Triple world champion, Wayne Rainey, will return to Misano this weekend. Misano was the scene of his career-ending accident on September 5th 1993 when, with a clear lead in the title chase and a probable 4th world championship beckoning, Rainey lost control of the bike and slid off into the gravel trap. The deeply-rutted gravel caused both him and the bike to bounce, and, during one of these, the footpeg of the bike hit him in the back. Wayne has been a paraplegic since but has continued to work in the sport, compete in go-karts and be an inspiration to hundreds of people all over the world who have, like him, suffered spinal injuries.
Here’s Wayne as we remember him.
And here he is, back in 1983. Great picture, this one.
This weekend sees the MotoGp meeting at Misano and the WSBK round at the Nurburgring so it’s going to be a busy weekend. A full preview of both events will be posted before the weekend.
