Rainey To Ride A 500 Again!
W
ayne Rainey will be back in the seat
of a Yamaha 500cc Grand Prix
motorcycle for the first time since his life-
changing accident when he rides his 1992
World Championship-winning Marlboro
Yamaha at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of
Speed in the UK, June 23-26.
It will be the third time Rainey has ridden
a motorcycle since his 1993 accident that
left him paralyzed from the chest down,
with the three-time World Champion first
taking back to the track at a private day at
Buttonwillow and then at a festival held at
Suzuka, Japan in 2019. Rainey's 500 at
Goodwood will be modified so everything
can be controlled by hands with no need
to use a conventional gearshift.
"I'm incredibly excited to not only be
attending my first Goodwood Festival of
Speed this summer, but to be riding my
1992 Yamaha YZR500 up the famous
hill climb," Rainey said. "It's truly a once-
in-a-lifetime opportunity and one that I
just couldn't pass up. I want to thank the
Yamaha Motor Company for preparing my
1992 YZR500 and adapting it for me to
ride, MotoAmerica for helping make the
entire project fly, and The Duke of Rich-
mond for really making this a reality. I can't
wait to meet the fans who come from all
over the world for the Goodwood Festival
of Speed."
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VOLUME 59 ISSUE 9 MARCH 1, 2022 P29
Wayne Rainey
will be back in
the saddle of this
1992 Marlboro
Yamaha at
Goodwood
in June.
