BMW redesigns racing wheelchair for Paralympic athletes

Car brand BMW has worked with the US Paralympic team to create a racing
wheelchair that they claim to be both faster and more comfortable than previous models.
The DesignworksUSA team at BMW worked with the athletes to create a more aerodynamic chair that they claim shaves of 15 per cent of the drag during racing.
Although at a glance it appears to be much the same as older models, the team made subtle adjustments to the wheelchair including the use of carbon fibre and small angular changes to the frame. With cycling, bike manufacturers can make bikes for the Tour de France and know there's a massive enthusiast market out there that will buy bikes, too," associate director Brad Cracchiola told Fast Company . "But it doesn't translate [with wheelchair racing], so you don't get companies investing in innovation for racing wheelchairs.