Wayne Rainey Says Thanks After Record-Setting “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” At Laguna Seca

A Record Amount Of $215,00 In Donations To Roadracing World Action Fund For Soft Barrier Purchases

Hello Everyone,

First of all, I want to thank everybody who took part in this year’s “Rainey’s Ride to the Races.” We had a record number of riders and raised a record amount of $215,000 in donations for the Roadracing World Action Fund. The highlight for me every year is inviting the Legends who come and give back to this generation of racers with their time and commitment to improve rider safety. I know all the Legends had a good time both on and off the bikes.

The fourth annual “Rainey’s Ride to the Races” raised a record $215,000 in donations for the Roadracing World Action Fund. The ride was held in conjunction with the MotoAmerica round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

The fourth annual “Rainey’s Ride to the Races” was a huge success and again set a new record for the amount of money raised for the Roadracing World Action Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The donations are used to purchase Airfence and Alpina soft barriers that help keep our athletes safe. Over the past four years “Rainey’s Ride to the Races” has raised over $500,000 for the Roadracing World Action Fund.

We had close to 100 riders heading out on the ride from the Moto Talbott Motorcycle Museum on the Friday of our race weekend at Laguna Seca. And they were joined by nine motorcycle racing legends – Eddie Lawson, Bubba Shobert, Rick Johnson, Scott Parker, Doug Chandler, Thomas Stevens, Miguel Duhamel, Ben Spies and John Kocinski. We had a better VIP experience this year using existing track facilities for lunch, and other weekend events, with the highlight always being a couple of laps around Laguna with the Legends.

Again, I want to thank again all the riders who helped us raise a record donation amount of over $215,000 this year for the RWAF, especially the Terry Vance Family Foundation, Mission Food’s Juan Gonzales and Robb Talbott for their incredibly generous contributions.

Additionally, I’d like to thank the California Highway Patrol for keeping everyone safe, Gordon McCall for again leading the ride, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and, of course, MotoAmerica and the MotoAmerica team who helped make this ride possible.

I’m already looking forward to the fifth annual Ride. See you all next year.

Wayne Rainey

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