Rainey in deep lean on the Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500. © 2008-2020 SoftNews Net SRL.All rights reserved. Since taxis and public transit that can accommodate handicapped riders are vanishingly rare in Sedighi's hometown, she MacGyvered her very own wheelchair-friendly motorcycle. We had known each other, and I had started hanging out with him a bit, so he put a team together for me to race in Europe. Now, we are working on growing.Rob- I’m excited about the future of American road racing, glad you are at the helm of it. Rob- You really cut your teeth in flat track. Wayne Rainey is a legend.

Where others failed, Wayne is succeeding, and his efforts transcend the sport itself in many ways.

We had to push-start the bikes, and often by the time we got started, I was like 20 seconds behind the pace car! I think he saw in me someone who would do everything to get the most out of myself, my team, the machine, so he fostered that environment for me.

It was so exciting to win that.Rob- I can’t even imagine! Rainey then dominated the GP World Championship for three years, sweeping the 500cc premier class from 1990-92. The Cub was kind of tall for a 6-year old, so my dad put a seat right where the fuel tank meets that under bone.

We want to build the event, market that, invest in that. With a long family history of motorcycling, Rob has traversed America on two wheels (and a few sundry locales across the globe), but calls north Georgia, USA his home, along with his wife, two daughters, and menagerie of pets. So not only was I having to catch and pass the pace car, they usually had no idea some weenie was behind them! He would win his third consecutive GP world title that year.

We hope to eventually change that.Rob- There’s been a lot made of your rivalry with Kevin Schwantz.
When did you first start competing?WR- I started racing at the age of 9. A new parliamentary bill—the Comprehensive Protection Act for Disabled Citizens—could change things for her and the 1.3 million disabled people in the country soon though.

I hope every time you can come out, you see something new, something exciting. Rob- Do you think your flat track racing experience gave you an edge in any way, when you transitioned to road racing?Wayne- I think so, and it helped Kenny Roberts before me. We are trying to make MotoAmerica a competitive championship where, when a racer is ready to make that step, they’ll only have to learn the tracks and the bikes.

However, not even the best ones have it all figured out. Second photo was Rainey’s AMA National road racing debut, astride the factory Kawaski KR250 in Louden NH. Whole front rows would be Americans, podiums would be all Americans,… Now, there’s no one in the world championships, in MotoGP (at time of this interview). Made me a better racer.
Rainey has spoken before that Gerloff could be among the first to leave MotoAmerica for the world stage. We’re Americans.

Next day, Kawasaki showed up at the race track with a contract to race Superbikes for them the next two years. I was pretty far away from the sport then, but that relationship started me back in the industry, calling my old contacts about parts. Check out this link for Wayne’s assessment of the 2019 season, and what to look for in the coming year-, Your email address will not be published. Rob- In the coming years, what is MotoAmerica positioning itself to do, in its efforts to bring road racing back into the American consciousness?Wayne- Honestly, we need guys like you that believe in what we’re doing, to help us build it up.

Is it philanthropic work, contributions to the sport and industry? Where thrives adversity, so does ingenuity. Sob story aside, her disability hasn’t stopped Zahara from thriving and going about her life despite the frustrating lack of adapted services in her home country. Plus, Iran's Vice-President for Women and Foreign Affairs (because both apparently go together) Masoume Ebtekar is looking into her situation, but the battle hasn’t been won. Rewards for success were huge but the price to be paid for getting things wrong was severe – Schwantz broke both wrists, Doohan shattered his leg and Wayne Rainey, who tasted success more than most, now has to use a wheelchair following a horrific crash at Misano. A buddy and I drove cross country to the race, still with my dirt track leathers and gear.

He is an accomplished racer who won no less than three GP500 World titles in succession with Yamaha, 1991, 1992 and 1993, and also holds two AMA Superbike champion titles in 1983 with Kawasaki and 1987 with Honda.

Rob- You’ve accomplished so much in the sport, on and off the track.

Rob- How was the dream for MotoAmerica born?Wayne- My partners, Richard Varner and Terry Kargas, were building a motorcycle and through a mutual friend, asked if I would come help. National and/or world titles?

Rob- What do you see as the future of road racing in America? And it wasn’t just Kevin I was battling. Very few people even know what that is.Wayne- It’s a bad-@$$ race, for sure!

It took a special style to adapt to them.

But the one thing that’s always the same is, the guy with the most points at the end of the season, wins. © 2020 Road Dirt Motorcycle Media. I always enjoy conversing with Wayne, and he’s always gracious to give me a few minutes.

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That hasn’t kept her from riding her chariot for the past seven years, however. In 2020, the Texan will do just that, racing for GRT Yamaha in WorldSBK. Some say the only place to go is down, but I didn’t see it that way. Rob- I remember following your racing career back in the day. It still could get worse too, I don’t know.

It rained during the race, and I had never ridden the bike, never ridden on this track, never ridden in the rain, and we won the race by 20 seconds! I didn’t when I was still racing. The bike that Wayne built with his MotoAmerica partners. For Born to Ride, 2017. Rainey moved onto the world stage, capturing the renowned Suzuka 8-Hours endurance race with teammate Kevin Magee in 1988. Posted by Rob Brooks | Oct 31, 2019 | Ride Life | 0 |, Debate often arises in motorsports over the definition of a legend, and what constitutes legendary status.

I guess we didn’t like each other, because we didn’t like how we were treating each other on the track! In the realm of badasses, Zahara Sedighi ranks pretty high. Where do you go from there? I ate, slept, and drank the racing. A career-ending and life-altering injury changed everything in 1993, resulting in permanent paralysis from the chest down. They don’t live here, didn’t grow up here.” As Americans, we automatically think we need to be better.

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Wayne Rainey; Rainey on the Yamaha YZR500. Not for lack of trying, though. (died May 22, 2017)Rob- As I stated in an article I wrote about him after his death- life is fragile, life is fleeting, so live for a higher calling.

American road racing is back. He won the AMA National Championship in 1983 and 1987, and claimed the coveted Daytona 200 title in ’87 as well. Did he help refine, tune your skills even more?Wayne- Yes, definitely! Rob- You’ve accomplished so much in the sport, on and off the track.

I want our riders to believe that, to believe in themselves.Rob- That day is coming, I believe, soon.Wayne- We’ll soon see the rider who believes in himself, has the natural speed, and the desire to go race in MotoGP or WSBK, which means racing in Europe, at the highest level. The first thing you see in the morning is that wheelchair, and the last thing you see at night is that wheelchair. That’s where we came from. Rob claims, "Motorcycles are in my blood, in my DNA."

Wayne was “bitten by the racing bug” early. Chuck Aksland from my Gran Prix days came onboard, joining Terry and Richard with me, and all these pieces came together at the right time.