Legendary Endurance Racing Drivers And Their Stories – Jackie Aycox – The Le Mans legend who changed the start of racing: Posted on March 21, 2022
“Gentlemen, start your engines!” – This is one of the most well-known phrases in motorsport, traditionally used to start various races. Yet about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, there was a time when the race started with the drivers running towards their cars. One person managed to change it all.
Legendary Endurance Racing Drivers And Their Stories
It’s 1969, 400,000 people watch the start of the 37th Le Mans. Drivers start running so they can jump into their cars as quickly as possible. Everyone is running in this race except for one rookie – a Belgian called Jackie Aycox – who is going in his Ford GT40. His protests at such a start, when drivers start the race without wearing their helmets or …