{"id":495471,"date":"2016-05-01T02:07:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T09:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=30015"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:39:36","slug":"first-three-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/first-three-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Three at Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a result of my 1967 win in the Kyalami Nine Hours, in South Africa with Jacky Ickx in the JW Automotive Mirage M1, John Wyer signed us to continue our partnership the following year. Wyer\u2019s 1968 entries were Ford GT40s, splendidly liveried in what became the most iconic team colors ever, Gulf Oil cerulean blue with a broad orange stripe. Less providentially, John Cooper also hired me (for \u00a3500) to drive in selected Grands Prix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1968 Spa 1,000 Kilometers pitched Wyer\u2019s GT40 against Alan Mann\u2019s fast\u2014though unstable and temperamental \u2014Ford P68 sports prototype, driven by Frank Gardner and Hubert Hahne. Frank had handily out qualified us by four full seconds on Saturday, but on race day Spa\u2019s great leveller materialized\u2014hard, implacable rain. This was perfect Jacky Ickx weather.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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