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Goodwood GP reunion 2022 gallery

(by Lou Martin, June 2022)

Rainey gets a rare ride

This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed highlighted motorcycle grand prix legends of years past, with Giacomo Agostini, Wayne Rainey, Kenny Roberts, Mick Doohan, Kevin Schwantz, Sammy Miller and others lifting the mood of the meeting.

A highlight was Rainey (at left, with Doohan above) being reunited with a former championship Yamaha for an all-too-rare ride (below).

He commented prior to the event: “I never thought I’d have a chance to throw a leg over a Grand Prix bike again. And I certainly never thought I’d have an opportunity to share a track with Kenny, Mick and Kevin. This could only happen at the Festival of Speed. Obviously, Kenny played a major role in my racing career and my life so having him with us at Goodwood is going to make an incredible experience even more so. And many fans know Mick and Kevin were a couple of my greatest rivals during my Grand Prix career, and it means so much to me that they are making the trip to the Festival of Speed for what will be a very special time. We all share so many memories of competition, it will be fun to experience a new sense of camaraderie with them.”