Guy builds and drives his E30 driftcar, WITH HIS FEET!

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  • Luke!
    Banned
    • Mar 2010
    • 762

    #1

    Guy builds and drives his E30 driftcar, WITH HIS FEET!

    This story blew me away when I saw it on tv today

    A Polish man who lost both his arms in a motorcycle accident four years ago has continued has overcome his disability - by learning to drive with his feet.

    Bartosz Ostałowski from Nowy Sacz was so determined not to let his disability get in the way of his passion that he is now able to operate any automatic car.

    “I remember meeting people who were learning to paint with their feet and I thought, I can do that,” says Bartosz, 24.

    But his main target is to now participate in a real rally. “I know it’s a little scary,” says his mum Alicja, “but I think it’s great that he is showing strength and wants to compete in a race.”
    He's now hoping to get his racing license
    He has made modifications to his car that allow him to open his harness and open the door so he can get out of the car within 10 secs, as per regulations

    He did all these modifications BY HIMSELF! with his feet!

    this is a segment of the show I saw,

    the first segment is the filmmaker showing a clip of him drifting his car to some pro drifters from http://prodrift.pl/

    they don't know he's disabled, and at first are like "well he's pretty good, good line etc.." up untill they see that he's steering with his foot

    the rest of the clip is an interview with him, his GF, him driving shotgun with a pro-drifter and vice-versa, and seeing him ride shotgun in a rallycar

    at the end you can see him welding and grinding some metal, all with his feet

    oh yeah, he also paints!!

    I'm sorry, the whole segment is in Polish, but I just have to show this to you guys




    so the next time you think of giving up, think about this guy :up:

    that is all

    (ps, I'll try to get some contact information on this guy to give him some support, I'll post up what I find out)
    Last edited by Luke!; 11-20-2010, 03:57 PM.
  • Dj Buttchug
    R3V OG
    • Jun 2010
    • 7633

    #2
    wow thats intense

    Turbo M42 Build Thread :Here
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    I like the tuna here.
    Originally posted by lambo
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    • 5Toes
      Banned
      • May 2010
      • 9836

      #3
      How inspirational. Makes me have no doubt I wont be able to drive a clutch

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      • couch.lock
        Wrencher
        • Sep 2010
        • 297

        #4
        Who's the girl

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        • Luke!
          Banned
          • Mar 2010
          • 762

          #5
          Originally posted by couch.lock
          Who's the girl
          gtfo

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          • dreamchasin
            No R3VLimiter
            • Feb 2009
            • 3890

            #6
            That's some crazy shit. big ups to that guy. crazy inspirational.

            Originally posted by couch.lock
            Who's the girl
            R3V is full of assholes, but stuff like this, they got some heart. I suggest you take this to a thread that doesn't matter.


            90 325is alpine2 m50b25 becoming a dorifto car.

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            • HarryPotter
              No R3VLimiter
              • Jan 2010
              • 3642

              #7
              I bet that steering wheel is stinky!!


              "Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

              John F. Kennedy

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              • NuthinFancy
                E30 Modder
                • Sep 2010
                • 841

                #8
                Inspirational no doubt...thnx for sharing the story.
                sigpic(OO=[][]=OO)

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                • couch.lock
                  Wrencher
                  • Sep 2010
                  • 297

                  #9
                  I'm just curious jeeez.

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                  • Luke!
                    Banned
                    • Mar 2010
                    • 762

                    #10
                    Originally posted by HarryPotter
                    I bet that steering wheel is stinky!!
                    goddammit that's funny!!!!!

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                    • Killacortes
                      E30 Mastermind
                      • May 2010
                      • 1937

                      #11
                      how does he shift?
                      Originally posted by blunttech
                      r3v does not fuck around. First you get banned, then they shoot you

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                      • Luke!
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2010
                        • 762

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Killacortes
                        how does he shift?
                        he drives an automatic with altered gearing methinks
                        Last edited by Luke!; 11-21-2010, 06:43 PM.

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                        • dkbmxer002
                          E30 Fanatic
                          • Nov 2007
                          • 1389

                          #13
                          that's so freaking cool.

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                          • dreamchasin
                            No R3VLimiter
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 3890

                            #14
                            i couldnt even do all that work with arms and hands :(


                            90 325is alpine2 m50b25 becoming a dorifto car.

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                            • Stanley Rockefeller
                              E30 Addict
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 445

                              #15
                              Originally posted by donttazemebro
                              i couldnt even do all that work with arms and hands :(
                              +1

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