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