Lincolnshire racing driver who defied the odds to walk again is fundraising to compete

Jonathan Ogden has been diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritis. He is trying to raise £10,000 to compete at Abono Endurance 24 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on December 10. Jonathan's team would be driving in an Audi A1 shell with a copper 1.8 engine.

Jonathan has suffered from various health problems since he was a child. He was in a wheelchair for two years and was told he might never walk again. Now he is walking again and has lost 11.5 stone. He has Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritis, which affects his joints and fuses his bones together. It also affects nerves and gives him pain all over. Jonathan spent time at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. His rehabilitation programme helped him get back into shape. he lost a stone in the last year. and is now walking. as well. The last time he used to be in wheelchair he weighed 22 stone, now he weighs 11 stone and he's walking as he did before.