In 2021 Jamie Harrison was sitting in third position in his class in the famous Finke Desert Race. Just past the 80km mark, after the first fuel stop, he was keen to close in on second.

At high speed he spotted a patch of bull dust with his competitor in the distance, and pushed hard to close in.

Hidden in the bull dust was a rock. Moments later his body was propelled high into the air in a horror crash causing extensive damage including a spinal cord injury resulting in permanent paralysis from his waist down.

Confined to Adelaide Hospital for ten months back in 2021 at the heart of COVID lock downs, Jamie l recalls one thing that was central to keeping him going then, and in the years to come.

As he lay on his back in the hospital bed, he was visited by a friend who said, "Mate, don't worry, we'll get you back, we'll get you back in a buggy" This message gave Jamie something to hold on to, a drive that would provide a focal point in his future.