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SCI Superstar: Michael Johnson
20 years old and paralyzed, meet Michael Johnson, the only paralyzed race car driver in the Road to Indy series. His ultimate goal - to win the Indy 500. See how close he is on SPINALpedia!
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Paralyzed speed racers hitting the big time
Michael Johnson and Matt Speakman, two men with paraplegia are the only two in the world with a spinal cord injury racing right now at a professional level. The younger of the two, Michael Johnson (pictured above) has dreams of making it to the Indy 500.
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9/26/12: Paralyzed race car driver ready to begin dating
Hey Tiffiny, I was injured on August 13, 2005 racing motorcycles in Canada by braking my back. I was only 12 at the time. That was a huge change in my life with being paralyzed after. Up till I was injured, I had 14 national championships. I was having the time of my life! In 2007 I was cleared to start racing again which was very good! By 2009 I had won another 3 championships racing go karts. In 2009 I started racing cars (kinda look like an IndyCar). In 2011 I was third in the Championship running with the best drivers in the U.S coming up the latter. This…