SC Tiger Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Not sure how many remember Alex Zanardi but he is a former CART and F1 driver who lost both legs in a devastating crash. The crash led to safety changes in F1 and CART. Anyway - he is now a double-amputee (lost both legs) and is planning to compete at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, in a car with a special steering wheel. https://www.foxnews.com/auto/zanardi-defies-disability-to-inspire-racings-biggest-stars Pretty cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windowasher Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 While the big news for BMW going into the race was Alessandro Zanardi, who drove the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE, he ended up unfortunately having some technical difficulties. We recently learned about Zanardi and his new steering wheel and technology that allow him to operate the car without the use of his legs. This was, after all, the first North American race for Zanardi since his 2001 crash in which he tragically lost his legs. Unfortunately, though, Zanardi’s steering wheel had some complications at first, when it wouldn’t snap into place. Thankfully, the second wheel did end up working and Zanardi did get his stint in. https://www.bmwblog.com/2019/01/27/bmw-team-rll-wins-daytona-24-hours-gtlm-class-with-no-25-m8-gte/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&P15T Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 There was a kid, something like 14, who lost both his legs in a race. They had in-car footage of the crash, it was horrific. Anyways, good for A.Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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