During the ride on the 24.4km course, Ms Claire Lomas achieved speeds of up to 128kmh. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A British woman who is paralysed from chest down fulfilled her dream of riding a superbike, speeding up to 128kmh and raised more than 4,400 pounds for a charity.
Ms Claire Lomas, 43, said she “never dreamed” she would be able to achieve the feat ever since a horse riding accident in 2007 left her unable to walk. On Saturday, the former event rider got on a specially-adapted superbike, which saw her strapped in and her toes secured to footplates, to drive on the North West 200 racecourse in Northern Ireland.“It was such an amazing feeling. When I was lying in hospital after my accident I never dreamed I’d be able to do anything like this,” British broadcaster BBC reported her as saying. “I got up to 84mph. It made me feel free.
North West 200 event director Mervyn Whyte praised Ms Lomas for her “remarkable” achievement, saying her determination and courage are an “inspiration” to everyone. This is not the first physical challenge Ms Lomas has attempted ever since her accident which left her with a punctured lung, broken ribs, a broken neck and back.In the same year, she lit the Paralympic cauldron in Trafalgar Square in front of then Prime Minister David Cameron and London mayor Boris Johnson.
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