The Science Of Speed: Daytona’s High Banks
Tires, momentum, and centripetal force all come into play on the high banks at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. The history of Daytona International Speedway began in…
Rainey’s Rocket: 1990 Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500
The number 2 became a number 1 in 1990 and stayed on Rainey's bikes for the next three years as he racked up three consecutive 500cc Grand Prix World Championships.…
Goodwood FOS
Wayne Rainey rides the YZR50 he last rode in 1993 prior to the accident in Misano that left him paralysed from the chest down
Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Wayne Rainey Rides Again
Three-time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey and his 1992 championship-winning Yamaha YZR500 at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Photos courtesy of Yamaha. The following is from Yamaha... Three-time 500cc Grand…
Second Annual “Rainey Ride To The Races” Set For MotoAmerica’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Round
(Clockwise from top left) Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts and Bubba Shobert will join host Wayne Rainey for the Rainey Ride To The Races, July 9, on the Monterey Peninsula in…
Rainey, Schwantz & Doohan, Italian GP 1990
Doohan, Roberts And Schwantz To Join Rainey At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
(From left to right) Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan. We have a feeling all three will be smiling at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Photo by Gold &…
Yamaha Side-By-Side Gifted To The King
Kenny Roberts stands in front of the custom Yamaha RMAX 1000 LE Side-by-Side that was gifted to him as a 70th birthday present from his family and friends, including his…
Celebrating Seven Decades Of The King
No one embodies the yellow-and-black Yamaha "bumblebee" livery more than Kenny Roberts. December 31, 1951. Seventy years ago today, in Modesto, California, a baby boy was born to Alice and…
Throwback Thursday: The 1977 Daytona 200
The start of the 1977 Daytona 200, with Steve Baker (32) and Kenny Roberts (2) already locked in battle. Photo by Tom Riles. The reason it's called the Daytona 200…
The Evolution Of The Daytona 200: We’ve Been Down This Road Before
1984 was the final year that multi-cylinder, two-stroke, GP bikes competed in the Daytona 200. Kenny Roberts (2) won, but Freddie Spencer (19) took the checkers the following year, which…
Wayback Wednesday: That Fabulous Baker Boy
Baker aboard his 1977 Formula 750 World Championship-winning Yamaha YZR750 0W31. Photo courtesy of Yamaha Motor Company. In driving distance, Bellingham, Washington, is about 170 miles from Shelton, Washington, where…
Throwback Thursday: Three For The King At Daytona
Roberts' third and final Daytona 200 victory was in 1984. On March 13, a week from this Saturday and following a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the 79th running of the Daytona 200…
Roberts’ Rules: King Kenny’s Words To Race By
Roberts on his way to a Formula 750 World Championship win at Laguna Seca in 1978. Photo courtesy of Mike Guerra. There’s an old saying that goes, “Those who can,…
Off Track Podcast: Kenny Roberts Jr.
https://youtu.be/r9ifxmS4yMg Prior to Joan Mir winning the MotoGP World Championship a few weeks ago in Spain, the last premier class World Champion to capture the crown on a Suzuki was…