Race to recovery is an assortment of British servicemen who are now disabled. They had a dream to take part in the Dakar Rally, with the help of some civilian experts.
Well I am pleased to say that one of their cars actually completed what is widely recognised as the hardest rally around. This would be an achievement for any one, but for men who have lost one or more limbs serving their country it is awesome. For the Dakar is not just hard, it is physically demanding and at points down right dangerous. There are breakdowns, crashes and unfortunately this year fatalities. None of this deterred this band of happy adventures.
As we read the updates on twitter and facebook we heard as their cars slowly depleted from 4 to 1, and their other trials and tribulations. I would be the 1st to admit there were times I seriously was fearful their dream of completely the rally would be ruined by such aversion as bad terrain or a collision. To have got so far and not one car finish would have been so devastating for them.
However they proved critics and doubters wrong, the Race to Recovery team in their car named Joy made it across the line. By doing so they not only proved their own point, but kicked in the door on a lot of prejudice against the disabled, in motor sport and life in general. These guys have been to hell and back in the service of Queen and country, but then they choose to put themselves through the hardest race on earth, to show people they could.
They may sport limbs of plastic and metal, along with other injuries visible and invisible, but they also display hearts of gold and balls of something a lot tougher than steel and for your achievement I salute you. Some one wise once said a man is judged not on what he says but what he achieves. Well these guys achieved what some thought impossible and most thought impractical.
If you are looking for a role model or some one to call a hero, they would probably deny it, but these people should be top of your list. Can't wait to hear what they plan next.
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