Jaguar: Wheelchair driver competes in eTrophy
THERE IS EVERYTHING Takuma Aoki, former World Superbike and Grand Prix motorcycle racer, will compete for the new Yokohama Challenge team in the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy round in Mexico City this weekend. The Japanese driver - who turns 45 on February 24 - has been in a wheelchair since an accident 22 years ago and will write a new chapter in motorsport history [...]
The Japanese - who turns 45 on February 24 - has been in a wheelchair since an accident 22 years ago and will write a new chapter in motorsport history
Special hand control
Thanks to special hand controls that allow the driver, who is paralyzed from the waist down, to brake and accelerate the Jaguar I-Pace e-Trophy, he will be the first person with a physical disability to compete in an international electric racing series.
Live broadcast on ran.de
Guido-Simplex, M-Sport, Aoki's race engineers and Jaguar Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division were responsible for the modifications to his Cup car - especially the gearshift mimic attached to the steering wheel. The race on February 15 starts at 8:50 p.m. (live on ran.de).
