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Schmidt to drive SAM Corvette on Pikes Peak Hillclimb
Sam Schmidt will drive the Arrow Electronics Corvette Z06 on the bottom half of the 12.42-mile Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this weekend, following his record-breaking run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Schmidt, a former Indy car driver and now team owner of the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team, has been a quadriplegic since his shunt at Walt Disney World oval in 2000. Yet in May, on Indy 500 qualifying weekend, Schmidt lapped Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 108.642mph and reached a top speed of 152mph driving the Arrow Electronics Semi-Autonomous Motorcar (SAM). It is this same modified 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – which allows Schmidt to steer using head movements,...
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