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Title: Alex Zinardi wins gold
Post by: albitz on 05 September 2012, 18:49:54
Im sure some will remember him as an Indycar racer and then F1 racer who lost his legs in a sickening crash in the U.S.
He took up handcycling and won gold at Brands Hatch today. They do say you cant keep a good man down.
True grit imo. :y
Title: Re: Alex Zinardi wins gold
Post by: Nickbat on 05 September 2012, 19:09:32
Im sure some will remember him as an Indycar racer and then F1 racer who lost his legs in a sickening crash in the U.S.
He took up handcycling and won gold at Brands Hatch today. They do say you cant keep a good man down.
True grit imo. :y

Well done to Alex. Watched a YouTube documentary about him the other night. Horrific crash, incredible fightback and now a well-deserved sporting reward.  :y :y
Title: Re: Alex Zinardi wins gold
Post by: Lazydocker on 05 September 2012, 19:11:58
Im sure some will remember him as an Indycar racer and then F1 racer who lost his legs in a sickening crash in the U.S.
He took up handcycling and won gold at Brands Hatch today. They do say you cant keep a good man down.
True grit imo. :y

Well done to Alex. Watched a YouTube documentary about him the other night. Horrific crash, incredible fightback and now a well-deserved sporting reward.  :y :y

ISTR that he had less than a pint of blood left in his body at the lowest point of the horrific crash  :o :o And none of the doctors expected him to survive, let alone come back and win a gold medal! Well done :y :y
Title: Re: Alex Zinardi wins gold
Post by: aaronjb on 05 September 2012, 19:17:26
Im sure some will remember him as an Indycar racer and then F1 racer who lost his legs in a sickening crash in the U.S.
He took up handcycling and won gold at Brands Hatch today. They do say you cant keep a good man down.
True grit imo. :y

Well done to Alex. Watched a YouTube documentary about him the other night. Horrific crash, incredible fightback and now a well-deserved sporting reward.  :y :y

ISTR that he had less than a pint of blood left in his body at the lowest point of the horrific crash  :o :o And none of the doctors expected him to survive, let alone come back and win a gold medal! Well done :y :y


Had his last rights read to him during the helicopter ride to hospital, too.. impressive bloke.
Title: Re: Alex Zinardi wins gold
Post by: henryd on 05 September 2012, 19:18:54
I think he still races cars as well :y
Title: Re: Alex Zinardi wins gold
Post by: albitz on 05 September 2012, 19:22:40
Iirc his heart had to be restarted 7 times on the way to hospital. The accident was one of the worst ive ever seen where someone survived.

Correction.The accident was during a C.A.R.T. race,but was in Germany,not the U.S.