Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysllim
Hang im not asking for the clubs to pay because as u can see from the first post i put up i said that i understand that the clubs are non profit organisations and that all members who eun the clubs are volunteers,but its like me saying that we cannot have n e steps to get up on to the rostrums for the able bodied ppl.
Have u read the other post on here marked"wheelchair access for all to see" i should have titled it abit better but basically its a email i had of chris hardisty saying what the clubs can do about this.
In all honesty seeing as ur brothers are unfortunatly in wheelchairs i would have thought u would be some one who would maby be able to help me rather than be against me,because from what i have read and interpreted is that you have pointed out problems willingly but not tried to help us find away around these problems so in order for wheelchair bound ppl will be able to race on equal terms as the other able bodied racers.
With out causing offence as you more than entitled to your opinion but after reading your posts i feel very dishartend about racing and understand why mark rc feels the way he does.
As i said before all i would like to do is go racing and enjoy myself as do everyone else and unfortunatly i have to ask for help not demand or expect it.
|
As I said before it's that I truly
do understand and feel for your problems and your dilemma, and I wasn't trying to offend you nor was I saying you should attend rc event. But instead like I said in reference to going to the beach and you should well know,
some things are easier said than done.
It's also like I mentioned a racer I know that got himself a "lift chair," in the same way some people have to get powered wheelchairs, as it's done to better enable themselves to get around their own particular handicaps so as to participate in things they enjoy easier. Maybe the first step is for you to look into applying for charitible donations for your local track's needs, and maybe things will be addressed on a national level as time goes on if and when funding for such accommodations becomes available, and perhaps this is your chance to look into these things yourself and become an advocate and fundraiser.
I myself have a bum knee and ankle, and while I get around okay climbing driver rostrums is more of a battle than a chore, and bending down to marshal the cars of the serial-crashers can be troubling. But it is what it is, it's the cost I accept to race, and I guess that's my point. In a righteous world everything would perfect, and you wouldn't be in a wheelchair and I wouldn't be sore the day after. Best of luck to you and don't give up on racing, you would be missed as would anyone.