Today, in addition to his smile, more seductive than any Hollywood heartthrob, we first remember his successes at Le Mans. He has won the 24 Hours six times, twice with Ford and four times with Porsche. We remember that in 1969, considering that starting a race on foot by crossing the track is extremely dangerous, because the drivers do not take the time to harness themselves, he crosses the starting track at a slow pace, he still wins the race and the following year, the start format is modified. A very beautiful image of Le Mans therefore disappeared that day but the race became safer. This immense Belgian driver's record also includes eight victories in F1 and the Dakar, which he won with Claude Brasseur in 1983 with Mercedes. He will continue on the sublime Porsche 911 and 959 but it is René Metge who makes the car win. And then there are his big debuts… on a Motorcycle! In 1963 and 1965, he was Belgian trial champion! He also thinks that this discipline where the search for grip on hostile terrain is the basic philosophy has subsequently served him throughout his career. He told me about these exploits during a dinner in a riad in Marrakech, at the finish of an Atlas rally, a superb race organized by Larivière. (1980s). And then, in 1962, he switched to enduro and raced the ISDT (International Six Days Trial, first name of the Six Days event) where he rode a Zündapp. A very large German brand, now defunct but a flagship of vintage motorcycle sales…. In these same years, Jacky also raced in speed (official Suzuki RM2!) the Motosport media published some of the images which appear in this article . His enormous automobile career has somewhat chased away the images of his beginnings, but that's not to say, this giant, He is one of ours!
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