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Natalie, the Wheelchair Porsche Junkie Who Drives a GT3 RS PDK, Races a Cayman S

Natalie, the Wheelchair Porsche Junkie Who Drives a GT3 RS PDK, Races a Cayman S 8 photos
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We've shown you tons of customized examples of the 911 GT3 RS PDK, but even the wildest of them, which came with a World War II Shark Teeth Fighter wrap and a 19-inch wheel track setup, didn't even come close to the one we're here to bring you today. And that's because we're talking about a Rennsport Neunelfer that comes with controls for hand driving.
And the driver of this beast is even more special than the car itself. We're talking about Natalie McGloin, a British woman who doesn't let her wheelchair stop her from enjoying Zuffenhausen machines, both on and off the track.

As Natalie explains in the Carfection-supplied video below, her adulthood debut was market by a car accident (she was a passenger) that left her paralysed from the chest down.

Well, here we are, telling you about how Natalie now uses a GT3 RS as a street car and races a first-generation Cayman S.

The part of the clip that truly pinned us to our seats had to do with the driver explaining how she gets to feel the car despite her paralysis - now that's one incredible mind-over-matter example, especially if we consider that usually the wrong kind of seating position is enough to keep one from achieving handling might.

Natalie uses a chair that has the shape of her ribcage, but there's only so much such hardware can do when her body is limited to, say, a third of the bottom and back sensations a driver usually gets to use as feedback.

So, how did she get into motorsport? Interestingly, it all kicked off with wheelchair rugby - just as life had been unkind to her, it opened up a whole world of possibilities this time around and Natalie ended up on the track.

And, as you'll be able to see in the clip below, this driver has even bigger plans, all related to the Porsche crest, of course.

Aside from what you get to see in the clip, you should also know that Natalie enjoys support from Claire Williams. Yes, we're talking about the daughter of Sir Frank Williams, the F1 team principal who is also confined to a wheelchair due to a road car accident that took place back in 1986.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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