Jacky Ickx - always prepared in case he had an accident in a race
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On race weekends, I left my room tidy every morning. My suitcase was packed and ready in the room. Back then, you never knew whether you'd be back in the evening. I didn't want to burden any of my team members with the task of packing if I was suddenly no longer able to do it myself! - Quote from Ickx at the end of the 60s when death was still involved in every race.
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"On race weekends, I left my room tidy every morning. My suitcase was packed and ready in the room. You never knew back then whether you'd be back in the evening. I didn't want to burden any of my team members with the task of packing if I was suddenly no longer able to do it myself!" - Quote from Ickx at the end of the 60s when death was still involved in every race.
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