On august the 4th 2016, the 47 years old scotsman Janie Andrew amputated of his legs and hands has succeeded in climbing the Cervin, a challenge of 4478 meters for which he has been training for five years.
Philippe Croizon take over the challenge of the Baja-Aragon Rally. Comforted by his team, his mental condition and the quality of the updated car he can drive his buggy all by himself, and continue to train in view of the 2017 Dakar ...
La Baja Aragon, in Spain, is one of the endurance rally, one of the most overwhelming international races. Philippe Croizon, a sport guy of the extreme amputed of 4 members and his team have reached a very honorable time and are 7th in the open category of 10 competitors who have managed to cross the finishing line (they were 15 at the start of the race)
The race was on July 22-24 2016. Step of the world wide championship of the Rallies – Raids of the International Automotive Federation, the race gathers all the big names of this discipline, preparing for the Dakar race Nani Roma, Carlos Sainz, Mikko Hirvonen... Sans oublier Nasser Al Attiyah, vainqueur de cette édition.
Trust is Building up
La Baja, represent 600 km in 3 steps. The equivalent of one day in Dakar rave. On the beginning of the 9 first KM of Day I, I have to admit that I was not very at eayse admits Philippe Croizon. A lot of pression as I took conscience that I was getting myself into an enourmous challenge and that I was racing with the best. At the end of this first step, he is indeed at the bottom of the race ranking list. The next day, he has to step up his game : 2 stretches of 200 KM each. “It was already getting better but I was not at the top of my capacities” continues Philippe. I had a hard time to push the pedal and increase the gaz level in the straight lines to 160 km/h”
The dirt, montagneaous and dry does not allow for any hesitation: dirt, sand, and rocks, mostly rocks. And the suffocating heat gives an overview of one of the main constraint of the Dakar…
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In Southern France, on the quay across the Porquerolles Island, Sébastien Ranucci, paraplegic for a challenge really out of the ordinary.
In company of the world‘s apnea champion, Sébastien has decided to realize a dream that will allow him to forget about his wheel chair for a few minutes.
The sky was blue, the sun shining and the Mediterranean sea of turquoise color. Sebastien has reached his objective 3 times, of plunging in apnea at a see depth of 18 meters.
TF1 document 07-11-2016
http://lci.tf1.fr/jt-20h/videos/2016/var-la-plongee-en-apnee-un-defi-pour-oublier-un-handicap-8765406.html
Frederic Sausset, a quadri amputee has just managed to win his incredible challenge.
A world first, the organisers of the 24 hours of Le Mans welcomed the surrealistic team of Frederic Sausset last june on the 18th and 19th.
"It was a dream for me , a sports car fan to take part in the finest car race in the world as a handicaped person. "
His aim was not to triumph but to reach the arrival.
On sunday june the 18th at 3 pm, at the steering wheel of his Morgan 56, engine Nissan, Frederic , moved with emotion by his race , passed the chequered flag.
Good for you the artist ! another date that will mark the history of the automobile sport.
Don' t hesitate to watch the excellent report of France 2 .
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This morning about 11 o'clock the organizers of “the Champigneulles Ultra-Fond” announced the end of the race by sounding a squib kick.
This first edition has kept all its promises. Indeed, bodied people roamed 214 Kms for men while the ladies, for the best of them, just over 182 Kms.
Let's go back to our athletes deprived of sight. Odile Hochard, already holder of the best world performance with a little more than169 Kms, took part in the event.
Around 11 o'clock, at the end of the event, she pushed her record, after a Dantesque start, at a little more than 172 Kms. During this time, the guy from Dijon, Jean Claude Perronnet, also embarrassed by the cloudbursts at the start of the race, ran a little more than 160 Kms during these 24 hours.
Welcome the new world performance of our friend Odile Hochard, and congratulate Jean Claude for this distance!
The next edition of Champigneulles will take place in 2018; hope that our friends Odile and Jean-Claude will be again at the start of the race to improve their personal performance.
The next edition of Champigneulles will take place in 2018; hope that our friends Odile and Jean-Claude will be again at the start of the race to improve their personal performance.
Emilie Chéné explains her challenge through this excerpt of her thank you letter :
Hi all,
The decision has been made, I won’t be part of the Rio French paraolympic team next September because I haven't been be able to be classified int the best 22 mondial players.
Seemingly, the objective is not reached but, actually, the objective was elsewhere. I learnt it during my adventure. Better than the goal, it’s the way you go through to reach it that matters.
This athletic pathway enables me to meet wonderful people who accompanied me, according to their means, envies and will. Thanks to you, this adventure was fascinating, living, wealthy.
I’d like to thank everybody with this short note even it seems ludicrous to express all my feelings with this few words,, my gratitude, my enthusiasm.
Short but precise and concise, straight to the point, so thank you all!
Now, I’m able to look ahead with many projects in mind. Surely, this human experience is gona stick with me and be part of my future life whatever I’ll try . Undoubtedly a matchless wealth!
I hope you are all in great shape. I wish you can surpass yourself with personal and professional challenges and become even greater whaterver the outcomes. To quote Winston Churchill: The success is to be able to go from failure to failure without loosing his enthusiasm.
Thanks, many thanks to all.
Emilie
A world first.
Frédéric Sausset, 47, a quadruple amputee, has a dream which is about to become reality : driving a car in the Le Mans 24 Hours race.
Frédéric has been preparing tirelessly for this event for several years. The ACO, which organises the 24 Hours race, will allow this out-of-the-ordinary sportsman to participate in the 2016 edition of this famous race, the greatest endurance event in the world.
At the wheel of a Morgan with a Nissan engine, n°56 in the Oak Racing Team, Frédéric and his team-mates will take part in the LMP2 category, reaching speeds of up to 200 mph.
Take a look at the report made by the 7 à 8 news magazine on May 1st of this year :
7 à 8, a weekly news magazine on the TFI TV channel.
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Yoann and Yannick have entered the Figaro Solo Race, to go by kayak from the port of Deauville-Trouville in Normandy to Portsmouth on the south-west coast of England (a distance of 115 miles).
Yannick Gerny is blind, but this doesn’t stop him from taking part in extreme challenges. Accompanied by his friend Yoann Deschemaeker, the owner of Concept Sport Emotion (a company which offers kayaking activities at the beach of Trouville-sur-Mer), he is ready to cross the Channel at its greatest width in a two-place kayak. The crossing is expected to take a total of 30 hours, at an average speed of 3.8 mph, all day and all night.
The crossing is expected to take place in June, between the 11th and the 16th.
Another record ?
We wish them every success !
More than 100 blind or visually impaired people have had the chance to get behind the wheel at the Sandown Racetrack, in Melbourne's south-east.
Jason Nakhla, who was born legally blind, drives at more than 100 kilometres an hour around the racetrack.
He takes the turns like a pro, easing off the accelerator and then flooring it as he reaches the straight.
"My vision is six over sixty, so it's about one-tenth of what a regular person sees," he said.
"I can kind of see, but I can't see things like the instrument dash, the writing."
Mr Nakhla is a big car enthusiast, and relishes the chance to drive.
"I love it. Words can't explain it," he said.
The event, called In The Driver's Seat, is an initiative of the Warrandyte Lions Club, which has run the program for 20 years.
Those with a penchant for motorcycles have a chance to do a lap, although only as passengers.
The Ulysses motorcycle club members help out, while qualified driving instructors donate their time and the use of their cars.
Wayne Stagg has been volunteering for years.
From the passenger seat he warns Mr Nakhla of a sharp turn a few hundred metres ahead.
"My little Yaris doesn't work this hard when I do lessons downtown in Bairnsdale," he said.
"It's a bit of an adrenaline rush when you look down the main straight at Sandown.
"The guys that do this are just adrenaline junkies, and they're so appreciative. We do love it."
Bill Gerritsen, the chairman of the program, said the event started thanks to Warrandyte Lions Club member, Peter Watts, who went blind.
"He found out that this is one of the things blind people miss, driving a motorcar," Mr Gerritsen said.
"Since that time we've had old truck drivers, taxi drivers, all sorts of people.
"It's an emotional day, it's a beautiful day."
It costs the Lions Club about $5,000 to host the event, and Mr Gerritsen said it was money well spent.
"It's all very, very positive and it's not just from the VIPs, but from the volunteers too.
"They get an emotional kick out of it and absolutely love it."
BY STEPHANIE ANDERSON
ABC News
video: TF1
http://lci.tf1.fr/monde/amerique/aveugles-ils-prennent-le-volant-le-temps-d-un-stage-de-conduite-8727965.html
Driver and blind, Dominique Douxfils shared his experience with us…
On Wednesday 2nd March 2016, we went to the paddocks of one of the greatest F1 circuits in the world.
Along with my friends of the « Les non-voyants et leurs drôles de machines » (Blind people and their funny machines) association, we immediately took the wheel to discover the track, under the kind supervision of our driving instructors. One by one, we could drive the VW Polo, and then embark on a adventure with Yannick and his Renault Mégane RS (265 horsepower). I would never have imagined that one day in my life someone would tell me : « Put more gas ! » !
Nicole and all her pupils from La Reid school also paid a visit to us. They were all extremely happy to see me achieving my dream… It is indeed thanks to the chilren and their teacher that I am able to drive again. Everyone was moved beyond words. When they started to sing « On écrit sur les murs » (We write on the walls ), no one could hold back their tears.
After an appreciated lunch break away from the cold, we had the pleasant surprise to experience some laps as passengers in the BMW (325 horsepower) of famous rallye driver Grégoire de Mévius.
Then, we took the wheel again, going faster and faster, but always safely and wisely. Wisely ? I reached 130 km/h…But well, let’s stay modest… Feeling the speed was awesome, but it is nothing compared to the driving lesson given by José in his space rocket, a Mégane RS.
At the end of this wonderful day, we all went back home, with sparkles in the eyes, incredibly happy and, above all, ready to start again !
Our next Belgian driving adventure will take us to the circuit of Mettet !
https://youtu.be/gQ3MM9JDqeg
