He’s asked: Q: “Is this going to be one of the occasions when you go for points rather than a win?” WR: “Well, I’m going to go for both; it’s going to be tough tomorrow for those guys that have been going fast—if they go the same speed tomorrow; so we’re just going to ride around, have some fun and collect all the points we can get.” Q: “You’ll be satisfied then if you don’t win?”

WR: “No.”[4]At the light, Rainey gets the start and is followed by Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan, Randy Mamola, Carl Fogarty and Wayne Gardner.

Schwantz soon moves into fourth place, but then crashes out and ends much hope for the championship.

The race develops into two pairs: Rainey and Lawson on the Yamahas, then a small gap to the Hondas of Doohan and Gardner.

Ron Haslam crashes and runs off the track just as the leaders zoom in.