Jacky Ickx - Mister Le Mans, and much more - by Ed Heuvink

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Jacky Ickx - Much more than Mister LeMans - by Ed Heuvink

Very few drivers have competed in Formula 1, sports cars and desert rallies - and even fewer have celebrated success in all three disciplines. In a career spanning almost 40 years, Jacky Ickx was always good for a surprise, be it in a Porsche 956 travelling at over 350 km/h at Le Mans, in a Formula 1 Ferrari or in a Mercedes G-Model at the Paris-Dakar.
This detailed retrospective follows Jacky Ickx's career from his first races in the Ford Lotus Cortina and Mustang. The book describes the Belgian's Grand Prix career with Ferrari, Brabham and Lotus and looks back on his great successes in sports cars, including the six overall victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Ford and Porsche, which earned Ickx the nickname ‘Mister Le Mans’. Finally, it also reviews Jacky's desert adventures, such as the infamous Paris-Dakar Rally.
On 256 pages, this comprehensive work shows more than 200 photos from the all-rounder's career, including many previously unpublished shots. In addition, some of Jacky's former companions - such as his team-mates Mario Andretti and Jochen Mass - talk about their experiences with Ickx.

• Language: German & English
• Year of publication: 2014, 1st edition
• Publisher: McKlein Publishing, Cologne
• Format: bound / hardcover,
• ISBN: 978-3-927458-74-1
• Number of pages: 256 / with 110 colour and 115 black and white photos
• Dimensions: approx. 25 x 30.5 x 2.8 cm
• Weight: 2050 g