Riding a motorcycle without a leg or without the use of your lower limbs seems impossible. Yet at the Tazio Nuvolari circuit, the DD (Diversamente Disabili, or Differently Disabled) guys prove the opposite every day, returning to the track and winning championships.

In the square, under maximum safety conditions, instructors teach complex exercises: slaloms, stopping between cones without releasing the trailer, restarting with a burst of gas. For some, it is the first time in years: “I haven't been on a motorcycle for eight years,” confesses one of the participants emotionally.

Alex, a paraplegic rider, for example, rides his “Panigalex,” a Ducati Panigale V2 2025 modified in collaboration with Motocorsse in Arezzo. The main adaptation is an electric actuator that replaces the gear shift pedal:

After ten years of experience, the team created Materia Racing Parts, which produces standard components also adopted by the French: “Before, everyone had to study their own adaptations. Now we have a standard for paraplegics and we are developing solutions for amputees.”

The DDs participate in national and international races, accompanying MotoGP, Superbike, and World Endurance. True superheroes on two wheels.