Rennie Scaysbrook | July 28, 2018
Wayne Gardner Documentary Movie Trailer Released—Wayne Gardner is one of the most revered figures in Australian motorsport. As the 1987 500cc World Champion, Gardner became a household name in Australia, mixing with movie stars, politicians and celebrities with his first wife, Donna Forbes, constantly by his side.
Wayne Gardner Documentary Movie Trailer Released
Gardner’s life is now the subject of a feature movie, WAYNE, by Transmission Films. It documents the Wollongong resident’s rise from the owner of a $5 minibike with a lawnmower motor to the high life in Monaco as he engaged in legendary on-track battles with his great rivals of the ’80s including Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, Christian Sarron, Mick Doohan and Kevin Magee.
The film also documents how the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island came into being after years if media lobbying by Gardner and the vision of the track’s rebuilder, John Barnard.
Gardner now lives in Spain, having moved there a number of years ago to further his son Remy’s international racing prospects. Remy is now in his second season with Tech3 Racing in the Moto2 World Championship with a best result of fourth at the 2018 Argentina MotoGP.
The film is due for release in Australia on September 3, although no word has yet been released on an international release on a platform such as iTunes or Netflix, etc (once we know what it is, we’ll pass it on).
Transmission Films are responsible for titles like McLaren, the documentary covering the life of McLaren Automotive founder, Bruce McLaren, and the 12 O’Clock boys, which follows the notorious dirtbike gangs of Baltimore.
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