Re: Nicky Hayden

by tammerz Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:23 pm

Nicky Hayden sad to lose qualifying tyres
By Matthew Birt

MotoGP

02 December 2008 12:04

American Nicky Hayden reckons one of the most exciting aspects of riding in MotoGP has been sacrificed because of the introduction of the single tyre rule for 2009.

The factory Ducati rider, who finished sixth at last week’s Jerez test in Spain, said no qualifying tyres could also potentially turn Saturday afternoon qualifying sessions into dull affairs.

Under the single tyre rule, Bridgestone has axed super soft qualifying rubber, with only 20 tyres being available per rider next season.

Former MotoGP world champion Hayden said: “I'll miss the qualifiers. It was an exciting part of the weekend. To ride one of these bikes on the limit with a qualifying tyre with qualifying engine modes was quite a thrill.”

Hayden also fears that qualifying, which provided some thrilling entertainment in the final 25 minutes of a session, will now be much less of a spectacle with riders having to claim their grid places using race tyres.

Former Repsol Honda rider Hayden said: “It might be a little bit dull. I hope it's not dull. A guy will go out, put in a couple quick times early and you aren’t going to see no red helmets and guys going from twelfth to second.”

by valegirl46 Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:21 am

I certainly hope qualifiying isnt gonna be dull either, I love watching the last 30mins of it!

by tammerz Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:36 am

the crazy let me get out there ans try again feeling?

by valegirl46 Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:50 am

Thats the one Tam Wink

I just love watching them busting their balls trying to get that last thousanth of a second lol!!

by tammerz Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:16 am

Paddock Press: Oxley on Hayden´s 2008 season
Friday, 19 December 2008

2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden gets his most recent year of racing assessed by Mat Oxley.

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Paddock veteran Mat Oxley is assigned the task of analysing Nicky Hayden´s final year onboard Honda machinery as Paddock Press focuses on former champions. The Briton sees 2008 as a difficult year for the 2006 titlist, although he gives credit for Hayden´s efforts.

`It´s been a tough old year for Nicky Hayden. This year has been even more difficult for him than 2007, mainly because he´s been developing a bike all year; he swapped bikes in the middle of the season, getting the pneumatic valve RCV212V and pretty much since then he's been developing the bike. That´s why you see that his results really started to come good in the last few races of the season,´ says Oxley.

`He´s a big fighter and I´m sure we all look forward to see how he goes next season on the Ducati.´

by tammerz Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:53 am

i cant wait to see nicky on the ducati, i so hope he give casey a run for his money

by valegirl46 Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:28 am

Its gonna be extremely interesting in the ducati garage next year! Im with you Tam I really hope Nicky shoves it up to Casey!

by tammerz Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:57 pm

Hayden counting on Italian horsepower at Ducati event
Monday, 12 January 2009

The 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden arrived in style at this week´s Wrooom event in Northern Italy on Monday, ready for his official presentation as a 2009 Ducati Marlboro rider.
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The fashionable new addition to the Ducati Marlboro team for the forthcoming season, Nicky Hayden, arrived in style in the Italian ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio on Monday, pulling into town on a horse-drawn chariot to sign in for the five-day Wrooom festival.

The annual event hosted jointly by Ducati and the Ferrari F1 team will see the American MotoGP star joined by his new team-mate and successor as World Champion, 2007 premier-class title-winner Casey Stoner, at tonight´s official welcoming dinner at 8pm local time.

The two riders are due to take part in a press conference at 10am on Tuesday, before Ducati Corse boss Claudio Domenicali officially unveils the Desmosedici GP9 on Wednesday.

News, photos and video from the annual winter motorsports event in the Dolomite mountain range will be featured on motogp.com throughout the week.

by tammerz Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:00 pm

Hayden: `I know what a huge opportunity I´ve been given´
Tuesday, 13 January 2009

The 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden wants to get back to the levels of competitiveness he achieved in his title winning season following his move to Ducati.
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Speaking on Wednesday at the annual Ducati Wrooom event, in the Italian Dolomite mountains, American rider Nicky Hayden was forthright in his comments about resurrecting his career with his new employers.

Since reaching the MotoGP pinnacle in 2006 Hayden has endured two subsequent seasons of difficult racing with Repsol Honda - before making the switch to Italian machinery following the conclusion of the 2008 campaign.

Summarising his current outlook Hayden revealed, `On Sunday I tried on my Ducati leathers for the first time in an official photo session and I felt very proud. I know what a huge opportunity I´ve been given and I´m very grateful to Ducati, Marlboro and everybody who has shown faith in me in this new chapter of my career.´

The former World Champion from Owensboro, Kentucky, has already been impressed by those around him at Ducati in his two initial outings at Valencia and Jerez, before the December-January test ban.

`I was immediately struck by the dedication and passion that the team is famous for and by how hard everybody is trying to make me feel comfortable in these new surroundings, as they have done helping me adapt to the bike and get the most out of it. So far everything has gone really well,´ Hayden noted.

`Obviously I need to get faster in order to be truly competitive but I already love the bike. I can´t say it´s easy to ride, it gets pretty loose on corner exit sometimes but the engine is powerful and that is important, especially in a race situation. The chassis is nice and stiff so you get plenty of feedback and I like the feeling with the front, which is really stable in the fast corners.´

Looking ahead to continuing his preparations for his Ducati debut in 2009 alongside his friend and new team-mate Casey Stoner, Hayden went on to say, `I´m happy to be working with Casey – we´ve known each other for a few years now, you could say we´ve got similar backgrounds having not come up through European competition and having started out racing in dirt-track.´

`We´re both competitive and we´re going to want to beat one another but we´ll also work together to make a strong team. As far as my expectations for the season are concerned, I still have a lot of faith in myself and in what I´m capable of. The first objective is to get back to the same level I was at in 2006, challenging consistently for the podium and trying to start winning races again.´

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by tammerz Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:57 am

Hayden´s U.S. Ducati welcome to help worthy cause
Thursday, 15 January 2009

Presentation in California combines with charity auction.
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Nicky Hayden´s presence has been confirmed at a VIP Charity Event back home in America later this month, as part of a welcoming bash put on by Ducati North America.

The 2006 MotoGP World Champion –officially unveiled as a Ducati factory rider at this week´s ongoing Wrooom festival in Italy, is the team´s first ever American rider in the premier class. The Italian factory have a strong presence stateside, and will put on the presentation party at their Southern Californian dealership in Brea on January 23rd.

`We are thrilled to have an American rider on the Ducati Marlboro MotoGP Team and look forward to giving him a proper U.S. welcome to the Ducati family,´ says Michael Lock, CEO Ducati North America. `Nicky is a very talented World Champion and racing fans will look forward to cheering him on.´

As well as giving Ducati´s American workers and racing fans a chance to meet - and pose questions to - Hayden, the event also serves as a beneficial auction for a worthy cause. A silent auction for items including signed helmets and items donated by Ducati´s sponsors will be up for grabs, with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of which Hayden is a patron.

by tammerz Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:39 am

Hayden previews Ducati debut and 2009 season in-depth
Thursday, 22 January 2009

Moving to Marlboro Ducati for the 2009 season Nicky Hayden is buzzing with excitement about the chance to recapture his former competitiveness with his new team.

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Understandably enthusiastic about his headline-grabbing move to the factory Ducati team for the forthcoming season the 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden was in good spirits when he spoke to motogp.com about the new chapter in his career.

With time for an in-depth interview at the annual Ducati Wrooom pre-season get together Hayden thanked the Italian company for giving him a chance to ride alongside his successor as MotoGP title winner, Casey Stoner, but also praised Honda for the support they have shown him over the years – despite some momentary ill-feeling in the Repsol Honda pit-box last season.

Hayden singled out Ducati´s MotoGP Project Director Livio Suppo for special thanks, stating, `They have shown a lot of faith in me, the people at Marlboro and everybody at Ducati, especially Livio. He pushed hard to get me in this team and I am very grateful. So I don´t want to make them look silly, I want to make them look smart and do a good job.´

On his departure from Honda he added, `Things did get a little bit sore there last year with the team, but in the end I did leave Honda on good terms and I am proud of that after nine years with them. In particular the people at American Honda and I am thankful to my mechanics, because everybody on my side of the garage worked really hard for me.´

Much has been made of Hayden´s good friendship with new colleague Stoner with whom he anticipates a good working relationship. The American commented on working with Stoner, `In this sport you have to row your own boat. We will go our separate ways on a lot of settings, but now with limited test time and things we are doing to try and save budget I think it is better to work together. Sure we will want to beat each other and to beat Casey here would be a big feeling.´

`At the moment he is hurt and can´t test, though I am sure through the year I will be able to bounce some ideas off him to make a stronger team.´

Giving his opinion on the Desmosedici Hayden is pleased with what he has experienced of the GP9 so far, although he acknowledges that previous incarnations of the bike have been hard to handle for some of his Ducati predecessors.

`The bike is amazing, the engine is really strong, the front end has a great feeling and it is very stable on the fast corners,´ he enthused, before admitting, `It is not an easy bike, I´m not going to lie, it is quite challenging. But this sport is not easy! I quite like the bike and I already realise that I need to be going faster on it. There have been some great riders who have struggled with it and to be honest I was nervous before I signed that contract, I was thinking this could be really good or it could have been a disaster. So far it has gone better than I expected.´

by Mrs James Toseland Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:57 am

All you could ever want to know about Nicky!From his nickname and favourite clothes, to sports and music likes...

Name: Nicky Hayden
Nickname: Trick Daddy and Kentucky Kid
DOB: July 30th, 1981
Occupation: Motorcycle Racer
Where did you grow up?: Owensboro, Kentucky
Where do you live now?: I still live there!
Brothers and sisters: 2 brothers, Tommy and Roger and 2 sisters, Jenny and Kathleen
Favorite actress: Jessica Alba, J Lo, Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore
Favorite actor: Martin Lawrence and Jim Carrey
Favorite movie: Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Favorite tv show: 2 Wheel Tuesday and Sportcenter
Favorite food: Pizza or Mom's cookin'
Favorite sweets: Ice Cream (any flavor)
Favortie car: Bently
Favorite place: Panama City Florida during Spring Break
Favorite hangout: My lil Bros. house or Mom's kitchen
Sports you like to watch: Football
Sports you participate in: Basketball and Ping Pong
Hobbies Riding his XR50, Racing Flat Tracks and Hangin' with friends
Favorite music/bands/artists: Hip Hop / Nappy Roots, Tupac and Eminem
Any pets?: No, but my Dad has a pig, some horses, llamas and a dog
Clothes: Anything casual and laidback
Best high school memory: Sophmore year in Mr. Dunn's Biology class - I didn't learn much, but had fun!!!
Weirdest job you ever had: Stripping tobacco on my Uncle's farm
Greatest achievement: Winning the '99 Speedvision Pro Athlete, the 2002 Superbike Championship and of course the MotoGP World Championship in 2006!
Best race memory: Finishing on the podium with BOTH my brothers in Springield, Illinois
Personal heroes: Bubba Shobert, Will Davis and Lance Armstrong
Personal challenge you are trying to face: To be the World Champion
What you would be doing if you weren't a professional athlete: I'd be repairing cars at my Dad's used car lot and I wouldn't be as happy
Advice to up and comers: Ride hard and often!

by iftiyati Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:32 pm

So Trudi your still feeling the love for Mr Hayden then ?

by Mrs James Toseland Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:31 pm

iftiyati wrote:So Trudi your still feeling the love for Mr Hayden then ?

just a little

by valegirl46 Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:57 am

Where did all this come from Trudi? I never knew you were into Nicky!!

by tammerz Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:34 am

trudi changes crushes about as often as nicky changes his underwear
lmao

by Mrs James Toseland Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:17 pm

i know tell me about it valegirl it happend after i walked into the tree i think 3 or 4 days ago now but come on he does look sooooooooo good in red

and LMAO tam that mean nicky wears the same underwear for a long time ewwwwwwwwwwwwww LMAO

by Mrs Fizz To52land Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:13 pm

Another rider I really do fancy. Nicky Hayden. Damn I am glad he cut his hair.

by Mrs James Toseland Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:15 pm

me too god he is so hot in the red i hated him with honda but in the red god he is sexy he is one that come into my dreams too lol i spoke to him at brno too he made me laugh but i couldnt get a pic with him :'(

by Mrs Fizz To52land Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:18 pm

Yeah he is doing good in Ducati I think. I like his new punk rocker hair cut. I think it suits him really well. Yeah I couldn't have a pic with Nicky either at Day of Champions day. Too many people around.

by Mrs James Toseland Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:20 pm

yeah i know i was talking to him through the fence on monday testing at brno he asked me to look after his bike after it stopped or something happend to it lol i was like "nicky you ok" he was like "yeah ya know, hey look after my bike" then some guy took him back to the pits then someone from ducati came on a scooter and was like "where the hell is nicky" i was like "hes gone"

by Mrs Fizz To52land Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:21 pm

HAHA Nicky is just such a funny guy I think. Pretty cool story if you ask me with you and Nicky of course. I wouldn't mind looking after his bike.

by Mrs James Toseland Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:23 pm

LOL i wouldnt mind looking after nicky hahaha

by Mrs Fizz To52land Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:26 pm

Same here as well LOL.

by Mrs James Toseland Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:30 pm

LOL im sure i can teach him a thing or 2

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