Jody David Scheckter (born January 29, 1950) is a former auto racing driver, the 1979 Formula One World Drivers Champion. He was born in East London, South Africa and educated at Selborne College. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ... Selbourne College is a school in East London, South Africa. ...

Scheckter rapidly ascended to the ranks of Formula One after <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=moving&v=56">moving</a> to Britain in 1970. He debuted in Formula One at Watkins Glen in 1972 with McLaren and ran as high as 3rd place before spinning and finishing 9th. Immediately becoming a name to watch, he continued his development the following year, winning the Formula 5000 championship and racing 5 times in F1. In France, he almost won in his third start in F1 before being crashing into Emerson Fittipaldi. In his next start the aggressive Scheckter was involved in a big accident which took nearly a dozen <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=cars&v=56">cars</a> out of the race, an incident which in many ways summed up his early <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=career&v=56">career</a>. Scheckter's McLaren M23 bore the number zero during the American and Canadian Grands Prix of 1973. Scheckter is one of only two F1 drivers to compete under this number, the other being Damon Hill. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing series that ran in the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1976. ... Emerson Fittipaldi racing in the Indianapolis 500 in 1994. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Damon Hill driving for the Williams Formula One team in Montreal in 1995 Damon Graham Devereux Hill, born in London on September 17, 1960, is the son of the late twice Formula One World Champion Graham Hill. ...

Nonetheless, Tyrrell had no problems with signing the speedy youngster and in 1974 gave him his first full-time drive in F1. Jody rewarded them with a 3rd place finish in the driver's championship and a pair of wins in Sweden and Britain. During the year, he scored points in 8 consecutive races, one of the longer streaks of the <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=time&v=56">time</a>. A slight off-year followed but his 3rd year with the team in 1976 gave him another 3rd place finish in the driver's championship. In that season, Tyrrell introduced the most radical <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=car&v=56">car</a> in F1 history, the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34. Scheckter gave the six-wheeler its only win on Sweden's Anderstorp circuit and in his 12 races with the <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=car&v=56">car</a>, he scored points 10 times. Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. ... The Tyrrell P34 (Project 34) was a Formula One race car designed by Derek Gardner, Tyrrells chief designer, as a response to new regulations due to come into force in 1976. ...

Scheckter left for Walter Wolf's new team in 1977 and Scheckter gave the team a win in its maiden race. He won twice more with the team and was commonly on the podium when he finished, but finished 2nd behind a more dominant Niki Lauda in points. A 7th place finish with the team in 1978 followed and he left the team after the season to join Ferrari. Walter Wolf was [is?] an Austrian-born Canadian oil-drilling equipment supplier who in the early 1970s made a fortune from the North Sea oil business and decided to join the world of Formula 1 (F1) motor racing. ... Andreas Nikolaus Niki Lauda (born February 22, 1949) is an Austrian racing driver. ... The current Ferrari logo Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of high-end race cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ...

Critics felt he would not get along well with <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=management&v=56">management</a> at Ferrari, but he far surpassed expectations and helped gave F1's most recognizable team another constructors' championship, while Scheckter's consistent finishes, with three wins among them, gave him the driver's championship. However, he struggled very badly in his 1980 title defense, even failing to qualify in a race. After only managing 2 points, Scheckter retired from the team and the sport.

Scheckter was the last driver to win a driver's championship for Ferrari until Michael Schumacher did so 21 years later. After Scheckter's retirement, he founded a company which built firearms <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=training&v=56">training</a> simulators. The sale of the company provided funds to allow Jody to help the racing <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=careers&v=56">careers</a> of his sons Tomas and Toby. Tomas races in the Indy Racing League and held pole position for the 2003 Indianapolis 500. Jody's brother Ian also raced F1 for a few years. Schumacher at a press conference before the 2005 United States Grand Prix Michael Schumacher (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermühlheim, near Cologne, Germany) is a German Formula One driver. ... Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League and A1 Grand Prix series. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and, more recently, Japan. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Ian Scheckter was a Formula One driver from South Africa. ...

Jody now spends his <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=time&v=56">time</a> as an organic farmer. His children are called Toby, Tomas, Hugo, Freddie, Ila and Poppy.