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Wayne Wesley Rainey (born October 23, 1960) is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. [1] He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships in 1984 and from 1988 to 1993. He won the 500cc World Championship three times and the Daytona 200 once.
It came to be known that Wayne Rainey’s career had been over following his crash in the previous round.As a result, Kevin Schwantz had clinched the 1993 world championship by the end of this round as he finished fourth.
The 1993 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth ... Wayne Rainey highsided in practice. ... causing him to crash out in spectacular fashion as his bike ...
Kevin Schwantz won the 1993 world championship in a season marred by the tragic end to his rival Wayne Rainey's career. [1] Schwantz started the season strongly with four wins by the midpoint of the season. With three races remaining, Rainey had battled back to take the championship points lead while Schwantz nursed a wrist injury. [1]
Yamaha allows Wayne Rainey to use a chassis from the ROC team. Mick Doohan on pole. Rainey gets the start from Doohan and Kevin Schwantz. Àlex Crivillé crashes out of 4th. Shinichi Itoh touches Doug Chandler’s back tire and crashes out, taking Chandler with him. Rainey gets a gap to Doohan, then a gap to Schwantz.
He culminated his career in 1993 by winning his only 500cc World Championship. [3] After suffering through a crash-infested 1994 season, the injuries he had incurred over the years began to take their toll on him, [3] as did the career ending injuries suffered by his rival Rainey, at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix that left him paralyzed from the ...
Shinichi Itoh on pole, Wayne Rainey again on the 2nd row. Àlex Crivillé to the front from Daryl Beattie, Schwantz, Mick Doohan and Rainey. Doohan takes the lead; Rainey getting dropped. Serious accident for the Italian Corrado Catalano, he fell, was hit by his motorcycle and for some days was in a comatose.
Schwantz, Chandler, Rainey are closing on Beattie. Doohan goes out with a mechanical. Freddie Spencer crashes out hard. Schwantz arrives and passes into 1st. Rainey, desperate to get to the leaders, brushes Chandler's front tire with his knee as he passes into 2nd, then passes Schwantz for 1st, but cannot hold him off.