Belgian - Driver | January 1, 1945 -
The fact that I am still alive after 100,000 laps is my championship.
Jacky Ickx
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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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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.
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And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics, skills and reflexes instead of simple power.
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My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike.
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In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.
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The margin between success and drama is fractional.
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In the past, two colleagues died each season. It was generally accepted this could happen.
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But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.
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In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality.
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I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.
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The existence is a tremendous curiosity, with in the course of the years, the discovery of yourself in your inmost evolutions. With the age you feel better than you are, what you represent. Which means a little at the planet's scale.
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