If you follow car racing besides motorcycle racing, you may remember Alex Zanardi who used to drive in Formula 1 and in Champ Car (CART) and what happened to him during the German GP at the Eurospeedway at Lausitzring, where he lost both his legs in one of most horrific accidents ever seen.
Zanardi still drives cars and occasionally races and also partecipates in marathons, and thanks to Riders Italian Magazine and BMW Italy, Zanardi was able to feel the thrill of a riding a motorcycle again.
At the famed Monza circuit, Zanardi was given a special BMW HP2 equipped by Guidosimplex with special hand operated gears and brakes, the Italian was able to ride the bike and to everyone’s surprise he continued to improve lap after lap and Zanardi was so happy that he wants to try this adventure again.
Alex Zanardi:“I want to thank my friends at Riders that involved me and BMW Motorrad Italy in this apparently complicated experiment.
I had a fantastic day that let me rediscover such beautiful sensations that I had forgetten.
I hope there will be a next time because if I enjoyed the HP2 Sport so much I can’t immagine what an S 1000 RR can do.
”After the jump more pics and the video of Zanardi’s accident.