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Nov. 7, 2011, 6:11 a.m.
11/7/2011
By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com
Earlier this year we featured our good friend and owner of Short Course Hobbies, George Hammel, in our
LiveRC Exclusive. Hammel, long time motocross rider was paralyzed in 1998, however against all odds came back to motocross competing in the XGames Adaptive races and Extremity Games.
Last year, while racing motocross, he broke his back for the 3rd time, he burst the T11 vertebrae. Dr. Eric Sipos, an extraordinary knowledgable and skilled neurosurgeon, was able to perform the rebuilding of the vertebrae without having to insert extra metal or fusions, so as not to impede with the previous 1998 surgery. Unfortunately, this time, Hammel was told he would be unable to ride motocross again due to the weakness of the vertebras in his back. However with George’s strength of character, he began riding road bicycles (without modifications), and with this, spiked Hammel’s competitive edge.
This is the first time George will compete in the Tour de Tucson. Hammel hopes he can motivate others whose lives have been affected by spinal cord or other injuries. He will compete in the 42 mile portion of the Tour this year, and we expect to see Hammel going further and further in the future.
We wish George the best of luck in the Tour de Tucson!
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