Alex Zanardi, with Gianluca Gasparini and foreword by Mario Andretti. A memoir of racing success, adversity, and courage. The story of Zanardis life is inspirational far beyond the scope of motorsports, and here he tells it with characteristic humor and honesty. Its the story of a man with an unfaltering spirit and a passion for racing that first led to his back-to-back CART Championships in 1997 and 1998; and then drove his amazing rehabilitation and return to racing after losing both legs in a horrific accident during a 2001 CART race in Lausitz, Germany. Zanardi describes the reality of professional motorsports, where fearless drivers battle for split-second advantage on the track while tough-talking team owners break as many promises as they make in the paddack.


Chronicles Zanardis rise through karting, Formula 3 and 3000, Formula 1, IndyCars, and CART alongside such racing greats as Michael Schumacher, Christian Fittipaldi, Jimmy Vasser, Bryan Herta and Bobby Rahal. Then, after reaching the top of his sport, Zanardi must face a very different challenge: a new life without his legs. From the moment he awakens after his fateful crash, Zanardi summons the courage and optimism needed to view each day as just another race to win. He quickly surprises skeptics and supporters alike by recovering his mobility with the use of prosthetic legs and making an incredible return to racing in the European Touring Car Championship Series. When everyone expected him to surrender, Zanardi looked instead to the future, and in doing so he discovered his sweetest victory. . . so far. From his childhood through to today, he has refused to let life slow him down, and always keeps his eyes on the road ahead.


Paperback - 5-3/4"x 8-1/8" - 387 pp - 66 color

Format: Softbound
Pages: 428
Length: 5.63w x 8.18h
ISBN-13: 9780837612492
ISBN: 0837612497
Catalog ID: 139889A

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