The MotoGP legend suffered life-changing injuries in 1993 when he crashed during a race at Misano, which ended his career and left him paralysed from the waist down.
Rainey won three 500cc titles between 1990 and 1992 for Yamaha, and went on to manage a team for the Japanese marque before retiring in 1998.
Since 2015 he has been the president of MotoAmerica, which has helped revive the AMA Superbike scene in the United States.
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Rainey will make his first appearance at the Festival of Speed this June and will ride one of his grand prix bikes for the first time since his accident – which will be modified around his injuries – up the famous hillclimb.
“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…
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