This rolstoeler like to go racing in a Porsche 911 GT3
Posted on 25-04-2015 to 11:11 by mauritsh – 16 Comments”
A physical disability means that your hobby on the have to give, as it turns out but again.
The accident and the recovery
You see them regularly, people with a physical limitation who take a lot of admiration for harvesting with their perseverance. Australian Matt Speakman is such a person. In 1993, it was Matt from the motor driven by a drunk motorist, then he is in a wheelchair ended up. Irony 2.0: on exactly that day had Speakman just signed a contract to an Australian wegracekampioenschap for 600 CC’s to take part…
Recovering in the hospital and dreamed of the brave Aussie of nothing else than the continuation of his wegracecarrière. Small problem: he couldn’t prevent him from standing on his engine kukelde, his legs were no longer usable.
He was not, however, throw in the towel and goes next season, racing in the Australian Porsche GT3 Cup. His 911 GT3 will naturally be transformed so that even Matt m without the use of legs to control. Incidentally, participation in such a Cup is not as by itself. Speakman has first his license in 2011 and drove then with a custom Toyota Celica rally car from ’75 to prove that it is indeed a game.
In the intervening period he has engaged in several rally – and rallycrosskampioenschappen need to apply for the coveted license to be eligible. He drove in, this time in a Mitsubishi Evo III and the aforementioned Toyota Celica.
Modifications to the car
When participation in the Porsche Cup final, had the race car, of course, be adjusted. Both hands will always need to brake, accelerate, turn, link, and send and that can be in a standaardracer not. Therefore, the GT3 is equipped with handgas, a small slide behind the wheel. The brake is a lever which is directly connected with the original brake pedal. The link is located on this brake lever, just like the buttons that can be switched.
Other inspiring examples
The entire interview with Speakman you read here, moral of the story is, in any case, that a physical handicap is no obstacle need to be to brutal cars to fat championships to take part. The story, for that matter, what to think of that of Alessandro Zanardi. The Italian lost in a tremendous crash, both legs (video, very intense images), but racing still. In addition, it was Zanardi in 2012 two-time Paralympic champion rolstoelracen.