At the recent National Guard ADRL Final V in Ennis, Texas, Patrick Rummerfield achieved another "World's First", by becoming the first fully functional spinal cord injury (SCI) quadriplegic in history to successfully race in a professional motorsport. Strapped in the cockpit of his 1993 Chevy Lumina and donning the colors of Raptor Performance Motorsports team.
ST. LOUIS, MO – The Eric Westacott Foundation (EWF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the study andcure of spinal cord injuries (SCI), announced today that it has raised over $30,000 to provide physical therapy for 11-year old Alex Malarkey. The funds were raised by the Foundation, with the help of Patrick Rummerfield, the first.
The Eric Westacott Foundation announced today that it has teamed with Patrick Rummerfield and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to donate the proceeds of the upcoming Golf Classic Tournament to the rehabilitation of 11-year old quadriplegic Alex Malarkey and provide young Alex with a state of the art RT300 Functional Electrical Stimulus (FES) bike.
At the recent SDBA Nationals, Patrick Rummerfield achieved another world's first, by becoming the first fully functional spinal cord injury (SCI) quadriplegic in history to successfully race a drag boat.
Patrick has been invited by Extreme Beverage Company, makers of Bookoo and Fire it Up beverages, and by the organizers of the Cowtown Dragboat Nationals, to test-race a dragboat on July 11, during the racing weekend at Marine Creek Lake in Ft. Worth, Texas.
PORTLAND, OR - Renowned bass manufacturer David King will produce a custom bass guitar for Patrick Rummerfield, the first fully functional quadriplegic in the history of medicine.
More...ST. LAKE CITY, UT - Patrick Rummerfield, the first fully functional quadriplegic in the history of medicine, and Miller Motorsports Park have announced that they have joined forces to develop a program designed to allow wounded veterans to experience the thrill and excitement of racetrack driving.
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