Channel: THE DRIVE

Category: Autos & Vehicles

Tags: rolex 24 at daytonaalex zanardi bmw m8alex zanardi daytonaalex zanardiimsaalex zanardi bmw daytonabmw team rllzanardiindycaralex zanardi daytona 2019bmwbmw m8 gtebmw m8bmw m8 gte daytona

Description: Inspirational racing driver Alex Zanardi lost both legs in a 2001 crash. Now he's running the Rolex 24 at Daytona in a BMW M8 GTE using hand controls. Mike Spinelli sat down with the legend at Classic Car Club Manhattan. One of the great storytellers in racing. Location links below. Contents 4:09 Learning to race with prosthetics 8:30 Convincing officials to let Alex race 14:50 New steering wheel and hand controls 18:26 ***A lap around Daytona in the BMW M8 using hand controls*** 21:20 The hardest part about racing 23:36 The athletic challenges of racing 27:50 How you know when you're ready to race again 31:42 What happened during THE PASS at Laguna Seca? 38:20 Why Daytona and not Le Mans? (Sorry about the audio at the end) You MUST watch THAT PASS: youtube.com/watch?v=ywsB65YfLOQ Zanardi is also a three-time gold medalist at the Paralympic Games youtube.com/watch?v=iaFQsN81YWQ More at The Drive thedrive.com Shot and edited by Jared Auslander: jaredauslander.com Thanks to IMSA, BMW Motorsport, BMW Team RLL, and Classic Car Club Manhattan imsa.com bmw-motorsport.com/en/home.html rahal.com/no-24-bmw classiccarclubmanhattan.com