Paralyzed IndyCar driver Robert Wickens was "damn impressive" in a Hyundai sports car test and now yearns for a full-time return, a desire that requires time and funding.
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IndyCar Series driver Robert Wickens has experienced a lot in the past three years: a paralyzing crash in 2018, regaining strength to have his first dance at his wedding in 2019, and returning to the racetrack virtually in 2020. Now, in 2021, he has just driven a real race car for the first time since his accident.
Racing Star Robert Wickens Achieves His Goal of Driving a Race Car Again
Robert Wickens drives the #54 Hyundai Veloster N TCR car using hand controls with Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
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LEXINGTON, Ohio, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Inspired by the goal to race again and powered by courage, determination, persistence and perseverance, Robert Wickens returned to the cockpit in a Hyundai Veloster N TCR car today, for the first time since his horrific IndyCar accident in 2018. Highlighted with triumphant breakthroughs and executed with laser, goal-oriented focus, Wickens completed 989 days of grueling rehabilitation anticipating today s milestone.