![]() ![]() Wickens adds that he doesn’t think his mindset has changed from when he was recovering from his injuries to now. “We’re trying to defend our championship as well.” “That will most likely mean moving up a category, and that comes with some financial costs, adapting the car with a more technically advanced hand control system,” he said. Now the first-ever paralyzed driver to win a North American championship, Wickens is aiming to compete against the drivers he raced against before his injuries. Going into the 2023 season, I felt even more ready.” Once I got back into a car in 2022, I felt like I was ready to compete at a high level. “Around 2020/2021 is when I felt like I could get back to racing again. “After being injured in 2018, I spent the better part of two years in and out of hospitals trying to do rehab and whatever quality of life that would look like,” said Wickens. It comes five years after he was left partially paralyzed from a near fatal Ind圜ar crash. In October, the Guelph native’s team won the championship title in the IMSA Touring Car Class Finale of the Michelin Pilot Challenge. Robert Wickens is reflecting back on a successful 2023 racing season. ![]()
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