Alessia Polita suffered a career ending accident at Misano Circuit last month, during the second qualifying session during the fifth round of the Italian Superstock 600 championship.
The 27-year old Alessia (who is the sister of Alex Polita), lost control of her Yamaha YZF-R6 at turn 16 – and it was the same corner where Wayne Rainey crashed in 1993 that left him paralyzed – and the same cruel destiny also happened to the two-time Italian female champion, who is now paralyzed, after sustaining a fracture and spinal cord injuries on her 12th vertebra during the accident.
Alessia has received numerous visits from riders, including Chiara Fontanese and Troy Bayliss, and during the Assen GP, several riders decided to put a sticker of her racing #51 on their helmets or fairings, as did her boyfriend, Superstock rider Eddi La Marra, who wanted to win the Imola round and dedicate the victory, but he crashed out at the Acque Minerali during the 9th lap.
A number of Superbike riders also had Alessia stickers on their bikes, like Kawasaki’s Loris Baz.
The Frenchman has decided to help Polita by auctioning one of his Shark Race-R Pro customized helmet on e-Bay in order to raise funds for the newly formed Lady Polita Onlus (foundation) in order to help her in her rehabilitation.
The helmet graphics were designed by Baz and he has used this helmet in the Phillip Island, Aragon and Assen rounds of the 2013 championship.
If you’re interested in owning Baz’ helmet and helping Alessia, just click here and check out the Lady Polita Facebook page.