him at Rennsport Reunion or the Monterey Motorsports Reunion, or The Amelia, where he was honored only a couple years ago, you have noticed that he welcomes fans warmly no matter how many times he is asked to sign an autograph or pose for a selfie.
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