Zanardi could make racing return

>From Autosport ---- "Disabled former Champ Car king Alex Zanardi might make his return to racing in the final round of the European Touring Car Championship after a positive test in Ravaglia Motorsport's BMW 320I in Italy on Tuesday. The Italian, who lost both his legs in a crash during the EuroSpeedway Lausitz Champ Car race in 2001, completed 27 laps of Misano in the specially adapted car, including a 14-lap sequence equivalent to a normal ETCC race distance. Zanardi lapped in 1m42.9s, 3.5 seconds slower than the benchmark set by reigning champion Fabrizio Giovanardi, although Zanardi was driving an upgraded Super Production machine rather than a full-blown 2003 car. "Times were not my priority," said Zanardi. "We were focusing on setting the Faidel [the company that constructed the hand controls] system up, in order to give me total control of the car. We have planned more tests, and only when I will feel confident I will be looking for the lap times. My goal is to reduce the gap from Giovanardi to two tenths." Zanardi had previously tried the car at Adria, where he will return for another test on August 28. If this is successful, Alex could drive a third Ravaglia BMW in the final round of the ETCC at Monza on October 19." ---- Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ "A man is only as old as the woman he feels" --Groucho Marx--

This fella has got balls!!! I wish him all the best. steve

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> > >From Autosport > > ---- > "Disabled former Champ Car king Alex Zanardi might make his return to > racing in the final round of the European Touring Car Championship after > a positive test in Ravaglia Motorsport's BMW 320I in Italy on Tuesday. > > The Italian, who lost both his legs in a crash during the EuroSpeedway > Lausitz Champ Car race in 2001, completed 27 laps of Misano in the > specially adapted car, including a 14-lap sequence equivalent to a > normal ETCC race distance. > > Zanardi lapped in 1m42.9s, 3.5 seconds slower than the benchmark set by > reigning champion Fabrizio Giovanardi, although Zanardi was driving an > upgraded Super Production machine rather than a full-blown 2003 car. > > "Times were not my priority," said Zanardi. "We were focusing on setting > the Faidel [the company that constructed the hand controls] system up, > in order to give me total control of the car. We have planned more > tests, and only when I will feel confident I will be looking for the lap > times. My goal is to reduce the gap from Giovanardi to two tenths." > > Zanardi had previously tried the car at Adria, where he will return for > another test on August 28. If this is successful, Alex could drive a > third Ravaglia BMW in the final round of the ETCC at Monza on October > 19." > ----

Didn't Alessandro Nannini take up TC racing? ++ Si.

Fillyourboots wrote: > > Didn't Alessandro Nannini take up TC racing? Yes he did, raced for Alfa Romeo in the DTM/ITC as well as the Italian series, another fighter Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

It's in their blood, luckely for us. Cause then we get the plessure of seeing them race again. Jason Watt (F3000 runner up, after Montoya) who sadly got paralized (waist down) some years ago, picked up racing again and is now competing in the Danish Touringcar Championship. 2002 was his year when he won the championship, and that was against drivers like Jan Magnussen, Kurt Thiim (DTM Champion), John Nielsen (Le Mans winner), Casper Ellegaard, and Henrik Lundgaard (former European Rally champion). He also competed in the Sports Racing World Cup together with John Nielsen in a Panoz LMP-1 back in 2000, controlling the beast with his hands only. http://www.watt.dk/galleri/CHAMP-Banner.jpg Check out his site gallery (danish language though). http://www.watt.dk / Borchers "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Fillyourboots wrote: > > > > Didn't Alessandro Nannini take up TC racing? > > Yes he did, raced for Alfa Romeo in the DTM/ITC as well as the Italian > series, another fighter > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--

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> > It's in their blood, luckely for us. Cause then we get the plessure of > seeing them race again. > > Jason Watt (F3000 runner up, after Montoya) who sadly got paralized (waist > down) some > years ago, picked up racing again and is now competing in the Danish > Touringcar Championship. 2002 was his year when he won the championship, and > that was against drivers like Jan Magnussen, Kurt Thiim (DTM Champion), John > Nielsen (Le Mans winner), Casper Ellegaard, and Henrik Lundgaard (former > European Rally champion). > > He also competed in the Sports Racing World Cup together with John Nielsen > in a Panoz LMP-1 back in 2000, controlling the beast with his hands only. > > http://www.watt.dk/galleri/CHAMP-Banner.jpg > > Check out his site gallery (danish language though). > http://www.watt.dk

Forgot all about Jason, yet another fighter :-) There have been many over the years of course, mostly away from the spotlight of course, but I guess my hero in this regard would be Archie Scott Brown, fortunately the motorsport associations have moved ahead since Archie's days Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

In article <[email hidden]>, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> writes: >"Times were not my priority," said Zanardi. "We were focusing on setting >the Faidel [the company that constructed the hand controls] system up, >in order to give me total control of the car. We have planned more >tests, and only when I will feel confident I will be looking for the lap >times. My goal is to reduce the gap from Giovanardi to two tenths." That would be AWESOME...! Eldred -- Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info on my homepage) Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Hear, hear! What a wonderful story. Bruce. "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > There have been many over the years of course, mostly away from the > spotlight of course, but I guess my hero in this regard would be Archie > Scott Brown, fortunately the motorsport associations have moved ahead > since Archie's days

"Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> skrev i melding news:[email hidden]... > There have been many over the years of course, mostly away from the > spotlight of course, but I guess my hero in this regard would be Archie > Scott Brown, fortunately the motorsport associations have moved ahead > since Archie's days I have somewhere, a map of goodwood with a small Lister drwan in at the angles Archie was driving it. Insane! He's got a great memorial plaque up at Snetterton, in the paddock at the scrutineering bay. /matt

Matt Knutsen wrote: > > I have somewhere, a map of goodwood with a small Lister drwan in at the > angles Archie was driving it. Insane! He's got a great memorial plaque up > at Snetterton, in the paddock at the scrutineering bay. Archie was one of those who would have been really great given the opp, unfortunately his life came to an early and just as the ignorant governing body of the time finally started to come to their senses, you will have to show me that map some time :-) Archie Scott Brown will forever be linked to the Lister sports cars Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

got a friend who runs at George Ray's outlaw drag strip, Roscoe aka Wheeler! wheelstanding Monte Carlo last I heard! Building a Malibu now, like me he's paralyzed, (waist down as opposed to my shoulders down) my dream is 200 mph at Talladega Motor Speedway, with whatever controls I can figure out, funding permitting! Alas the moniker "Talladega Greg" given by Danna "Daytona" Dayton, a former NASCAR mechanic & current racer, she's got several (6?) Kids! said go for it! Used to write for goRacing.com before it became worthless! Talladega Greg "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Karsten Borchers wrote: > > > > It's in their blood, luckely for us. Cause then we get the plessure of > > seeing them race again. > > > > Jason Watt (F3000 runner up, after Montoya) who sadly got paralized

(waist > > down) some > > years ago, picked up racing again and is now competing in the Danish > > Touringcar Championship. 2002 was his year when he won the championship,and > > that was against drivers like Jan Magnussen, Kurt Thiim (DTM Champion),John > > Nielsen (Le Mans winner), Casper Ellegaard, and Henrik Lundgaard (former > > European Rally champion). > > > > He also competed in the Sports Racing World Cup together with JohnNielsen > > in a Panoz LMP-1 back in 2000, controlling the beast with his handsonly.

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> > > > http://www.watt.dk/galleri/CHAMP-Banner.jpg > > > > Check out his site gallery (danish language though). > > http://www.watt.dk > > Forgot all about Jason, yet another fighter :-) > > There have been many over the years of course, mostly away from the > spotlight of course, but I guess my hero in this regard would be Archie > Scott Brown, fortunately the motorsport associations have moved ahead > since Archie's days > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--

It was included in a Motor Sport article on Archie a couple of years ago. If I can dig it out (I've got MS going back to about 1998) I'll scan and post. Bruce. "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > you will have to show me that map some time :-)

Bruce Kennewell wrote:

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> > It was included in a Motor Sport article on Archie a couple of years ago. > If I can dig it out (I've got MS going back to about 1998) I'll scan and > post. > > Bruce. > > "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > you will have to show me that map some time :-)

Excellent ! Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

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> > got a friend who runs at George Ray's > outlaw drag strip, Roscoe aka Wheeler! > wheelstanding Monte Carlo last I heard! > Building a Malibu now, like me he's paralyzed, > (waist down as opposed to my shoulders down) > my dream is 200 mph at Talladega Motor Speedway, > with whatever controls I can figure out, funding permitting! > Alas the moniker "Talladega Greg" given by Danna "Daytona" Dayton, > a former NASCAR mechanic & current racer, she's got several (6?) Kids! > said go for it! > Used to write for goRacing.com before it became worthless! > > Talladega Greg

You go Greg ! If you want it bad enough, it's possible to make it happen :-), well, not always of course, I want a date with Salma Hayek or Catherine Bell.....or both :-), but that's a bit different Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

>If you want it bad enough, it's possible to make it happen :-), well, >not always of course, I want a date with Salma Hayek or Catherine >Bell.....or both :-), but that's a bit different Catherine Bell? Never heard of her... <checks imdb.com> Hmmm...not bad, rabbit...<g> Eldred -- Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info on my homepage) Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> > >If you want it bad enough, it's possible to make it happen :-), well, > >not always of course, I want a date with Salma Hayek or Catherine > >Bell.....or both :-), but that's a bit different > > Catherine Bell? Never heard of her... > <checks imdb.com> > Hmmm...not bad, rabbit...<g>

LOL, only reason I (very occasionally) watch "JAG" Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--