This weekend was pretty sweet. I had the opportunity to go skiing again. I did not go. I pushed in my racing chair on the 1st of May for an upcoming race and got to go to a speedway in Salt Lake City and watch a Porshe Race Series. It was pretty cool.
This is the car that we watched. Sloan is the racers name and he is giving some of his winnings to the National Ability Center. It was cool to meet him and check out his car.
This was the view of the start / finish line and the place where we watched the race. Sloan finished second in his category.
This was just a random shot of a sweet car out on the garage area. I think I am gonna try to outfit it with some hand controls so I can take it for a spin.
I met this guy named Aaron at the track. He had a spinal cord injury as well from racing motorcycles and is now in a chair. We got to talking and he told me to come down to his shop near the race way. I went not knowing what would be next.
Yep there I am on the motorcycle. I was not gonna ride something that big for the first time out but it got me thinking. You can see the wheel of my wheelchair to the right of the bike. I was able to hop on and off unassisted and felt how the clutch / brake / and shifters would be. It was pretty sweet to be obvious. Aaron races this bike a couple times a year. It was really neat meeting him and checking out his motorcycle!
This is how it is set up in the back near the rear wheel for when I would have to put my feet down to balance myself. I would just hit a button and these bars with wheels on the bottom would come down to balance the bike. The place where you would shift and keep your feet on the bike have some strap downs so your legs and feet stay inside the bike. It was awesome. Who knows how long it will be but I would love to ride again for sure.
