|
#1
●
02-28-2009, 06:16 PM
| ||||||||
 My Rank: GUNNERY SERGEANT Poster Rank:669 male Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,294 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 9 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Alex Zanardi Crash Photos: 2001 Lausitzring CART Wreck That Took His Legs
On lap 142 of the CART race at EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on September 15, 2001, Alex Zanardi lost control while leaving the pits and crossed the grass before spinning sideways into the racing line. Alex Tagliani's car then hit his cockpit at roughly 200 mph, ripping away the front section of the chassis and severing both of Zanardi's legs. After losing most of his blood volume, Zanardi's life was saved by rapid trackside treatment. He later returned to touring car racing using hand controls and won Paralympic gold medals in handcycling.  · |
|
#5
●
02-28-2009, 10:20 PM
| ||||||||
 My Rank: LANCE CORPORAL Poster Rank:1916 Misanthropic Ailurophile Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 264 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 13 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: Alex Zanardi Crash Photos: 2001 Lausitzring CART Wreck That Took His Legs
OK, so from the Wiki article about Alex Zanardi it says this crash amputated both of his legs at the knees. From the pic I would have guessed the flying meat was guts and not legs! I was amazed to see this wreck didn't kill him. He's very lucky.
|
|
#6
●
02-28-2009, 10:24 PM
| ||||||||
 My Rank: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Poster Rank:3758 Male Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 87 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 3 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: Alex Zanardi Crash Photos: 2001 Lausitzring CART Wreck That Took His Legs
Given that he has prosthetic legs, how can he NOT drive anymore? all you need is something to push the pedals down... his life is far from ruined |
