Wayne Rainey rides again!
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26 years after Wayne Rainey’s career-ending injury, the three-time world champion has returned to riding with an emotional comeback using a modified Yamaha.The Grand Prix legend made history by clinching three consecutive 500cc world championship titles between 1990 and 1992 with Yamaha before suffering a smashed sixth thoracic vertebra and a broken spine in a during the 1993 Italian GP at Misano which left him paralysed from the middle of the chest down.Having remained a key presence in racing since his injury, and is currently the MotoAmerica President, Rainey has taken to the track again using an adapted Yamaha YZF-R1 at the Willow Springs Circuit in his native California.Rainey, wearing a remake of his iconic red and white racing leathers from Alpinestars, posted his comeback on his personal social media account with support from MotoAmerica.“I had the opportunity to ride a motorcycle yesterday for the first time in 26 years. And I had a blast. Big thanks to Yamaha Motor USA and Alpinestars for helping make it happen,” Rainey said on social media. I had the opportunity to ride a motorcycle yesterday for the first time in 26 years. And I had a blast. Big thanks to @YamahaMotorUSA and @alpinestars for helping make it happen. PcgWjFQ0pG— Wayne Rainey (@WayneRainey60) November 7, 2019 View this post on Instagram This. Just. Happened. #WayneRaineyRidesAgain. Full video coming soon. @wrainey60A post shared by MotoAmerica (@motoamerica) on Nov 6, 2019 at 3:05pm PSTRainey won 24 Grand Prix races from 95 starts across his Grand Prix career.
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