🗣 “I think doing the Indy 500 would just be an amazing opportunity” 👊 robertwickens wants to be the first disabled racer in Indy500 history, but needs funding to make his dream happen 💵 Get the full story 👇
Wickens, 34, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018, has been racing in the IMSA Challenge series with Hyundai’s factory-backed Bryan Herta Autosport team.
“I never thought that would be my legacy. But if that's what it is, I think it'd be a pretty cool thing to do. And it'd be great for spinal cord awareness. "For me, just to step foot into an IndyCar again, and do laps, would be an accomplishment in itself." said Wickens."We need to get a car adapted with hand controls, to see if it's even possible.
Wickens uses hand controls in his Hyundai race car, and a hand-controlled throttle has been used in an IndyCar before when Alex Zanardi completed the final 13 laps at Lausitz in 2003 – two years on from his horrific accident there that cost him his legs. "I think Robert is a tremendous inspirational story for all of us," said Herta."We're interested, we're exploring. I think everybody would love to see it.
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