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Other Sports => Other Sports => Topic started by: Dare on October 26, 2018, 09:54:25 PM

Title: Wickens reveals he's a paraplegic
Post by: Dare on October 26, 2018, 09:54:25 PM

Wish he well in his recovery


https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/motorsports/indycar-driver-wickens-reveals-crash-left-him-a-paraplegic/ar-BBOWi1E?ocid=zdhp

Title: Re: Wickens reveaks he's a paraplegic
Post by: Jericoke on October 26, 2018, 10:48:10 PM

We may think that the halo is ugly, or that penalties for not slowing enough during red flags are silly, but it's a dangerous sport at the best of times.

IndyCar drivers pay for insurance out of their own pockets, and many of them are pay drivers for struggling teams, which is to say they don't pay for insurance at all.  Wickens' friend and fellow Canadian, James Hinchcliffe, is trying to get IndyCar to require that all drivers are insured.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/auto-racing/james-hinchcliffe-makes-call-stronger-indycar-driver-rights/ (https://www.sportsnet.ca/auto-racing/james-hinchcliffe-makes-call-stronger-indycar-driver-rights/)

Title: Re: Wickens reveaks he's a paraplegic
Post by: Alianora La Canta on October 27, 2018, 09:06:15 PM

Best wishes to Robert - he has a very long road ahead of him, but he is clearly very determined to get himself as much mobility as possible.

Title: Re: Wickens reveaks he's a paraplegic
Post by: Scott on October 28, 2018, 11:24:48 AM

Really tragic.  In IndyCar, I think they should look at the fencing.  If they can't keep the cars on the ground, then they have to come up with something that doesn't shred the cars.  Maybe some kind of new glass, or simply cement, but then dig the ovals down about 5 stories so the crowds can still watch.