Roger Lee Hayden

It's been announced that Kawasaki will field a third machine piloted by Roger Lee Hayden at Laguna Seca. It is also rumored that the youngest Hayden will ride for Kawasaki MotoGP again at a European round as well, the season finale at Valencia is the most likely destination.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (K.J. @ Jun 24 2007, 06:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Ooost, mate... how ya been?

Wouldn't be half bad to see, i've only ever seen glimpses of RLH's riding ... hes pretty strong and consistent, no?
Not too bad Katt how about yourself?

Roger's riding is definitely strong but his consistency isn't great. He struggled to finish SBK races last year because he had this tendancy to pitch it away. Then he'd switch over to the 600 and fight for wins and championships no problem. This year he's been less consistent on the 600 and surprisingly stringing together some decent results on the SBK when the Kawsaki feels like working properly. Not at the same level as Nicky but given the right machinery could be one of the top prospects in the US.

To clarify the news, his name was placed on the wildcard entry list as the deadline just passed but no official decision has been made between Kawasaki and Roger as to whether or not he'll actually ride. Another classic piece of reporting from MCN. Roger said that there hasn't been much communication to him as to what is happening and his interest level isn't too high. The AMA boys have a month off before the next round at Laguna so Kawasaki would like him to fly to Japan in that time to test the ZX-RR and get a feel for what's happening. Sounds as though RL is apprehensive to take on too much when he already has a SBK and Supersport machine to sort. He also said riding those two classes and MotoGP at Laguna does not appeal to him in the slightest. Although he did say he would enjoy having his first ride at a place he knows in Laguna.

Link here.