It has not been a very good end to the year for some. What with the deaths in motorsport we have also lost Jimmy Saville and, from the boxing world, Joe Frazier, plus just this afternoon we have news that a second Red Arrows pilot has died in what looks like an accident with his ejector seat. Nothing there to make you smile.
On the good side we have seen Alex Zanardi, an ex-Formula One driver who, despite a huge accident that saw him lose both legs, still managed to return to the cockpit in a BMW touring car. He has also taken up the sport of Handbiking and recently won the class in the New York Marathon and we may well see him in London next year for the paralympics.
One other good thing was the reaction to the deaths of Dan and Marco with drivers and riders marking their passing at the last race meetings. The MotoGP was perhaps the most poignant with the entire field, 125's, GP2 and Moto GP's all riding round the circuit joined by Kevin Schwantz on Marco's bike. It bought a real lump to the throat.
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