About Wayne Gardner
Wayne Michael Gardner is an Australian former professional motorcycle and touring car racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1986 to 1992, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team where he became the first Australian to win motorcycling's premier class in 1987. His success on the world motorcycle road racing circuit earned him the nickname The Wollongong Whiz. Fellow racer, Graeme Crosby gave Gardner his first opportunity to race in Europe. Moriwaki and Gardner proceeded to compete in the British championship, winning their first race in England. He went on to record his first win a few weeks later at Oran Park Raceway. In 1984, he won the British 500cc national championship for Honda and was able to compete in five Grand Prix world championship races.
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