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28 Dec 2003, 23:32 (Ref:822065)
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Zanardi to ETCC in 04
VALENCIA, SPAIN (TICKER) -- More than two years after losing his legs in a horrific crash, Alex Zanardi of Italy confirmed Thursday he will drive in the 2004 European Touring Car Championship
The former CART champion will drive a BMW E46 for Team Ravaglia. It will mark his full-time return to racing following the September 2001 accident in Germany that cost him both legs bellow the knee. "I am very happy to be able to participate in this championship," said Zanardi, who competed in the final race of the ETCC championship this year at Monza. "I would like to thank BMW Italy and Team Ravaglia for their faith in this project. The race at Monza this year was an encouraging experience." Zanardi's car will be a modified BMW 230i with only one pedal for the breaks. The accelerator and clutch will be located on the steering wheel. |
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28 Dec 2003, 23:50 (Ref:822082)
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He ran in the last race at Monza in 2003. I'm happy that he will be racing again..
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29 Dec 2003, 00:00 (Ref:822091)
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The guy's a hero - can't wait to see him racing again!
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29 Dec 2003, 00:23 (Ref:822114)
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Mad, but a hero. I can't express how happy I am to look forward to seeing Zanardi on track again. Inspirational is an oft-overused word, but what else can you say about the guy?
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29 Dec 2003, 09:23 (Ref:822419)
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great news - go alex
 - has a driver ever won a car race with a hand accelerator  .... who was the f3000 driver who broke his back 3 or 4 year ago - watts  did he win a danish touring car race
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29 Dec 2003, 10:39 (Ref:822465)
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Jason Watt. He didn't just win a race but won the 2002 Championship in a Peugeot 307. His team mate was a certain Jan Magnussen.
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29 Dec 2003, 10:56 (Ref:822475)
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I have always been a huge fan of Zanardi, and was disappointed with his performance in F1.
I have massive admiration for him since his accident, and now he wants to race again, I'm blown away! I wish him well 
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29 Dec 2003, 12:04 (Ref:822519)
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Jason Watt also competed post-accident in the SportsRacing World Cup, in John Nielsen's Panoz.
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