Tag: racing
Paralympians get chance behind the wheel of a NASCAR Cup car at Richmond
Falci Adaptive Motorsports is backed by Furniture Row's Barney Visser
Five people with mobility challenges, including three U.S. Paralympians, were recently treated to a ride-and-drive...
Trailer for True Story WALK. RIDE. RODEO. from Netflix
https://youtu.be/BK0rbzLk0YI
Netflix’s ‘Walk. Ride. Rodeo’ shares Amberley Snyder’s inspirational true story
Amberley Snyder (Spencer Locke)’s dreams of a college scholarship and pro rodeo career are brought...
Enabling a Quadriplegic to Race Cars
Arrow gave a team twelve months to create a quadriplegic-compatible racing car - it took them five
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Arrow Electronics gave its semi-autonomous...
Jockey on road to recovery after racing accident in Blackfoot left her paralyzed
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Forty-five days after the accident, Nikeela Black sat in her room at Craig Hospital cataloging all she could remember.
She recalls telling...
Sam Schmidt’s paralysis gives him ability to inspire others
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The stranger had tears in his eyes as he pushed through a crowd to reach Sam Schmidt in his wheelchair.
Schmidt...
Claire Lomas TT challenge: ‘I can only feel the handle bars’
The idea of racing around the Isle of Man's world-famous TT course is terrifying for most us.
Yet Claire Lomas, who is paralysed from the...
Quadriplegic Athlete Has Unfinished Business at Boston
In June 2016, Matt Wetherbee was left paralyzed after going head first into a wall during a pick-up basketball game. Severely damaging his spinal...
‘Horseracing accident left me paralysed, but wheelchair basketball’s changed my life…’
TEN years after a devastating horse racing injury left a him paralysed from the chest down, former jockey Wayne Burton revealed how discovering wheelchair...
Dan Baird: Quadriplegic Motocross Athlete
Dan says, 'Whether it's motocross or hill climbs or dirt drags I just like being at the track.'
Dan Baird is in town competing at...
She’s paralyzed. He has no arms. Together, they’re a sleek athletic team.
Hector Picard and Kerry Gruson were each in their mid-20s when devastating events permanently changed their lives.
As a young reporter heading to Vietnam to...
