WAYNE RAINEY TO RIDE AT GOODWOOD

Three-Time 500cc GP Champion Wayne Rainey is set to make his debut at the iconic Goodwood Festival of Speed this year . Taking place from June 23-26 , the Goodwood Festival of Speed is renowned for its unrestricted access to the mighty machines of motorsport and the riders and drivers who made them famous . This year ’ s Festival of Speed will be no exception . Across the weekend , fans will be able to watch Rainey take to the iconic Goodwood hillclimb on the Yamaha YZR500 , with which he won the 1992 World Championship 30 years ago . The Festival of Speed will reunite Rainey with a racing bike for the first time in 29 years , following the accident at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix that left him paralysed from the chest down . Rainey ’ s exploits at the Festival of Speed follow his first return to riding in 2019 at the Sound of Engine Festival in Suzuka , Japan . Rainey ’ s ride will be made possible thanks to Yamaha techs reconfiguring the now 30-yearold Yamaha YZR500 so it can be ridden using handlebar controls alone . Rainey himself has masterminded his way through a career in motorsport spanning four decades , first as a three-time World Champion , then as a team manager , and currently as President of MotoAmerica . “ 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 hillclimb ”, 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 Richmond for really making this a reality . I can ’ t wait to meet the fans who come from all over the world for the