On October 3rd, 2013, responding to the invitation of the FFSA by Dominique Serieys, director of the French Rally, and in the context of world championship in Alsace, Luc Costermans and his co-pilot Guillaume Roman, will be on the starting line for the Shakedown special, to demonstrate that with a good pilot, a blind driver can still drive around quite easily. This will be a very first event in the world of Rally and more largely in automotive sports.
Bring the valid individuals, closer to the world of handicap, though automotive sports, remains one of the main objective for the team Guillaume Roman and Luc Costermans.
With the success of the ParaOlympics games of 2012 in London, and through the French Federeation Handisport, France is organizing the World Athletic Championship IPC 2013 in Lyon from 19 till 28 of July 2013.
1300 athletes, more than 700 officials and staff members, coming from 90 countries are expected on the track of the Rhone stadium in the heart of the Parilly Park for 8 days of competition, open to sportsmen from handisport and adapted sport
Handisport President of Durance
Jean-Marc Ternullo
Monday, 4 March 2013, all the team from the circuit of Ledenon invited and enjoyed to welcome the association "Les non voyants et leurs drôles de machines" (NVDM) (blinds and their strange machines).
Indeed, for the first time in France, in the Gard (30), non-sighted people have driven all day on the legendary circuit of Ledenon.
It is not the first attempt for NVDM. Since 2006, the association allows to its members to get behind the wheel safely in school driving cars and to discover or rediscover sensations automobiles.
This time, that was different, ended the supermarkets parkings, the small country roads closed to the public, the challenge was very huge : the circuit of Ledenon!
In addition to the traditional driving schools, the non-sighted people were allowed to drive a Renault Mégane RS 265 hp that was dual commande, co-led by experienced instructor. Watch out ...!
Furthermore, this year, this event took place while the circuit of Ledenon celebrated his forty-years registration and was not in opposition to his story: Support and participate in innovations and developments in motorsport in all areas ...
Article de Presse Midi Libre (RACHID MAJDOUB)
All members of the Ehandicap World Records team wish you a very happy new year – full of challenges and records.
Have a pleasant visit of our Web Site.
“Sportingly yours!”
November, the 4th 2012, a man who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident has made history by using a thought-controlled bionic leg to reach the top of one of the world's
tallest skyscrapers. By simply thinking 'climb stairs' - Zac Vawter, made his way up 103 flights of stairs to the top of Willis Tower (442 meters) in Chicago on the revolutionary prosthetic leg.
The robotic leg responds to electrical impulses from muscles in his hamstring, with his thoughts triggering motors, belts and chains to synchronize the movements of the prosthetic ankle and knee.
On June 12th Frank left from the norwegian lighthouse of Slettnes in Barents sea, for a 5280 km trip, 4000 km of cycling, 1280 km canoeing. He got home in Corsica at the lighthouse of Lavezzi on Friday October 5th at 11,46 after a 116 days commitment. Joining the northernmost semaphore of continental Europe to the southernmost one of France was a considerable challenge for Frank who hat to outdo himself every day.
The weather conditions were abominable the first two months on the Barents sea before he reached Mehamn in Norway , then he cycled across Lapland for 1000 km. In Lulea, Sweden, he recovered his kayak to sail across the gulf of Botnie and part of the Baltic sea to Stockholm, 1100 km in 42 days. From there, he cycled across Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Italy down to Tuscany, on a 3000 km ride.
The last thing to do was to reach his hometown of Bonifacio across the Mediterranean sea which had been hard to manage until the last day.
He did not undertake these adventures for a cause...he is the cause of it !
Nicolas Moineau has been a climbing addicted for the last twenty years. Despite a retinitis pigmentosa contracted some time ago, that slowly causes blindness, he continued to exercise his passion, adapting his practice to the evolution of his disease.
He never thought about competition until he was contacted to join the disabled athlete French team. After a brief hesitation, he agrees to join the team and start training hard.
He soon finds himself at the World Championships in Bercy, and on September 15, 2012, the day of the grand final against a Japanese and an Italian, connected by walkie-talkie with his coach that was guiding him, he won the title of World Champion.
An exceptional performance knowing that Nicolas is almost blind. With voice guide combined with a remarkable technique that allowed him to excel, he managed to climb to the highest world level.
Nicolas Bravo, you're simply the best!
Indeed, on saturday 29 september he decided to repeat the unthinkable.
The elements were'nt on his side that day, yet the corsican dolphin, amputated of both arms, entered the water from an Elbe island beach.
Despite strong currents and a real heavy sea, Thierry reached Bastia at 7:45pm, after a 60km journey in a bit more than 15hours.
The handicapped of the World are getting back together for the Paralympics as from 29.08. These sporty 2 weeks will be ending on 09.09 and will see 4000 participants to harvest 500 medals.
On October 3rd, 2013, responding to the invitation of the FFSA by Dominique Serieys, director of the French Rally, and in the context of world championship in Alsace, Luc Costermans and his co-pilot Guillaume Roman, will be on the starting line for the Shakedown special, to demonstrate that with a good pilot, a blind driver can still drive around quite easily. This will be a very first event in the world of Rally and more largely in automotive sports.
Bring the valid individuals, closer to the world of handicap, though automotive sports, remains one of the main objective for the team Guillaume Roman and Luc Costermans.
