Things To Know About Triple MotoGP World Champion Wayne Rainey


- Wayne Rainey is one of the modern-day greats of the game.
- He is now back again on the track after being paralyzed for many years
- A few facts on Wayne Rainey
There is a saying that history repeats itself. Well, that is what is expected from the great Wayne Rainey. This American motorcycle racer is back yet again, possibly breaking his own world records. He had been paralyzed for several years after he met with a crash in the year 1993 at the Italian Grand Prix. Well, after ages when he is ready to hit the track, it is expected to be a fantastic journey ahead.
A few facts on Wayne Rainey
If you are the one who is a fan of motorcycle racing, you must know about the ins and outs of Rainey. Wayne Rainey is remembered for winning the champion's trophy three times. You need to know that Rainey was the first before 2004 to win the 500 cc/MotoGP world championship. Well, looking back, Wayne was born on October 23, 1960, in Downey, California, as the established go-karter Sandy Rainey and his significant other Ila's three children.
His father's love of everything mechanized and machines rubbed off on Wayne, and when Sandy directed his concentration toward the new bike frenzy clearing the USA's west coast, it wasn't some time before he'd constructed his six-year-old child a 'minibike' to mess about on. Hence it can be expected that Rainey has got his affinity for motorcycles from his father, which is quite obvious.
The first championship

His first year in the championship for motor racing came as something of a shock to the continually winning Rainey; out of nowhere, he was facing the best soil track riders in the nation, and his little size was an unmistakable disservice when it came to pulling the 750s around the ovals.
His first season additionally finished with an abnormal accident at the San Jose Mile, and without precedent for his vocation, he was harmed. Rainey went head-to-head with an individual rider and hit the holding wall hard, harming his back and heart. It would require two months for him to recuperate from an accident that had seriously shaken his once consistent certainty; he would be a best ten rider throughout the following not many seasons, however unexpectedly, he wasn't winning.

The road racing
At the age of 21, Rainey has shown his intense affinity towards road racing. However, once Rainey hit the track, he became an immediate winner. The unmatchable combo of Rainey and Kawasaki since 1983 is still talked about in racing circles.
As of now, Rainey is all set to hit the track again; it is expected that he won't let his name vanish from the sport. He is set to break new records once again!
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