You were there: Road America in the summer of ’69
Shortly after the death of his father, Rick Jackson was sifting through some old photographs when he came across a few that dad Len – who had raced in the Midwest for decades – had taken at the 1969 Road America Can-Am race. “There’s a De Tomaso Mangusta, one of my favourite cars,” says Rick. “I still have the Corgi version Dad gave me for Christmas that year.”
Bruce McLaren deals with the inevitable public acclaim
John Surtees with the novel but unloved Chaparral 2H
The lie-down driving seat of Chaparral’s 2H
Road America’s Eagle’s Nest headquarters
1969 De Tomaso Mangusta captured Rick’s imagination
Tony Dean’s 3-litre Porsche 908 finished fourth
McLaren’s M8B – strong, powerful, and driven by a pair of aces
Denny Hulme was a close runner-up to Bruce in their McLaren M8Bs
Bruce McLaren before another McLaren 1-2 domination
Oscar Koveleski tries a winged helmet for driver downforce!
Though Stan Burnett’s Burnett Mk3 never raced again, its driver did…
Rick’s father Len was a successful ice racer. Here’s his Datsun 240Z