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September 18th, 2003, 4:29:33 PM
Thursday, September 18, 2003 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M.
Motor Sports
Auto racing notebook: Paraplegic Zanardi will race in October
By The Associated Press
MUNICH, Germany — Alessandro Zanardi is making a one-race comeback, two years after losing both legs in a crash in Germany.
Zanardi will drive a specially designed BMW 320i car at the Oct. 19 FIA European Touring Car Championship race in Monza, Italy, the BMW racing team said yesterday.
The Italian driver lost both legs in a crash during a CART series race on Sept. 15, 2001.
"I escaped death two years ago," the former Formula One driver said in the statement released by BMW. "Although the situation was so difficult then, I made it my goal to lead a normal life again.
"Today, I run, I swim, I ski," Zanardi said, "and on Oct. 19, I will complete my vision and compete in a race again."
The car to be driven by Zanardi will have its accelerator and clutch attached to the steering wheel, BMW said.
"He wants to see how it feels. If everything goes well, there could be talks in the future about him racing again," BMW spokeswoman Heike Bartsch said.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2001734419_auto18.html
Motor Sports
Auto racing notebook: Paraplegic Zanardi will race in October
By The Associated Press
MUNICH, Germany — Alessandro Zanardi is making a one-race comeback, two years after losing both legs in a crash in Germany.
Zanardi will drive a specially designed BMW 320i car at the Oct. 19 FIA European Touring Car Championship race in Monza, Italy, the BMW racing team said yesterday.
The Italian driver lost both legs in a crash during a CART series race on Sept. 15, 2001.
"I escaped death two years ago," the former Formula One driver said in the statement released by BMW. "Although the situation was so difficult then, I made it my goal to lead a normal life again.
"Today, I run, I swim, I ski," Zanardi said, "and on Oct. 19, I will complete my vision and compete in a race again."
The car to be driven by Zanardi will have its accelerator and clutch attached to the steering wheel, BMW said.
"He wants to see how it feels. If everything goes well, there could be talks in the future about him racing again," BMW spokeswoman Heike Bartsch said.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2001734419_auto18.html