Wayne Rainey: His Own Story

by Michael Scott

Now available in paperback, this is the official biography of the legendary American triple 500cc world motorcycle champion Wayne Rainey. It covers his two lives - from childhood up to the moment he crashed in Italy on 5 September 1993 severing his spinal cord, then afterwards struggling to come to terms with being in a wheelchair, and returning to the track as a racing team owner.

320 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

1946-

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Reviews

[Tufty McTavish · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's an air of inevitability when reading this book. Later on there's even a race countdown towards the life changing accident suffered by Rainey. I must admit I know very little from this era of MotoGP - I started following the sport when Doohan was dominant - so the most interesting section was when the timeline started to overlap with events I was vaguely familiar with. But having read this I want to see the races for myself and read about some of the other famous names from that era.

One problem I had with the book was the somewhat scattershot sprinkling of events, especially early on. It seemed to dance around subject lines in an awkward fashion.

[Richie · Rating 4 out of 5]

im a fan of wayne rainey..a true champion..winning the gp championship on a uncompetitive bike and how unfortunate it was that his injury kept him from winning a fourth championship. great book!

[Igor Brezovic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterpiece. GReat inside look into the mind of the champion.