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Disabled US and british veterans will take part to the Dakar Rally driving Bowler Wildcat.
Instigator of the project, UK Captain Tony Harris said: "Basically, I was looking for a sport in which he would not be included in an 'invalid' class. And I also wanted to implicate a whole team, for both the preparation and the race. For example, we developped some technical elements in order to minimize our handicap. But I know that the lack of sleep or the heat won't be a problem for us. Anyway, our goal is to reach the finish at Santiago, not to beat Peterhansel."
His codriver will be the Corporal Tom Neathway, a triple amputee. Team Race2Recovery will also include Mark Zambon, who lost his legs in Afghanistan in January, Matt O'Hare, who suffered serious arm injuries, and Philip Gillespie, who lost his right leg.
The whole team contains about twenty people, including the technical crews.
Instigator of the project, UK Captain Tony Harris said: "Basically, I was looking for a sport in which he would not be included in an 'invalid' class. And I also wanted to implicate a whole team, for both the preparation and the race. For example, we developped some technical elements in order to minimize our handicap. But I know that the lack of sleep or the heat won't be a problem for us. Anyway, our goal is to reach the finish at Santiago, not to beat Peterhansel."
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His codriver will be the Corporal Tom Neathway, a triple amputee. Team Race2Recovery will also include Mark Zambon, who lost his legs in Afghanistan in January, Matt O'Hare, who suffered serious arm injuries, and Philip Gillespie, who lost his right leg.
The whole team contains about twenty people, including the technical crews.